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+2008-03-07  Edward Hervey  <edward.hervey@collabora.co.uk>
+
+	* m4/gtk-doc.m4: (GTK_DOC_CHECK): 
+	The previous commit to this file by Stefan Kost mentionned checking for
+	SED, but NOT checking for gtkdoc-check (wth is that doing there ??).
+	Therefore, removing the check for gtkdoc-check
+
+2008-03-03  David Schleef  <ds@schleef.org>
+
+	* m4/ax_create_stdint_h.m4: Oops, checked in the wrong copy of
+	  this file.  (Update from upstream)
+
+2008-03-03  David Schleef  <ds@schleef.org>
+
+	* m4/ax_create_stdint_h.m4:  Update from upstream.  Fixes a bug
+	  compiling with MSVC.
+
+2008-03-03  Edward Hervey  <edward.hervey@collabora.co.uk>
+
+	* m4/pkg.m4:
+	Allow override of pkg-config results, as proposed by configure --help.
+	This is in fact just a backport from upstream pkg.m4.
+	Fixes #518892
+
+2008-03-03  Peter Kjellerstedt  <pkj@axis.com>
+
+	* ChangeLog:
+	Changelog surgery of my previous commit to add bugzilla reference.
+	* m4/gst-args.m4:
+	Add AG_GST_CHECK_PLUGIN and AG_GST_DISABLE_PLUGIN to make it easier
+	to include and exclude plug-ins without external references, i.e.,
+	plug-ins listed in GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED. (#498222)
+
+2008-03-03  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Add another glibc suppression.
+
+2008-02-29  Peter Kjellerstedt  <pkj@axis.com>
+
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+	Make the comment before defines generated via AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE
+	look nicer. (#498222)
+
+2008-02-26  Jan Schmidt  <jan.schmidt@sun.com>
+
+	* m4/Makefile.am:
+	* m4/as-gcc-inline-assembly.m4:
+	Add Dave Schleef's GCC inline assembly detection macro
+	for using in gst-plugins-good in the goom 2k4 plugin.
+
+2008-02-25  Andy Wingo  <wingo@pobox.com>
+
+	* gst-autogen.sh: Instead of only passing certain arguments to
+	configure, pass anything that we didn't handle. Much friendlier.
+	Fixes #34412.
+
+2008-02-23  Jan Schmidt  <Jan.Schmidt@sun.com>
+
+	* m4/gst-error.m4:
+	Store the detected compiler flags into ERROR_CFLAGS rather than
+	ERROR_CXXFLAGS, and use the macro that checks the C compiler, not
+	the C++ one.
+
+2008-02-23  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* m4/gst-error.m4:
+	  Reflow checks for additional warning flags so they're not
+	  nested, which fixes the result reporting in the configure
+	  output.
+
+2008-02-22  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* m4/as-compiler-flag.m4:
+	  Add AS_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG
+
+	* m4/gst-error.m4:
+	  Add AG_GST_SET_ERROR_CXXFLAGS (Forte bits need testing)
+
+2008-02-22  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	  Add 'check-inspected-versions' target; this helps identify
+	  files that should have been removed or where the version
+	  number should (ideally) be updated before a release
+	  (which doesn't happen automatically if the releaser doesn't
+	  build that plugin locally). Not adding at a distcheck hook
+	  yet though, because it's not really that important and would
+	  probably also be a problem on buildbots.
+
+2008-02-22  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Add even more glibc 2.7 suppressions.
+
+2008-02-22  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Add another suppression for GLib caching some values after
+	the first call.
+
+2008-02-12  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	Patch by:
+	  Tim Mooney <mooney at dogbert dot cc dot ndsu dot nodak dot edu>
+
+	* m4/gst-error.m4:
+	Use no%E_MACRO_REDEFINED on Solaris to prevent compiler warnings.
+	Fixes bug #515905.
+
+2008-02-11  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Add a few more glibc 2.7 suppressions to make the avisubtitle unit
+	test valgrind clean. Fixes bug #515703.
+
+2008-02-08  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* ChangeLog:
+	  Changelog surgery for last commit.
+
+2008-02-08  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* m4/gtk-doc.m4:
+	  Conditionally check for SED. Also sync a bit with upstream macro.
+
+2008-02-08  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	* gtk-doc.mak:
+	  Use '$(SED)' instead of 'sed'. Don't use -i for in-place as its gnu
+	  only, move to a temp file instead.
+
+2008-02-06  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	* gtk-doc.mak:
+	 As our docs are versioned, we need to patch the index.sgml file to have
+	 correct paths there, unless we also want to fork gtk-doc's xsl (which
+	 we don't). This hopefully fixes xrefs between modules.
+
+2008-02-02  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+	Use printf instead of echo as "echo -e" isn't POSIX and doesn't work
+	with strict POSIX shells like tcsh or dash and also not every platform
+	has a /bin/echo that supports it.
+
+2008-01-24  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* ChangeLog:
+	  ChangeLog surgery.
+
+	* gstdoc-scangobj:
+	  Sync the object scanner with gtk-doc fixes. Update args and hierarchy
+	  files.
+
+2008-01-20  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	* coverage/lcov.mak:
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	* release.mak:
+	Use $(MAKE) instead of make to fix the build if GNU make is called
+	something else on the system.
+	
+	* m4/as-docbook.m4:
+	Fix path for docbook.xsl if we have no /etc/xml/catalog and add a
+	docbook-xsl search path for FreeBSD.
+
+2008-01-18  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Add a suppression for a glibc bug:
+	http://valgrind.org/docs/manual/faq.html#faq.exit_errors>
+
+2008-01-18  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Add some more glibc 2.7 suppressions and make the GLib suppressions
+	for the home/tmp/etc directory caching a bit more generic.
+
+2008-01-18  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Add some glibc 2.7 supressions as found on Debian/unstable.
+
+2008-01-14  Jan Schmidt  <jan.schmidt@sun.com>
+
+	* download-translations:
+	Apparently I have problems with leaving things commented out when
+	I edit shell scripts.
+
+2008-01-12  Jan Schmidt  <Jan.Schmidt@sun.com>
+
+	* download-translations:
+	Remove bash-isms
+
+2008-01-12  Jan Schmidt  <Jan.Schmidt@sun.com>
+
+	* check-exports:
+	Restore the cleanup rm of our tmp file which I didn't mean to leave 
+	commented out.
+
+2008-01-12  Jan Schmidt  <Jan.Schmidt@sun.com>
+
+	* check-exports:
+	  Fixes to make check-export work on both Solaris and Linux
+
+	* m4/gst-error.m4:
+	  Disable extra warning category (argument mismatch) as an error
+	  on Forte, as it prevents the libcheck fail_if macros from compiling.
+
+	* win32.mak:
+	  Substitute the GStreamer version so things will keep working in 0.11
+
+2008-01-11  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	Patch by: Peter Kjellerstedt <pkj axis com>
+
+	* m4/gst-glib2.m4:
+	* m4/gst-libxml2.m4:
+	  Improve/fix output from configure if either glib-2.0 or
+	  libxml2 are not installed (#498222).
+
+2008-01-09  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* coverage/lcov.mak:
+	  Update coverage make-rules: use them conditionaly, use libtool mode
+	  and use lcov to cleanup.
+
+2007-12-18  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* glib-gen.mak:
+	  Also use #include "header" instead of #include <header> for the
+	  headers that were used to generate the source files for the same
+	  reason as below.
+
+	  Remove whitespace before #include.
+
+2007-12-18  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* glib-gen.mak:
+	  Use #include "header" instead of #include <header> for the generated
+	  enum C files as the file will always be in the same directory and
+	  some compilers seem to be a bit strict about that unless . is added
+	  to the include path.
+
+	  Include all headers that were used to generate the source files in
+	  the C file as they're used there.
+
+2007-12-17  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* win32.mak: (win32), (win32defs), (win32crlf):
+	  Make check for CR LF in Visual C++ 6.0 project files
+	  work, based on patch by David Schleef (#496722, #393626).
+	
+2007-12-17  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* Makefile.am:
+	  Don't forget to dist the new win32.mak.
+
+2007-12-17  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* win32.mak: (win32), (win32defs):
+	  Move common win32 Makefile foo into this new file.
+
+2007-12-15  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	* gtk-doc.mak:
+	  We should have never forked this that much :/.
+
+2007-12-13  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* check-exports:
+	  Fix build on the ppc64 build bot.
+
+2007-12-13  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* check-exports:
+	  Suppress more unintentional exports (too much hassle to rename them,
+	  since the win32 project files would need changing too).
+
+2007-12-12  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* Makefile.am:
+	  check-exports should be disted.
+
+2007-12-12  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* check-exports:
+	  Add quick'n'dirty script to check the exported symbols of a library
+	  against the symbols in the corresponding .def file (#493983). Based
+	  on script by Ole André Vadla Ravnås.
+
+2007-11-06  Jan Schmidt  <jan.schmidt@sun.com>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	Fix distcheck by making sure the types files are treated like the
+	other gtkdoc-scangobj generated files.
+
+2007-09-21  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* m4/gst-args.m4:
+	  Let the AG_GST_ARG_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL macro default to disable
+	  building of experimental plugins. Nobody uses it yet and the
+	  --enable--experimental stuff from gst-plugins-good defaults to
+	  disable too.
+
+2007-09-06  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	  Just use the normal 'check' target and avoid a circular
+	  dependency.
+
+2007-09-06  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	  Add rule to error out if .hierarchy file contains tabs.
+
+2007-08-20  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* download-translations:
+	* po.mak:
+	  If there are new languages, they need to be added to po/LINGUAS.
+
+2007-08-20  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* download-translations:
+	* po.mak:
+	  Fix up 'download-po' a bit, so that we find new translations
+	  for languages that aren't in our po/LINGUAS file yet too.
+
+2007-07-16  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Add a suppression for GLib caching the tmp dir seen on an
+	Ubuntu Feisty system.
+
+2007-07-13  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+	If we want to use 'echo -e', call /bin/echo instead of the shell's
+	since -e is a bash extension, and our /bin/sh might not be being
+	provided by bash.
+
+2007-07-01  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* po.mak:
+	  Translation project has moved.  Also, no idea how this used to
+	  work given that we weren't downloading a .po file.
+
+2007-06-25  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* gst-xmlinspect.py:
+	* plugins.xsl:
+	  Also extract element caps for plugin-docs. Fixes parts of #117692.
+
+2007-06-21  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	Patch by: Andreas Schwab
+
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+	  Fix quoting (#449493).
+
+2007-06-10  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* m4/gst-parser.m4:
+	Only generate the parser if bison >= 1.875 _and_ flex >= 2.5.31 is
+	installed and use pre-generated sources otherwise. Fixes bug #444820.
+
+2007-05-11  Michael Smith <msmith@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	  Suppression variant for our good friend the TLS leak, this time for
+	  Ubuntu Feisty/x86.
+
+2007-05-09  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	  Fix make distcheck again; change some spaces to tabs in makefile.
+
+2007-04-29  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak (-module):
+	  Error out when the html build step gives warnings, so they get
+	  fixed properly.
+
+2007-04-23  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+	  Add macro AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLES that checks the defines in
+	  the configuration header and AC_DEFINES the setings.
+
+2007-04-19  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	Patch by: Vincent Torri <vtorri at univ-evry dot fr>
+
+	* m4/gst-parser.m4:
+	Put the AC_MSG_RESULT output in brackets to get it properly written to
+	the terminal.
+
+2007-04-18  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* m4/gst-parser.m4:
+	Check for flex >= 2.5.31 and set GENERATE_PARSER if we have at least
+	that version. Otherwise use pre-generated parser sources as we can't
+	raise the required flex version. HAVE_MT_SAVE_FLEX is obsolete now
+	as we use a new enough flex version anyway. First part of #349180
+
+2007-04-10  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-check.m4:
+	  Allow pre-setting the GST(PB)_TOOLS/PLUGINS_DIR variables to help
+	  builds against older GStreamer.
+
+2007-03-25  Sebastian Dröge  <slomo@circular-chaos.org>
+
+	* m4/gst-parser.m4:
+	Fix the flex version check. It ignored the micro version before.
+
+2007-03-09  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	Use the same timeout when generating valgrind suppressions as 
+	running the valgrind test.
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Add some more suppressions and stuff.
+
+2007-03-08  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	Make sure GSlice is disabled when building suppressions too.
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Add around *850* lines of suppressions for one-time initialisations
+	inside libasound and gconf/bonobo/ORBit. I feel so dirty.
+
+2007-03-07  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	add a suppression for this GConf flup on the FC5 buildbot.
+
+2007-03-06  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Make the suppression a little more generic, to catch the FC5 
+	backtrace too.
+
+2007-03-06  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Add a suppression for libcdio 0.76. It leaks an internal struct
+	when the CD-ROM device is not accessible.
+
+2007-02-28  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-arch.m4:
+	  Move a line that was in the wrong macro
+
+2007-02-28  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst.m4:
+	  Add
+	* m4/gst-arch.m4:
+	* m4/gst-args.m4:
+	* m4/gst-check.m4:
+	* m4/gst-debuginfo.m4:
+	* m4/gst-default.m4:
+	* m4/gst-doc.m4:
+	* m4/gst-error.m4:
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+	* m4/gst-function.m4:
+	* m4/gst-gettext.m4:
+	* m4/gst-glib2.m4:
+	* m4/gst-libxml2.m4:
+	* m4/gst-parser.m4:
+	* m4/gst-plugin-docs.m4:
+	* m4/gst-plugindir.m4:
+	* m4/gst-valgrind.m4:
+	* m4/gst-x11.m4:
+	  Convert all macros to use AG_GST style so we can properly warn
+	  when they're missing if configure.ac calls AG_GST_INIT
+	  Will require update in all GStreamer modules.
+
+2007-02-11  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* m4/gst-args.m4:
+	  Remove 'enable' from configure switch description as this leads to 
+	  confusing lines like "disable enable builing ...".
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+	  Fix comment to sound less horrible.
+
+2007-02-07  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	Patch by: Will Newton  <will.newton gmail com>
+
+	* m4/gst-check.m4:
+	  Use $PKG_CONFIG rather than pkg-config directly, the one in our path
+	  might not be the one we want, like when cross-compiling. Also, other
+	  macros such as PKG_CHECK_MODULES use $PKG_CONFIG, so we should
+	  probably too just for consistency. Fixes #405288.
+
+2007-01-08  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* m4/gst-parser.m4:
+	  Need to use double square brackets again so m4 doesn't remove them
+	  (fixes #378931).
+
+	* m4/gst-args.m4:
+	  Use double square brackets here as well, for the same reason.
+
+2007-01-05  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* m4/gst-parser.m4:
+	  Use 'sed' rather than 'tr' to strip trailing letters from version
+	  numbers, since 'tr' might not be available and we know sed is
+	  (#378931).
+
+2006-10-21  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	  Increase default timeout under valgrind, 60 is just too short and
+	  some tests take a bit longer these days and not everyone has a
+	  beefy machine.
+
+2006-09-29  Michael Smith  <msmith@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	  More suppressions for edgy. 
+
+2006-09-28  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* m4/gst-glib2.m4:
+	Use gmodule-no-export-2.0.pc instead of gmodule-2.0.pc - we neither
+	want nor need --export-dynamic (which ends up making us export a bunch
+	of unneeded symbols)
+
+2006-09-14  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	  Some suppressions for the more recent ld.so in ubuntu edgy.
+
+2006-08-23  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	  Shorten function trail so the suppression works on
+	  my ubuntu dapper system with core cvs as well.
+
+2006-07-28  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Extra suppressions from my Ubuntu x86_64 machine
+
+2006-07-24  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	Patch by: Frederic Peters <fpeters at entrouvert com>
+
+	* m4/gst-parser.m4:
+	  Need to double square brackets in .m4 files. Should fix bison
+	  version detection with version numbers like 1.23a (#348354).
+
+2006-07-24  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	Valgrind fails to find tests written in tests/check/ directly (rather
+	than a subdir) - because valgrind gets run with a filename that
+	doesn't contain a relative path, it goes searching /usr/bin instead.
+	Run with ./.... to make things work either way.
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	Add $(top_builddir)/src as a place to look for plugins
+	when building too, since that's where gst-template keeps things
+
+2006-07-23  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	Patch by: Frederic Peters <fpeters@entrouvert.com>
+
+	* m4/gst-parser.m4:
+	  Fix bison detection (#348354)
+
+2006-07-21  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* m4/gst-parser.m4:
+	  check for bison and flex
+
+2006-07-13  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-plugin-docs.m4:
+	  remove the configure argument for enabling plugin doc build;
+	  having gtk-doc enabled and pyxml present is enough of a trigger
+
+2006-07-03  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* coverage/lcov.mak:
+	  fix up rules to work with gst-python as well
+	  run "make lcov" to test and generate the reports
+	  run "make lcov-reset" to redo it after that
+
+2006-07-02  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* Makefile.am:
+	* check.mak:
+	  add an inspect target that inspects every element feature,
+	  so we can have that added for coverage
+	* coverage/lcov.mak:
+	  add support for lcov
+
+2006-07-02  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-args.m4:
+	  when building with gcov, reset CFLAGS and friends to O0
+
+2006-07-02  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-args.m4:
+	  Find the gcov that matches the gcc version
+	  Only allow gcov if we use gcc
+
+2006-07-02  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* Makefile.am:
+	* coverage/coverage-report-entry.pl:
+	* coverage/coverage-report.pl:
+	* coverage/coverage-report.xsl:
+	  copy coverage reporting files from dbus
+
+2006-07-01  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-args.m4:
+	  libtool strips gcov's -f flags, so libgcov does not get
+	  linked in.  Setting GCOV_LIBS with -lgcov fixes libtool's
+	  stripping
+	  also show what pkg-config-path we set
+
+2006-06-22  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	Patch by: Peter Kjellerstedt <pkj at axis com>
+
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+	  Show list of plugins without external dependencies that
+	  will not be built as well (#344136).
+
+2006-06-15  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* m4/gst-plugin-docs.m4:
+	  add GST_PLUGIN_DOCS, which checks for everything needed
+	  to build the plugin docs (namely gtk-doc and pyxml); also
+	  adds a new --enable-plugin-docs configure switch; will
+	  set ENABLE_PLUGIN_DOCS conditional for use in Makefile.am
+	  files (see #344039).
+
+2006-06-11  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-check.m4:
+	  add GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES, which in the normal case of checking
+	  for a dependency lib for a plug-in only needs two arguments
+	  to do the right thing.
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+	  clean up output a little of feature checking; also deal with
+	  non-plug-in feature checks
+	* m4/Makefile.am:
+	* m4/gst-gstreamer.m4:
+	  remove this file; it's a useless check
+
+2006-06-06  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-arch.m4:
+	  add PPC64 so we can have separate structure sizes for it
+
+2006-06-05  Edward Hervey  <edward@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gtk-doc.mak:
+	Check for the proper .devhelp2 file to remove.
+
+2006-05-31  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gtk-doc.mak:
+	  allow a magic variable to suppress errors from docbuilding
+
+2006-05-30  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas (at) apestaart (dot) org>
+
+	* gtk-doc.mak:
+	  error out if gtkdoc-mktmpl finds unused declarations
+
+2006-05-28  Edward Hervey  <edward@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Reverting previous commit.  That's good to know, Edward, but why ?
+	
+2006-05-28  Edward Hervey  <edward@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	Added suppresion for memleak in g_option_context_parse on fc5-64
+
+2006-05-19  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-check.m4:
+	  set GSTPB_PLUGINS_DIR just like GST_PLUGINS_DIR
+
+2006-05-18  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	  Fix 'make help' in check directories, it should be
+	  'valgrind.gen-suppressions' not 'valgrind-gen-suppressions'
+	  (not changing target to match help string on purpose to keep
+	  scripts etc. functional).
+
+2006-05-18  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	Patch by: Peter Kjellerstedt
+
+	* m4/gst-arch.m4:
+	  add support for CRIS and CRISv32.
+
+2006-05-17  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* m4/gst-args.m4:
+	Fix the macros for command-line supplied package and origin names
+	so they don't end up being configure as "" (Fixes #341479)
+
+2006-05-14  Jan Schmidt <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* gtk-doc.mak:
+	Add uninstall rule to remove .devhelp2 files.
+
+2006-05-09  Edward Hervey  <edward@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gst.supp: 
+	  Add suppression for GSlice version of
+	  g_type_init calloc leak
+
+2006-04-05  Michael Smith  <msmith@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	  Delete a bogus suppression for the registry code.
+	  Generalise a suppression for a glib bug (see #337404)
+
+2006-04-04  Michael Smith <msmith@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	  Add a leak suppression: the existing glibc-doesn't-free-TLS one
+	  wasn't triggering here.
+
+2006-04-04  Michael Smith <msmith@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	  Add some minimally-neccesary suppressions for my x86/dapper system.
+
+2006-04-01  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* plugins.xsl:
+	  Do not display an origin link if origin does not start with http
+	  See #323798
+
+2006-04-01  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-args.m4:
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+	  add more macros
+	* m4/gst-x11.m4:
+	  X11-related checks
+
+2006-04-01  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/as-version.m4:
+	  newer version
+	* m4/gst-args.m4:
+	* m4/gst-doc.m4:
+	  update and add other macros to be shared across projects
+
+2006-03-24  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	  add a suppression for g_parse_debug_string
+
+2006-03-23  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* gstdoc-scangobj:
+	  sync fully with gtkdoc-0.15
+
+2006-03-23  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* gstdoc-scangobj:
+	* gtk-doc.mak:
+	  sync a little with gtk-doc mainline
+
+2006-03-17  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	  add another clone suppression
+	  change all glibc suppressions to match 2.3.*
+
+2006-03-09  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/check.m4:
+	  fix test so it actually works when the normal check is used
+	  over debian's/ubuntu's
+
+2006-03-08  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	Set G_SLICE=always-malloc when valgrinding tests
+	(closes #333272)
+
+2006-02-21  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* m4/gst-glib2.m4:
+	Fix debug output when the GLib version prerequisite is not found
+
+2006-02-13  Andy Wingo  <wingo@pobox.com>
+
+	* m4/check.m4: Hack around Debian/Ubuntu's broken installation of
+	the PIC version of check as libcheck_pic.a. Should work with
+	cross-compilation too. Grr.
+
+2006-02-06  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-default.m4:
+	  switch to auto* sinks for defaults
+
+2006-02-02  Wim Taymans  <wim@fluendo.com>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	  add a .valgrind.gen-suppressions target to aid in generating
+	  suppressions
+	* gst.supp:
+	  add more repressions from my debian glibc as of today
+
+2006-02-02  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	  only add srcdir/gst if it exists
+
+2006-01-30  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* release.mak:
+	  don't complain about disted enums in win32
+
+2006-01-20  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-check.m4:
+	  AC_SUBST CFLAGS and LIBS
+	  do a non-command because something is stripping out our AC_SUBST
+
+2006-01-20  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-args.m4:
+	* m4/gst-valgrind.m4:
+	  properly give a "no" result manually when providing a
+	  not-found action to fix configure output
+
+2006-01-20  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/pkg.m4:
+	  update with a more recent version
+
+2006-01-07  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gettext.patch:
+	  make Makefile depend on LINGUAS, so rebuilds work when adding
+	  a language
+
+2006-01-03  Michael Smith  <msmith@fluendo.com>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	  Clarify error message from valgrind test runs.
+
+2005-12-16  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-arch.m4:
+	  define HOST_CPU
+
+2005-11-29  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	  add a valgrind-forever target for tests
+
+2005-11-28  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	  when a "make test.check" run fails, make it rerun the test with	
+	  at least debug level 2
+
+2005-11-14  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/Makefile.am:
+	* m4/gst-check.m4:
+	  fix check for base plugins
+	* m4/gst-default.m4:
+	  add m4 to set default elements
+
+2005-10-18  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-check.m4:
+	  check for tools correctly
+
+2005-10-18  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gtk-doc.mak:
+	  only enable breaking on new API when make distcheck passes,
+	  not before
+
+2005-10-18  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-check.m4:
+	  Resurrect Julien's dead body and wipe his mind clean
+
+2005-10-18  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-check.m4:
+	  Kill Julien
+
+2005-10-17  Julien MOUTTE  <julien@moutte.net>
+
+	* m4/gst-check.m4: I know Thomas will kill me but this 
+	ifelse statement seems incorrect as it is always setting
+	required to "yes". With this one it seems to work. Fixes
+	build of gst-plugins-base on my setup where gstreamer-check
+	is definitely not present/required.
+
+2005-10-18  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* gtk-doc.mak:
+	  make build break on new api that has not been added to the
+	  sections file
+
+2005-10-17  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-glib2.m4:
+	* m4/Makefile.am:
+	* m4/gst-check.m4:
+	  add macro for easy checks for GStreamer libs
+
+2005-10-16  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-glib2.m4:
+	  update, warn in error cases
+
+2005-10-16  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-error.m4:
+	  add GST_SET_DEFAULT_LEVEL
+
+2005-10-16  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/Makefile.am:
+	* m4/gst-gettext.m4:
+	  remove the AM_GNU_GETTEXT* calls, they need to be in configure.ac
+	* m4/gst-glib2.m4:
+	  clean up and re-use in core soon
+	* m4/gst-plugindir.m4:
+	  macro to set up PLUGINDIR and plugindir define/var
+
+2005-10-15  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/Makefile.am:
+	* m4/gst-gettext.m4:
+	  add macro for setting up gettext
+
+2005-10-15  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-args.m4:
+	  add some .m4's for argument checking that can be shared among modules
+
+2005-10-15  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/as-libtool.m4:
+	  set _LT_LDFLAGS
+	* m4/gst-libxml2.m4:
+	  document
+
+2005-10-15  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-arch.m4:
+	  indent a little
+	  add AC_REQUIRE
+	* m4/gst-error.m4:
+	  clean up
+
+2005-10-12  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gst-autogen.sh:
+	  update version detection expression to catch stuff like
+	  Libtool (libtool15) 1.5.0
+
+2005-10-11  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gst.supp:
+	  commit 6 new suppressions related to g_module_open; can these
+	  really not be folded into one ?
+
+2005-10-11  Edward Hervey  <edward@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gst.supp: 
+	made the <g_type_init calloc 2> suppression more generic
+	Added pthread memleak suppresions
+	Added nss_parse_* memleak suppresion (used by g_option_context_parse)
+
+2005-10-11  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	  be more strict, more leak resolution
+	* gst.supp:
+	  clean up the g_type_init suppressions
+
+2005-10-07  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/Makefile.am:
+	* m4/gst-valgrind.m4:
+	  put the valgrind detection in an .m4
+
+2005-09-29  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	  add some more targets, like "help", but also more intensive tests
+
+2005-09-23  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gtk-doc.mak:
+	  make certain doc warnings fatal so people maintain docs again
+
+2005-09-23  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* Makefile.am:
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	* scangobj-merge.py:
+	  merge additions from the .signals.new and .args.new file in
+	  the original ones, only updating if necessary
+
+2005-09-23  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gst-xmlinspect.py:
+	* gstdoc-scangobj:
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	  fix properly for new API; make update in plugins dir now works
+
+2005-09-20  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gst-xmlinspect.py:
+	* gstdoc-scangobj:
+	  some fixes for new API
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	  set environment properly
+
+2005-09-17  David Schleef  <ds@schleef.org>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak: Use new environment variables.
+
+2005-09-16  Michael Smith <msmith@fluendo.com>
+
+	* gstdoc-scangobj:
+	  Make the scanobj code reflect registry/plugin API changes
+
+2005-09-15  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	  split out scanobj step (which will be run by doc maintainer)
+	  from scan step (which will be run on every build)
+	  clean up some of the commands for make distcheck
+
+2005-09-15  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	* mangle-tmpl.py:
+	  first stab at reorganizing the plugins build so we can maintain
+	  element docs
+
+2005-09-14  David Schleef  <ds@schleef.org>
+
+	* as-libtool.mak: Remove
+	* m4/as-libtool.m4: The libtool bug that this worked around has
+	  been fixed.
+	* m4/as-version.m4: Don't define GST_RELEASE, since it causes
+	  config.h to be regenerated needlessly, and we don't use it.
+
+2005-09-14  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	  error out on inspect failure
+
+2005-09-14  Michael Smith <msmith@fluendo.com>
+
+	* glib-gen.mak:
+	  Don't call glib-mkenums with arguments that confuse/break MinGW,
+	  fixes 316155.
+
+2005-09-03  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	* gtk-doc.mak:
+	* m4/gst-doc.m4:
+	  separate out gtk-doc and docbook stuff
+	  have two separate --enable configure flags
+
+2005-08-26  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	  add a .gdb target; rebuild registry for each target, otherwise
+	  a code rebuild always triggers a reg rebuild, and it's just too
+	  annoying
+	* gstdoc-scangobj:
+
+2005-08-21  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	  separate out REGISTRY_ENVIRONMENT; we want to use that from
+	  our valgrind runs, but we also want TESTS_ENVIRONMENT to contain
+	  everything that the first test, gst-register, needs
+
+2005-08-21  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	  parse output of valgrind and check for definitely lost, and error
+	  out; somehow I was led to believe valgrind returns non-zero for
+	  leaks, but I can't make it do that, so let's parse
+
+2005-08-20  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* check.mak:
+	  for some weird reason valgrind does not report actual memleaks
+	  if GST_PLUGIN_PATH is set to anything but the core gstreamer dir
+	  while valgrind is running.  Since the registry is going to go
+	  anyway, I don't want to waste any more time on this; I just run
+	  valgrind without GST_PLUGIN_PATH set.  Since the registry loading
+	  doesn't check if GST_PLUGIN_PATH got changed as a reason to rebuild
+	  the registry, that's actually fine.
+
+2005-08-15  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* mangle-tmpl.py:
+	  keep original Long_Description; only insert an include if it's
+	  not already the first line in there
+	* plugins.xsl:
+	  output more information for plugins, including an origin hyperlink
+
+2005-08-15  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gst-xmlinspect.py:
+	  a first stab at inspecting plugins and outputting an xml description
+	* gtk-doc-plugins.mak:
+	  a gtk-doc using snippet for plugins documentation
+	* plugins.xsl:
+	  a stylesheet to convert gst-xmlinspect.py output to docbook output
+	  for inclusion in the gtk-doc stuff
+
+2005-07-20  Ronald S. Bultje  <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
+
+	* m4/gst-doc.m4:
+	  s/pdf/eps/ in test for whether we output EPS images (#309379).
+
+2005-07-18  Andy Wingo  <wingo@pobox.com>
+
+	* m4/as-libtool-tags.m4: Ooh, backported from libtool 1.6. Much
+	better. Thanks, Paolo Bonzini!
+	
+	* m4/Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): 
+	* m4/as-libtool-tags.m4: New file, tries to disable some CXX and
+	fortran checks.
+
+2005-07-08  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-error.m4:
+	  add macro to set ERROR_CFLAGS
+
+2005-06-30  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
+
+	* gst-autogen.sh:
+	  Remove the old autoregen.sh if it exists before recreating it,
+	  to prevent confusing any shell process that might be reading it
+	  currently.
+
+2005-06-29  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gtk-doc.m4:
+	  added
+
+2005-06-03  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* gst-autogen.sh: create autoregen.sh *before* shifting the options
+
+2005-05-17  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gst-autogen.sh: only update autoregen.sh on actual runs
+
+2005-03-11  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/check.m4: m4 from the check unit test suite
+
+2004-12-14  David Schleef  <ds@schleef.org>
+
+	* m4/gst-arch.m4: remove MMX stuff, since it doesn't work and
+	isn't needed anywhere
+
+2004-12-08  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* gst-autogen.sh:
+	  allow failure command to be run so we can clean upfrom autopoint
+
+2004-09-03  Zeeshan Ali Khattak <zeenix@gmail.com>
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4: Trying to correct the GST_CHECK_CONFIGPROG macro
+
+2004-07-21  Benjamin Otte  <otte@gnome.org>
+
+	* m4/.cvsignore: exciting updates for libtool m4 files
+
+2004-07-12  David Schleef  <ds@schleef.org>
+
+	* m4/as-objc.m4:  Add a macro to test for objective C
+
+2004-06-12  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+	  not all of them support --plugin-libs, so redirect stderr
+
+2004-06-12  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/as-scrub-include.m4:
+	  sync with upstream to 0.1.4.  Fixes #132440
+
+2004-06-07  Benjamin Otte  <otte@gnome.org>
+
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+	  write a big marker into configure output when checking next plugin
+	  to allow easier parsing of why plugins are(n't) built.
+
+2004-06-01  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/as-compiler-flag.m4:
+	* m4/as-compiler.m4:
+	* m4/as-libtool.m4:
+	* m4/as-version.m4:
+	  sync with upstream, change sticky options to -ko
+
+2004-05-24  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/as-scrub-include.m4: synced with upstream
+
+2004-05-03  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* po.mak:
+          snippet for updating .po files
+
+2004-03-18  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* Makefile.am:
+	* m4/Makefile.am:
+          integrate these with the dist
+
+2004-03-17  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* release.mak: add a release target
+
+2004-03-09  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	patch by: Stephane Loeuillet
+
+	* m4/ax_create_stdint_h.m4:
+          use head -n instead of head - (#136500)
+
+2004-03-05  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-doc.m4: don't build PS without dvips binary
+
+2004-02-22   Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@menta.net>
+
+	reviewed by: Benjamin Otte  <otte@gnome.org>
+
+	* m4/as-docbook.m4:
+	  don't use == operator with test(1) (fixes #135115)
+
+2004-02-16  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+ 
+	* common/m4/gst-arch.m4: x86_64 is x86 too (clue from Fedora 2 test)
+
+2004-02-13  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+          remove AM_CONDITIONAL for the subsystem since automake 1.6.x
+          requires that call be in configure.ac
+
+2004-02-13  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-libxml2.m4:
+          take required version as argument, and default to 2.4.9 if not
+          specified
+
+2004-02-12  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/gst-feature.m4:
+          rename and fix up GST_CHECK_DISABLE_SUBSYSTEM
+
+2004-02-11  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* common/m4/as-ac-expand.m4:
+	* common/m4/as-auto-alt.m4:
+	* common/m4/as-compiler-flag.m4:
+	* common/m4/as-compiler.m4:
+	* common/m4/as-docbook.m4:
+	* common/m4/as-libtool.m4:
+	* common/m4/as-scrub-include.m4:
+	* common/m4/as-version.m4:
+	* common/m4/glib-gettext.m4:
+	* common/m4/gst-arch.m4:
+	* common/m4/gst-debuginfo.m4:
+	* common/m4/gst-doc.m4:
+	* common/m4/gst-feature.m4:
+	* common/m4/gst-function.m4:
+	* common/m4/gst-glib2.m4:
+	* common/m4/gst-gstreamer.m4:
+	* common/m4/gst-libxml2.m4:
+	* common/m4/gst-makecontext.m4:
+	* common/m4/gst-mcsc.m4:
+	* common/m4/pkg.m4:
+          fix underquoted macros as reported by automake 1.8.x (#133800)
+
+2004-02-11  Johan Dahlin  <johan@gnome.org>
+
+	* gst-autogen.sh: Use A-Z instead of A-z in sed expression to
+	avoid a warning
+
+2004-02-05  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas (at) apestaart (dot) org>
+
+	* m4/gst-doc.m4:
+          we use --output-format=xml and --ingnore-files options to
+          gtkdoc-mkdb, which got added between 0.9 and 1.0
+
+2004-02-04  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* m4/as-libtool.m4: remove AM_PROG_LIBTOOL so it can move back
+          to configure.ac to shut up libtoolize
+
+2004-02-03  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+        * glib-gen.mak: added; used to generate enums and marshal code
+
+2004-01-13  Thomas Vander Stichele  <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+        * gettext.patch: added; used by autogen.sh to make sure
+          GETTEXT_PACKAGE is understood from po/Makefile.in.in -> po/Makefile.in
+
diff --git a/common/Makefile.am b/common/Makefile.am
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cac4ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+SUBDIRS = m4
+
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	ChangeLog \
+	gettext.patch \
+	glib-gen.mak gtk-doc.mak upload.mak release.mak win32.mak \
+	gst-autogen.sh \
+	check-exports \
+	c-to-xml.py gst-xmlinspect.py mangle-tmpl.py scangobj-merge.py \
+	gtk-doc-plugins.mak \
+	plugins.xsl gstdoc-scangobj \
+	gst.supp check.mak \
+	coverage/lcov.mak \
+	coverage/coverage-report.pl \
+	coverage/coverage-report.xsl \
+	coverage/coverage-report-entry.pl
diff --git a/common/c-to-xml.py b/common/c-to-xml.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8448fd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/c-to-xml.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# -*- Mode: Python -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+
+"""
+Convert a C program to valid XML to be included in docbook
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+from xml.sax import saxutils
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) == 1:
+        sys.stderr.write("Please specify a source file to convert")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    source = sys.argv[1]
+
+    if not os.path.exists(source):
+        sys.stderr.write("%s does not exist.\n" % source)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    content = open(source, "r").read()
+
+    # print header
+    print '<?xml version="1.0"?>'
+    print '<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">'
+    print
+    print '<programlisting>'
+
+    # print content
+    print saxutils.escape(content).encode('UTF-8')
+    print '</programlisting>'
+        
+main()
diff --git a/common/check-exports b/common/check-exports
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..16df41f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/check-exports
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# check-exports
+#
+# quick'n'dirty script that retrieves the list of exported symbols of a given
+# library using 'nm', and compares that against the list of symbols-to-export
+# of our win32/common/libfoo.def files.
+
+if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
+	echo "Usage: $0 library.def library.so"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+def_path="$1"
+def_name="$(basename $def_path)"
+lib_path="$2"
+
+lib_result="`mktemp /tmp/defname.XXXXXX`"
+
+LC_ALL=C
+export LC_ALL
+
+# On Solaris, add -p to get the correct output format
+NMARGS=
+if nm -V 2>&1 |grep Solaris > /dev/null; then
+  NMARGS=-p
+fi
+
+# FIXME 0.11: in 0.11, we should change the export filter to only export
+# _gst_foo, but not __gst_foo (we can't change this now, since we added
+# __gst_debug_min and __gst_debug_enabled at some point and need to keep
+# ABI compatibility).  So below we special-case some symbols that shouldn't
+# really be exported, either because we're too lazy to rename them to something
+# that's not exported (like the _gst_parse_* stuff) or because we had them in
+# public headers at some point although they shouldn't be and so we need to
+# keep them exported now (like _gst_debug_init, 
+# __gst_element_factory_add_interface or
+# __gst_element_factory_add_static_pad_template).  We suppress them here to
+# make sure they're at least not exported in the windows msvc build (they
+# were never in the .def file, so they never got exported).
+# _end is special cased because for some reason it is reported as an exported
+# BSS symbol, unlike on linux where it's a local absolute symbol.
+nm $NMARGS $lib_path | awk \
+	'{
+		if ($3 !~ /^_gst_parse_yy/ && \
+		    $3 !~ /^_gst_[a-z]*_init/ && \
+		    $3 !~ /^_gst_parse_launch/ && \
+		    $3 !~ /^__gst_element_details_/ && \
+		    $3 !~ /^__gst_element_factory_add_/ && \
+		    $3 !~ /^gst_interfaces_marshal/ && \
+		    $3 ~ /^[_]*(gst_|Gst|GST_).*/)
+		{
+			if ($2 ~ /^[BSDG]$/)
+				print "\t" $3 " DATA"
+			else if ($2 == "T")
+				print "\t" $3
+		}
+	 }' | sort | awk '{ if (NR == 1) print "EXPORTS"; print $0; }' \
+	> $lib_result
+
+diffoutput=`diff -u $def_path $lib_result`
+
+rm $lib_result
+
+if test "x$diffoutput" = "x"; then
+  exit 0;
+else
+  echo -n "$diffoutput" >&2
+  echo >&2
+  exit 1;
+fi
+
diff --git a/common/check.mak b/common/check.mak
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d31569f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/check.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+clean-local-check:
+	for i in `find . -name ".libs" -type d`; do \
+	  rm -rf $$i; \
+	done
+
+if HAVE_VALGRIND
+# hangs spectacularly on some machines, so let's not do this by default yet
+check-valgrind:
+	$(MAKE) valgrind
+else
+check-valgrind:
+	@true
+endif
+
+LOOPS = 10
+
+# run any given test by running make test.check
+# if the test fails, run it again at at least debug level 2
+%.check: %
+	@$(TESTS_ENVIRONMENT)					\
+	CK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=20					\
+	$* ||							\
+	$(TESTS_ENVIRONMENT)					\
+	GST_DEBUG=$$GST_DEBUG,*:2				\
+	CK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=20					\
+	$*
+
+# run any given test in a loop
+%.torture: %
+	@for i in `seq 1 $(LOOPS)`; do				\
+	$(TESTS_ENVIRONMENT)					\
+	CK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=20					\
+	$*; done
+
+# run any given test in an infinite loop
+%.forever: %
+	@while true; do						\
+	$(TESTS_ENVIRONMENT)					\
+	CK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=20					\
+	$* || break; done
+
+# valgrind any given test by running make test.valgrind
+%.valgrind: %
+	$(TESTS_ENVIRONMENT)					\
+	CK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=360					\
+	G_SLICE=always-malloc					\
+	libtool --mode=execute					\
+	$(VALGRIND_PATH) -q					\
+	$(foreach s,$(SUPPRESSIONS),--suppressions=$(s))	\
+	--tool=memcheck --leak-check=full --trace-children=yes	\
+	--leak-resolution=high --num-callers=20			\
+	./$* 2>&1 | tee valgrind.log
+	@if grep "==" valgrind.log > /dev/null 2>&1; then	\
+	    rm valgrind.log;					\
+	    exit 1;						\
+	fi
+	@rm valgrind.log
+	
+# valgrind any given test and generate suppressions for it
+%.valgrind.gen-suppressions: %
+	$(TESTS_ENVIRONMENT)					\
+	CK_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT=360					\
+	G_SLICE=always-malloc					\
+	libtool --mode=execute					\
+	$(VALGRIND_PATH) -q 					\
+	$(foreach s,$(SUPPRESSIONS),--suppressions=$(s))	\
+	--tool=memcheck --leak-check=full --trace-children=yes	\
+	--leak-resolution=high --num-callers=20			\
+	--gen-suppressions=all					\
+	./$* 2>&1 | tee suppressions.log
+	
+# valgrind any given test until failure by running make test.valgrind-forever
+%.valgrind-forever: %
+	@while $(MAKE) $*.valgrind; do				\
+	  true; done
+
+# gdb any given test by running make test.gdb
+%.gdb: %
+	$(TESTS_ENVIRONMENT)					\
+	CK_FORK=no						\
+	libtool --mode=execute					\
+	gdb $*
+
+# torture tests
+torture: $(TESTS)
+	-rm test-registry.xml
+	@echo "Torturing tests ..."
+	for i in `seq 1 $(LOOPS)`; do				\
+		$(MAKE) check ||					\
+		(echo "Failure after $$i runs"; exit 1) ||	\
+		exit 1;						\
+	done
+	@banner="All $(LOOPS) loops passed";			\
+	dashes=`echo "$$banner" | sed s/./=/g`;			\
+	echo $$dashes; echo $$banner; echo $$dashes
+
+# forever tests
+forever: $(TESTS)
+	-rm test-registry.xml
+	@echo "Forever tests ..."
+	while true; do						\
+		$(MAKE) check ||					\
+		(echo "Failure"; exit 1) ||			\
+		exit 1;						\
+	done
+
+# valgrind all tests
+valgrind: $(TESTS)
+	@echo "Valgrinding tests ..."
+	@failed=0;							\
+	for t in $(filter-out $(VALGRIND_TESTS_DISABLE),$(TESTS)); do	\
+		$(MAKE) $$t.valgrind;					\
+		if test "$$?" -ne 0; then                               \
+                        echo "Valgrind error for test $$t";		\
+			failed=`expr $$failed + 1`;			\
+			whicht="$$whicht $$t";				\
+                fi;							\
+	done;								\
+	if test "$$failed" -ne 0; then					\
+		echo "$$failed tests had leaks or errors under valgrind:";	\
+		echo "$$whicht";					\
+		false;							\
+	fi
+
+# inspect every plugin feature
+GST_INSPECT = $(GST_TOOLS_DIR)/gst-inspect-$(GST_MAJORMINOR)
+inspect:
+	@echo "Inspecting features ..."
+	for e in `$(TESTS_ENVIRONMENT) $(GST_INSPECT) | head -n -2 	\
+	  | cut -d: -f2`;						\
+	  do echo Inspecting $$e;					\
+	     $(GST_INSPECT) $$e > /dev/null 2>&1; done
+
+help:
+	@echo "make check                         -- run all checks"
+	@echo "make torture                       -- run all checks $(LOOPS) times"
+	@echo "make (dir)/(test).check            -- run the given check once"
+	@echo "make (dir)/(test).forever          -- run the given check forever"
+	@echo "make (dir)/(test).torture          -- run the given check $(LOOPS) times"
+	@echo
+	@echo "make (dir)/(test).gdb              -- start up gdb for the given test"
+	@echo
+	@echo "make valgrind                      -- valgrind all tests"
+	@echo "make (dir)/(test).valgrind         -- valgrind the given test"
+	@echo "make (dir)/(test).valgrind-forever -- valgrind the given test forever"
+	@echo "make (dir)/(test).valgrind.gen-suppressions -- generate suppressions"
+	@echo "                                               and save to suppressions.log"
+	@echo "make inspect                       -- inspect all plugin features"
+
diff --git a/common/coverage/coverage-report-entry.pl b/common/coverage/coverage-report-entry.pl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8f653af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/coverage/coverage-report-entry.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006 Daniel Berrange
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+
+print <<EOF;
+<html>
+<head>
+<title>Coverage report for $ARGV[0]</title>
+<style type="text/css">
+          span.perfect {
+            background: rgb(0,255,0);
+          }
+          span.terrible {
+            background: rgb(255,0,0);
+          }
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<h1>Coverage report for $ARGV[0]</h1>
+
+<pre>
+EOF
+
+
+while (<>) {
+    s/&/&amp;/g;
+    s/</&lt;/g;
+    s/>/&gt;/g;
+
+    if (/^\s*function (\S+) called (\d+) returned \d+% blocks executed \d+%/) {
+	my $class = $2 > 0 ? "perfect" : "terrible";
+	$_ = "<span class=\"$class\" id=\"" . $1 . "\">$_</span>";
+    } elsif (/^\s*branch\s+\d+\s+taken\s+(\d+)%\s+.*$/) {
+	my $class = $1 > 0 ? "perfect" : "terrible";
+	$_ = "<span class=\"$class\">$_</span>";
+    } elsif (/^\s*branch\s+\d+\s+never executed.*$/) {
+	my $class = "terrible";
+	$_ = "<span class=\"$class\">$_</span>";
+    } elsif (/^\s*call\s+\d+\s+never executed.*$/) {
+	my $class = "terrible";
+	$_ = "<span class=\"$class\">$_</span>";
+    } elsif (/^\s*call\s+\d+\s+returned\s+(\d+)%.*$/) {
+	my $class = $1 > 0 ? "perfect" : "terrible";
+	$_ = "<span class=\"$class\">$_</span>";
+    }
+    
+
+    print;
+}
+
+print <<EOF;
+</pre>
+</body>
+</html>
+EOF
diff --git a/common/coverage/coverage-report.pl b/common/coverage/coverage-report.pl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..046bc37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/coverage/coverage-report.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006 Daniel Berrange
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+use warnings;
+use strict;
+
+my %coverage = ( functions => {}, files => {} );
+
+my %filemap;
+
+my $type;
+my $name;
+
+my @functions;
+
+while (<>) {
+    if (/^Function '(.*)'\s*$/) {
+	$type = "function";
+	$name = $1;
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name} = {};
+	push @functions, $name;
+    } elsif (/^File '(.*?)'\s*$/) {
+	$type = "file";
+	$name = $1;
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name} = {};
+	
+	foreach my $func (@functions) {
+	    $coverage{"function"}->{$func}->{file} = $name;
+	}
+	@functions = ();
+    } elsif (/^Lines executed:(.*)%\s*of\s*(\d+)\s*$/) {
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{lines} = $2;
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{linesCoverage} = $1;
+    } elsif (/^Branches executed:(.*)%\s*of\s*(\d+)\s*$/) {
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{branches} = $2;
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{branchesCoverage} = $1;
+    } elsif (/^Taken at least once:(.*)%\s*of\s*(\d+)\s*$/) {
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{conds} = $2;
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{condsCoverage} = $1;
+    } elsif (/^Calls executed:(.*)%\s*of\s*(\d+)\s*$/) {
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{calls} = $2;
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{callsCoverage} = $1;
+    } elsif (/^No branches$/) {
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{branches} = 0;
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{branchesCoverage} = "100.00";
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{conds} = 0;
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{condsCoverage} = "100.00";
+    } elsif (/^No calls$/) {
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{calls} = 0;
+	$coverage{$type}->{$name}->{callsCoverage} = "100.00";
+    } elsif (/^\s*(.*):creating '(.*)'\s*$/) {
+	$filemap{$1} = $2;
+    } elsif (/^\s*$/) {
+	# nada
+    } else {
+	warn "Shit [$_]\n";
+    }
+}
+
+my %summary;
+foreach my $type ("function", "file") {
+    $summary{$type} = {};
+    foreach my $m ("lines", "branches", "conds", "calls") {
+	my $totalGot = 0;
+	my $totalMiss = 0;
+	my $count = 0;
+	foreach my $func (keys %{$coverage{function}}) {
+	    $count++;
+	    my $got = $coverage{function}->{$func}->{$m};
+	    $totalGot += $got;
+	    my $miss = $got * $coverage{function}->{$func}->{$m ."Coverage"} / 100;
+	    $totalMiss += $miss;
+	}
+	$summary{$type}->{$m} = sprintf("%d", $totalGot);
+	$summary{$type}->{$m . "Coverage"} = sprintf("%.2f", $totalMiss / $totalGot * 100);
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+print "<coverage>\n";
+
+foreach my $type ("function", "file") {
+    printf "<%ss>\n", $type;
+    foreach my $name (sort { $a cmp $b } keys %{$coverage{$type}}) {
+	my $rec = $coverage{$type}->{$name};
+	printf "  <entry name=\"%s\" details=\"%s\">\n", $name, ($type eq "file" ? $filemap{$name} : $filemap{$rec->{file}});
+	printf "    <lines count=\"%s\" coverage=\"%s\"/>\n", $rec->{lines}, $rec->{linesCoverage};
+	if (exists $rec->{branches}) {
+	    printf "    <branches count=\"%s\" coverage=\"%s\"/>\n", $rec->{branches}, $rec->{branchesCoverage};
+	}
+	if (exists $rec->{conds}) {
+	    printf "    <conditions count=\"%s\" coverage=\"%s\"/>\n", $rec->{conds}, $rec->{condsCoverage};
+	}
+	if (exists $rec->{calls}) {
+	    printf "    <calls count=\"%s\" coverage=\"%s\"/>\n", $rec->{calls}, $rec->{callsCoverage};
+	}
+	print  "  </entry>\n";
+    }
+    
+    printf "  <summary>\n";
+    printf "    <lines count=\"%s\" coverage=\"%s\"/>\n", $summary{$type}->{lines}, $summary{$type}->{linesCoverage};
+    printf "    <branches count=\"%s\" coverage=\"%s\"/>\n", $summary{$type}->{branches}, $summary{$type}->{branchesCoverage};
+    printf "    <conditions count=\"%s\" coverage=\"%s\"/>\n", $summary{$type}->{conds}, $summary{$type}->{condsCoverage};
+    printf "    <calls count=\"%s\" coverage=\"%s\"/>\n", $summary{$type}->{calls}, $summary{$type}->{callsCoverage};
+    printf  "  </summary>\n";
+    printf "</%ss>\n", $type;
+}
+
+print "</coverage>\n";
diff --git a/common/coverage/coverage-report.xsl b/common/coverage/coverage-report.xsl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b19ebb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/coverage/coverage-report.xsl
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

+<!--

+#

+# Copyright (C) 2006 Daniel Berrange

+#

+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify

+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by

+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or

+# (at your option) any later version.

+#

+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the

+# GNU General Public License for more details.

+#

+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software

+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA

+-->

+<xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"

+                version="1.0">

+

+  <xsl:output method="html"/>

+

+  <xsl:template match="coverage">

+    <html>

+      <head>

+        <title>Coverage report</title>

+        <style type="text/css">

+          tbody tr.odd td.label {

+            border-top: 1px solid rgb(128,128,128);

+            border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(128,128,128);

+          }

+          tbody tr.odd td.label {

+            background: rgb(200,200,200);

+          }

+          

+          thead, tfoot {

+            background: rgb(60,60,60);

+            color: white;

+            font-weight: bold;

+          }

+

+          tr td.perfect {

+            background: rgb(0,255,0);

+            color: black;

+          }

+          tr td.excellant {

+            background: rgb(140,255,140);

+            color: black;

+          }

+          tr td.good {

+            background: rgb(160,255,0);

+            color: black;

+          }

+          tr td.poor {

+            background: rgb(255,160,0);

+            color: black;

+          }

+          tr td.bad {

+            background: rgb(255,140,140);

+            color: black;

+          }

+          tr td.terrible {

+            background: rgb(255,0,0);

+            color: black;

+          }

+        </style>

+      </head>

+      <body>

+        <h1>Coverage report</h1>

+        <xsl:apply-templates/>

+      </body>

+    </html>

+  </xsl:template>

+

+  <xsl:template match="functions">

+    <h2>Function coverage</h2>

+    <xsl:call-template name="content">

+      <xsl:with-param name="type" select="'function'"/>

+    </xsl:call-template>

+  </xsl:template>

+  

+

+  <xsl:template match="files">

+    <h2>File coverage</h2>

+    <xsl:call-template name="content">

+      <xsl:with-param name="type" select="'file'"/>

+    </xsl:call-template>

+  </xsl:template>

+

+  <xsl:template name="content">

+    <xsl:param name="type"/>

+    <table>

+      <thead>

+        <tr>

+          <th>Name</th>

+          <th>Lines</th>

+          <th>Branches</th>

+          <th>Conditions</th>

+          <th>Calls</th>

+        </tr>

+      </thead>

+      <tbody>

+        <xsl:for-each select="entry">

+          <xsl:call-template name="entry">

+            <xsl:with-param name="type" select="$type"/>

+            <xsl:with-param name="class">

+              <xsl:choose>

+                <xsl:when test="position() mod 2">

+                  <xsl:text>odd</xsl:text>

+                </xsl:when>

+                <xsl:otherwise>

+                  <xsl:text>even</xsl:text>

+                </xsl:otherwise>

+              </xsl:choose>

+            </xsl:with-param>

+          </xsl:call-template>

+        </xsl:for-each>

+      </tbody>

+      <tfoot>

+        <xsl:for-each select="summary">

+          <xsl:call-template name="entry">

+            <xsl:with-param name="type" select="'summary'"/>

+            <xsl:with-param name="class">

+              <xsl:choose>

+                <xsl:when test="position() mod 2">

+                  <xsl:text>odd</xsl:text>

+                </xsl:when>

+                <xsl:otherwise>

+                  <xsl:text>even</xsl:text>

+                </xsl:otherwise>

+              </xsl:choose>

+            </xsl:with-param>

+          </xsl:call-template>

+        </xsl:for-each>

+      </tfoot>

+    </table>

+  </xsl:template>

+  

+  <xsl:template name="entry">

+    <xsl:param name="type"/>

+    <xsl:param name="class"/>

+    <tr class="{$class}">

+      <xsl:choose>

+        <xsl:when test="$type = 'function'">

+          <td class="label"><a href="{@details}.html#{@name}"><xsl:value-of select="@name"/></a></td>

+        </xsl:when>

+        <xsl:when test="$type = 'file'">

+          <td class="label"><a href="{@details}.html"><xsl:value-of select="@name"/></a></td>

+        </xsl:when>

+        <xsl:otherwise>

+          <td class="label">Summary</td>

+        </xsl:otherwise>

+      </xsl:choose>

+

+      <xsl:if test="count(lines)">

+        <xsl:apply-templates select="lines"/>

+      </xsl:if>

+      <xsl:if test="not(count(lines))">

+        <xsl:call-template name="missing"/>

+      </xsl:if>

+

+      <xsl:if test="count(branches)">

+        <xsl:apply-templates select="branches"/>

+      </xsl:if>

+      <xsl:if test="not(count(branches))">

+        <xsl:call-template name="missing"/>

+      </xsl:if>

+

+      <xsl:if test="count(conditions)">

+        <xsl:apply-templates select="conditions"/>

+      </xsl:if>

+      <xsl:if test="not(count(conditions))">

+        <xsl:call-template name="missing"/>

+      </xsl:if>

+

+      <xsl:if test="count(calls)">

+        <xsl:apply-templates select="calls"/>

+      </xsl:if>

+      <xsl:if test="not(count(calls))">

+        <xsl:call-template name="missing"/>

+      </xsl:if>

+

+    </tr>

+  </xsl:template>

+  

+  <xsl:template match="lines">

+    <xsl:call-template name="row"/>

+  </xsl:template>

+

+  <xsl:template match="branches">

+    <xsl:call-template name="row"/>

+  </xsl:template>

+

+  <xsl:template match="conditions">

+    <xsl:call-template name="row"/>

+  </xsl:template>

+

+  <xsl:template match="calls">

+    <xsl:call-template name="row"/>

+  </xsl:template>

+

+  <xsl:template name="missing">

+    <td></td>

+  </xsl:template>

+

+  <xsl:template name="row">

+    <xsl:variable name="quality">

+      <xsl:choose>

+        <xsl:when test="@coverage = 100">

+          <xsl:text>perfect</xsl:text>

+        </xsl:when>

+        <xsl:when test="@coverage >= 80.0">

+          <xsl:text>excellant</xsl:text>

+        </xsl:when>

+        <xsl:when test="@coverage >= 60.0">

+          <xsl:text>good</xsl:text>

+        </xsl:when>

+        <xsl:when test="@coverage >= 40.0">

+          <xsl:text>poor</xsl:text>

+        </xsl:when>

+        <xsl:when test="@coverage >= 20.0">

+          <xsl:text>bad</xsl:text>

+        </xsl:when>

+        <xsl:otherwise>

+          <xsl:text>terrible</xsl:text>

+        </xsl:otherwise>

+      </xsl:choose>

+    </xsl:variable>

+    

+    <td class="{$quality}"><xsl:value-of select="@coverage"/>% of <xsl:value-of select="@count"/></td>

+  </xsl:template>

+

+</xsl:stylesheet>

diff --git a/common/coverage/lcov.mak b/common/coverage/lcov.mak
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0ca9456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/coverage/lcov.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+## .PHONY so it always rebuilds it
+.PHONY: lcov-reset lcov lcov-run lcov-report lcov-upload
+
+# run lcov from scratch, always
+lcov-reset:
+	$(MAKE) lcov-run
+	$(MAKE) lcov-report
+
+# run lcov from scratch if the dir is not there
+lcov:
+	$(MAKE) lcov-reset
+
+if GST_GCOV_ENABLED
+# reset run coverage tests
+lcov-run:
+	@-rm -rf lcov
+	lcov --directory . --zerocounters
+	-if test -d tests/check; then $(MAKE) -C tests/check inspect; fi
+	-$(MAKE) check
+
+# generate report based on current coverage data
+lcov-report:
+	mkdir lcov
+	lcov --compat-libtool --directory . --capture --output-file lcov/lcov.info
+	lcov -l lcov/lcov.info | grep -v "`cd $(top_srcdir) && pwd`" | cut -d: -f1 > lcov/remove
+	lcov -l lcov/lcov.info | grep "tests/check/" | cut -d: -f1 >> lcov/remove
+	lcov -r lcov/lcov.info `cat lcov/remove` > lcov/lcov.cleaned.info
+	rm lcov/remove
+	mv lcov/lcov.cleaned.info lcov/lcov.info
+	genhtml -t "$(PACKAGE_STRING)" -o lcov --num-spaces 2 lcov/lcov.info
+
+lcov-upload: lcov
+	rsync -rvz -e ssh --delete lcov/* gstreamer.freedesktop.org:/srv/gstreamer.freedesktop.org/www/data/coverage/lcov/$(PACKAGE)
+
+else
+lcov-run:
+	echo "Need to reconfigure with --enable-gcov"
+
+lcov-report:
+	echo "Need to reconfigure with --enable-gcov"
+endif
+
diff --git a/common/gettext.patch b/common/gettext.patch
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..659718e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/gettext.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--- po/Makefile.in.in.orig	2006-01-07 12:03:45.000000000 +0100
++++ po/Makefile.in.in	2006-01-07 12:04:23.000000000 +0100
+@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
+ PACKAGE = @PACKAGE@
+ VERSION = @VERSION@
+ 
++# thomas: add GETTEXT_PACKAGE substitution as used in Makevars
++GETTEXT_PACKAGE = @GETTEXT_PACKAGE@
++
+ SHELL = /bin/sh
+ @SET_MAKE@
+ 
+@@ -305,7 +308,9 @@
+ update-gmo: Makefile $(GMOFILES)
+ 	@:
+ 
+-Makefile: Makefile.in.in $(top_builddir)/config.status POTFILES.in
++# thomas: add LINGUAS as a dependency so that the Makefile gets rebuilt
++# properly when we add languages
++Makefile: Makefile.in.in $(top_builddir)/config.status POTFILES.in LINGUAS
+ 	cd $(top_builddir) \
+ 	  && CONFIG_FILES=$(subdir)/$@.in CONFIG_HEADERS= \
+ 	       $(SHELL) ./config.status
diff --git a/common/glib-gen.mak b/common/glib-gen.mak
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f9027da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/glib-gen.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# these are the variables your Makefile.am should set
+# the example is based on the colorbalance interface
+
+#glib_enum_headers=$(colorbalance_headers)
+#glib_enum_define=GST_COLOR_BALANCE
+#glib_enum_prefix=gst_color_balance
+
+enum_headers=$(foreach h,$(glib_enum_headers),\n\#include \"$(h)\")
+
+# these are all the rules generating the relevant files
+%-marshal.h: %-marshal.list
+	glib-genmarshal --header --prefix=$(glib_enum_prefix)_marshal $^ > $*-marshal.h.tmp
+	mv $*-marshal.h.tmp $*-marshal.h
+
+%-marshal.c: %-marshal.list
+	echo "#include \"$*-marshal.h\"" >> $*-marshal.c.tmp
+	glib-genmarshal --body --prefix=$(glib_enum_prefix)_marshal $^ >> $*-marshal.c.tmp
+	mv $*-marshal.c.tmp $*-marshal.c
+
+%-enumtypes.h: $(glib_enum_headers)
+	glib-mkenums \
+	--fhead "#ifndef __$(glib_enum_define)_ENUM_TYPES_H__\n#define __$(glib_enum_define)_ENUM_TYPES_H__\n\n#include <glib-object.h>\n\nG_BEGIN_DECLS\n" \
+	--fprod "\n/* enumerations from \"@filename@\" */\n" \
+	--vhead "GType @enum_name@_get_type (void);\n#define GST_TYPE_@ENUMSHORT@ (@enum_name@_get_type())\n"         \
+	--ftail "G_END_DECLS\n\n#endif /* __$(glib_enum_define)_ENUM_TYPES_H__ */" \
+	$^ > $@
+
+%-enumtypes.c: $(glib_enum_headers)
+	@if test "x$(glib_enum_headers)" == "x"; then echo "ERROR: glib_enum_headers is empty, please fix Makefile"; exit 1; fi
+	glib-mkenums \
+	--fhead "#include \"$*-enumtypes.h\"\n$(enum_headers)" \
+	--fprod "\n/* enumerations from \"@filename@\" */" \
+	--vhead "GType\n@enum_name@_get_type (void)\n{\n  static GType etype = 0;\n  if (etype == 0) {\n    static const G@Type@Value values[] = {"     \
+	--vprod "      { @VALUENAME@, \"@VALUENAME@\", \"@valuenick@\" }," \
+	--vtail "      { 0, NULL, NULL }\n    };\n    etype = g_@type@_register_static (\"@EnumName@\", values);\n  }\n  return etype;\n}\n" \
+	$^ > $@
+
+# a hack rule to make sure .Plo files exist because they get include'd
+# from Makefile's
+.deps/%-marshal.Plo:
+	touch $@
+
+.deps/%-enumtypes.Plo:
+	touch $@
diff --git a/common/gst-autogen.sh b/common/gst-autogen.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ae60f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/gst-autogen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+# a silly hack that generates autoregen.sh but it's handy
+# Remove the old autoregen.sh first to create a new file,
+# as the current one may be being read by the shell executing
+# this script.
+if [ -f "autoregen.sh" ]; then
+  rm autoregen.sh
+fi
+echo "#!/bin/sh" > autoregen.sh
+echo "./autogen.sh $@ \$@" >> autoregen.sh
+chmod +x autoregen.sh
+
+# helper functions for autogen.sh
+
+debug ()
+# print out a debug message if DEBUG is a defined variable
+{
+  if test ! -z "$DEBUG"
+  then
+    echo "DEBUG: $1"
+  fi
+}
+
+version_check ()
+# check the version of a package
+# first argument : package name (executable)
+# second argument : optional path where to look for it instead
+# third argument : source download url
+# rest of arguments : major, minor, micro version
+# all consecutive ones : suggestions for binaries to use
+# (if not specified in second argument)
+{
+  PACKAGE=$1
+  PKG_PATH=$2
+  URL=$3
+  MAJOR=$4
+  MINOR=$5
+  MICRO=$6
+
+  # for backwards compatibility, we let PKG_PATH=PACKAGE when PKG_PATH null
+  if test -z "$PKG_PATH"; then PKG_PATH=$PACKAGE; fi
+  debug "major $MAJOR minor $MINOR micro $MICRO"
+  VERSION=$MAJOR
+  if test ! -z "$MINOR"; then VERSION=$VERSION.$MINOR; else MINOR=0; fi
+  if test ! -z "$MICRO"; then VERSION=$VERSION.$MICRO; else MICRO=0; fi
+
+  debug "major $MAJOR minor $MINOR micro $MICRO"
+  
+  for SUGGESTION in $PKG_PATH; do 
+    COMMAND="$SUGGESTION"
+
+    # don't check if asked not to
+    test -z "$NOCHECK" && {
+      echo -n "  checking for $COMMAND >= $VERSION ... "
+    } || {
+      # we set a var with the same name as the package, but stripped of
+      # unwanted chars
+      VAR=`echo $PACKAGE | sed 's/-//g'`
+      debug "setting $VAR"
+      eval $VAR="$COMMAND"
+      return 0
+    }
+
+    debug "checking version with $COMMAND"
+    ($COMMAND --version) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 || 
+    {
+      echo "not found."
+      continue
+    }
+    # strip everything that's not a digit, then use cut to get the first field
+    pkg_version=`$COMMAND --version|head -n 1|sed 's/^.*)[^0-9]*//'|cut -d' ' -f1`
+    debug "pkg_version $pkg_version"
+    # remove any non-digit characters from the version numbers to permit numeric
+    # comparison
+    pkg_major=`echo $pkg_version | cut -d. -f1 | sed s/[a-zA-Z\-].*//g`
+    pkg_minor=`echo $pkg_version | cut -d. -f2 | sed s/[a-zA-Z\-].*//g`
+    pkg_micro=`echo $pkg_version | cut -d. -f3 | sed s/[a-zA-Z\-].*//g`
+    test -z "$pkg_major" && pkg_major=0
+    test -z "$pkg_minor" && pkg_minor=0
+    test -z "$pkg_micro" && pkg_micro=0
+    debug "found major $pkg_major minor $pkg_minor micro $pkg_micro"
+
+    #start checking the version
+    debug "version check"
+
+    # reset check
+    WRONG=
+
+    if [ ! "$pkg_major" -gt "$MAJOR" ]; then
+      debug "major: $pkg_major <= $MAJOR"
+      if [ "$pkg_major" -lt "$MAJOR" ]; then
+        debug "major: $pkg_major < $MAJOR"
+        WRONG=1
+      elif [ ! "$pkg_minor" -gt "$MINOR" ]; then
+        debug "minor: $pkg_minor <= $MINOR"
+        if [ "$pkg_minor" -lt "$MINOR" ]; then
+          debug "minor: $pkg_minor < $MINOR"
+          WRONG=1
+        elif [ "$pkg_micro" -lt "$MICRO" ]; then
+          debug "micro: $pkg_micro < $MICRO"
+	  WRONG=1
+        fi
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    if test ! -z "$WRONG"; then
+      echo "found $pkg_version, not ok !"
+      continue
+    else
+      echo "found $pkg_version, ok."
+      # we set a var with the same name as the package, but stripped of
+      # unwanted chars
+      VAR=`echo $PACKAGE | sed 's/-//g'`
+      debug "setting $VAR"
+      eval $VAR="$COMMAND"
+      return 0
+    fi
+  done
+
+  echo "not found !"
+  echo "You must have $PACKAGE installed to compile $package."
+  echo "Download the appropriate package for your distribution,"
+  echo "or get the source tarball at $URL"
+  return 1;
+}
+
+aclocal_check ()
+{
+  # normally aclocal is part of automake
+  # so we expect it to be in the same place as automake
+  # so if a different automake is supplied, we need to adapt as well
+  # so how's about replacing automake with aclocal in the set var,
+  # and saving that in $aclocal ?
+  # note, this will fail if the actual automake isn't called automake*
+  # or if part of the path before it contains it
+  if [ -z "$automake" ]; then
+    echo "Error: no automake variable set !"
+    return 1
+  else
+    aclocal=`echo $automake | sed s/automake/aclocal/`
+    debug "aclocal: $aclocal"
+    if [ "$aclocal" != "aclocal" ];
+    then
+      CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT="$CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT --with-aclocal=$aclocal"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x `which $aclocal` ]; then
+      echo "Error: cannot execute $aclocal !"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
+autoheader_check ()
+{
+  # same here - autoheader is part of autoconf
+  # use the same voodoo
+  if [ -z "$autoconf" ]; then
+    echo "Error: no autoconf variable set !"
+    return 1
+  else
+    autoheader=`echo $autoconf | sed s/autoconf/autoheader/`
+    debug "autoheader: $autoheader"
+    if [ "$autoheader" != "autoheader" ];
+    then
+      CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT="$CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT --with-autoheader=$autoheader"
+    fi
+    if [ ! -x `which $autoheader` ]; then
+      echo "Error: cannot execute $autoheader !"
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
+
+}
+autoconf_2_52d_check ()
+{
+  # autoconf 2.52d has a weird issue involving a yes:no error
+  # so don't allow it's use
+  test -z "$NOCHECK" && {
+    ac_version=`$autoconf --version|head -n 1|sed 's/^[a-zA-Z\.\ ()]*//;s/ .*$//'`
+    if test "$ac_version" = "2.52d"; then
+      echo "autoconf 2.52d has an issue with our current build."
+      echo "We don't know who's to blame however.  So until we do, get a"
+      echo "regular version.  RPM's of a working version are on the gstreamer site."
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  }
+  return 0
+}
+
+die_check ()
+{
+  # call with $DIE
+  # if set to 1, we need to print something helpful then die
+  DIE=$1
+  if test "x$DIE" = "x1";
+  then
+    echo
+    echo "- Please get the right tools before proceeding."
+    echo "- Alternatively, if you're sure we're wrong, run with --nocheck."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+autogen_options ()
+{
+  if test "x$1" = "x"; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  while test "x$1" != "x" ; do
+    optarg=`expr "x$1" : 'x[^=]*=\(.*\)'`
+    case "$1" in
+      --noconfigure)
+          NOCONFIGURE=defined
+	  AUTOGEN_EXT_OPT="$AUTOGEN_EXT_OPT --noconfigure"
+          echo "+ configure run disabled"
+          shift
+          ;;
+      --nocheck)
+	  AUTOGEN_EXT_OPT="$AUTOGEN_EXT_OPT --nocheck"
+          NOCHECK=defined
+          echo "+ autotools version check disabled"
+          shift
+          ;;
+      --debug)
+          DEBUG=defined
+	  AUTOGEN_EXT_OPT="$AUTOGEN_EXT_OPT --debug"
+          echo "+ debug output enabled"
+          shift
+          ;;
+      -h|--help)
+          echo "autogen.sh (autogen options) -- (configure options)"
+          echo "autogen.sh help options: "
+          echo " --noconfigure            don't run the configure script"
+          echo " --nocheck                don't do version checks"
+          echo " --debug                  debug the autogen process"
+          echo
+          echo " --with-autoconf PATH     use autoconf in PATH"
+          echo " --with-automake PATH     use automake in PATH"
+          echo
+          echo "Any argument either not in the above list or after a '--' will be "
+          echo "passed to ./configure."
+	  exit 1
+          ;;
+      --with-automake=*)
+          AUTOMAKE=$optarg
+          echo "+ using alternate automake in $optarg"
+	  CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT="$CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT --with-automake=$AUTOMAKE"
+          shift
+          ;;
+      --with-autoconf=*)
+          AUTOCONF=$optarg
+          echo "+ using alternate autoconf in $optarg"
+	  CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT="$CONFIGURE_DEF_OPT --with-autoconf=$AUTOCONF"
+          shift
+          ;;
+      --) shift ; break ;;
+      *)
+          echo "+ passing argument $1 to configure"
+	  CONFIGURE_EXT_OPT="$CONFIGURE_EXT_OPT $1"
+          shift
+          ;;
+    esac
+  done
+
+  for arg do CONFIGURE_EXT_OPT="$CONFIGURE_EXT_OPT $arg"; done
+  if test ! -z "$CONFIGURE_EXT_OPT"
+  then
+    echo "+ options passed to configure: $CONFIGURE_EXT_OPT"
+  fi
+}
+
+toplevel_check ()
+{
+  srcfile=$1
+  test -f $srcfile || {
+        echo "You must run this script in the top-level $package directory"
+        exit 1
+  }
+}
+
+
+tool_run ()
+{
+  tool=$1
+  options=$2
+  run_if_fail=$3
+  echo "+ running $tool $options..."
+  $tool $options || {
+    echo
+    echo $tool failed
+    eval $run_if_fail
+    exit 1
+  }
+}
diff --git a/common/gst-xmlinspect.py b/common/gst-xmlinspect.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0d7f696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/gst-xmlinspect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+# -*- Mode: Python -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+
+"""
+examine all plugins and elements and output xml documentation for them
+used as part of the plugin documentation build
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+import pygst
+pygst.require('0.10')
+import gst
+
+INDENT_SIZE = 2
+
+# all templates
+
+PAD_TEMPLATE = """<caps>
+  <name>%(name)s</name>
+  <direction>%(direction)s</direction>
+  <presence>%(presence)s</presence>
+  <details>%(details)s</details>
+</caps>"""
+
+ELEMENT_TEMPLATE = """<element>
+  <name>%(name)s</name>
+  <longname>%(longname)s</longname>
+  <class>%(class)s</class>
+  <description>%(description)s</description>
+  <author>%(author)s</author>
+  <pads>
+%(pads)s
+  </pads>
+</element>"""
+
+PLUGIN_TEMPLATE = """<plugin>
+  <name>%(name)s</name>
+  <description>%(description)s</description>
+  <filename>%(filename)s</filename>
+  <basename>%(basename)s</basename>
+  <version>%(version)s</version>
+  <license>%(license)s</license>
+  <source>%(source)s</source>
+  <package>%(package)s</package>
+  <origin>%(origin)s</origin>
+  <elements>
+%(elements)s
+  </elements>
+</plugin>"""
+
+def xmlencode(line):
+    """
+    Replace &, <, and >
+    """
+    line = "&amp;".join(line.split("&"))
+    line = "&lt;".join(line.split("<"))
+    line = "&gt;".join(line.split(">"))
+    return line
+
+def get_offset(indent):
+    return " " * INDENT_SIZE * indent
+
+def output_pad_template(pt, indent=0):
+    print  "PAD TEMPLATE", pt.name_template
+    paddir = ("unknown","source","sink")
+    padpres = ("always","sometimes","request")
+    
+    d = {
+      'name':        xmlencode(pt.name_template),
+      'direction':   xmlencode(paddir[pt.direction]),
+      'presence':    xmlencode(padpres[pt.presence]),
+      'details':     xmlencode(pt.static_caps.string),
+    }
+    block = PAD_TEMPLATE % d
+
+    offset = get_offset(indent)
+    return offset + ("\n" + offset).join(block.split("\n"))
+    
+def output_element_factory(elf, indent=0):
+    print  "ELEMENT", elf.get_name()
+
+    padsoutput = []
+    padtemplates = elf.get_static_pad_templates()
+    for padtemplate in padtemplates:
+        padsoutput.append(output_pad_template(padtemplate, indent))
+
+    d = {
+        'name':        xmlencode(elf.get_name()),
+        'longname':    xmlencode(elf.get_longname()),
+        'class':       xmlencode(elf.get_klass()),
+        'description': xmlencode(elf.get_description()),
+        'author':      xmlencode(elf.get_author()),
+        'pads': "\n".join(padsoutput),
+    }
+    block = ELEMENT_TEMPLATE % d
+
+    offset = get_offset(indent)
+    return offset + ("\n" + offset).join(block.split("\n"))
+
+def output_plugin(plugin, indent=0):
+    print "PLUGIN", plugin.get_name()
+    version = plugin.get_version()
+    
+    elements = {}
+    gst.debug('getting features for plugin %s' % plugin.get_name())
+    registry = gst.registry_get_default()
+    features = registry.get_feature_list_by_plugin(plugin.get_name())
+    gst.debug('plugin %s has %d features' % (plugin.get_name(), len(features)))
+    for feature in features:
+        if isinstance(feature, gst.ElementFactory):
+            elements[feature.get_name()] = feature
+    #gst.debug("got features")
+        
+    elementsoutput = []
+    keys = elements.keys()
+    keys.sort()
+    for name in keys:
+        feature = elements[name]
+        elementsoutput.append(output_element_factory(feature, indent + 2))
+
+    filename = plugin.get_filename()
+    basename = filename
+    if basename:
+        basename = os.path.basename(basename)
+    d = {
+        'name':        xmlencode(plugin.get_name()),
+        'description': xmlencode(plugin.get_description()),
+        'filename':    filename,
+        'basename':    basename,
+        'version':     version,
+        'license':     xmlencode(plugin.get_license()),
+        'source':      xmlencode(plugin.get_source()),
+        'package':     xmlencode(plugin.get_package()),
+        'origin':      xmlencode(plugin.get_origin()),
+        'elements': "\n".join(elementsoutput),
+    }
+    block = PLUGIN_TEMPLATE % d
+    
+    offset = get_offset(indent)
+    return offset + ("\n" + offset).join(block.split("\n"))
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) == 1:
+        sys.stderr.write("Please specify a source module to inspect")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    source = sys.argv[1]
+
+    if len(sys.argv) > 2:
+        os.chdir(sys.argv[2])
+
+    registry = gst.registry_get_default()
+    all = registry.get_plugin_list()
+    for plugin in all:
+        gst.debug("inspecting plugin %s from source %s" % (
+            plugin.get_name(), plugin.get_source()))
+        # this skips gstcoreelements, with bin and pipeline
+        if plugin.get_filename() is None:
+            continue
+        if plugin.get_source() != source:
+            continue
+
+        filename = "plugin-%s.xml" % plugin.get_name()
+        handle = open(filename, "w")
+        handle.write(output_plugin(plugin))
+        handle.close()
+
+main()
diff --git a/common/gst.supp b/common/gst.supp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9b2a3a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/gst.supp
@@ -0,0 +1,1988 @@
+### this file contains suppressions for valgrind when running
+### the gstreamer unit tests
+### it might be useful for wider use as well
+
+### syscall suppressions
+
+{
+   <clone on Wim's Debian>
+   Memcheck:Param
+   clone(parent_tidptr)
+   fun:clone
+   fun:clone
+}
+
+{
+   <clone on Wim's Debian>
+   Memcheck:Param
+   clone(child_tidptr)
+   fun:clone
+   fun:clone
+}
+
+{
+   <clone on Wim's Debian>
+   Memcheck:Param
+   clone(tlsinfo)
+   fun:clone
+   fun:clone
+}
+
+### glibc suppressions
+
+{
+   <conditional jump on wim's debian 2/2/06>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+   fun:gst_plugin_load_file
+}
+
+# glibc does not deallocate thread-local storage
+
+{
+   <tls>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:_dl_allocate_tls
+   fun:pthread_create@@*
+}
+
+# I get an extra stack entry on x86/dapper
+{
+   <tls>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dl_allocate_tls
+   fun:pthread_create@@*
+}
+
+
+{
+   <pthread strstr>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:strstr
+   fun:__pthread_initialize_minimal
+   obj:/lib/libpthread-*.so
+   obj:/lib/libpthread-*.so
+   fun:call_init
+   fun:_dl_init
+   obj:/lib/ld-*.so
+}
+
+# a thread-related free problem in glibc from Edgard
+{
+   __libc_freeres_rw_acess
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   fun:__libc_freeres
+}
+
+{
+   <a conditional jump on wim's debian>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+}
+
+# g_module_open-related problems
+{
+   <started showing up on fc4-quick>
+   Memcheck:Addr2
+   fun:memcpy
+   fun:_dl_map_object_deps
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+   fun:gst_plugin_load_file
+   fun:gst_registry_scan_path_level
+   fun:gst_registry_scan_path_level
+   fun:gst_registry_scan_path_level
+   fun:init_post
+   fun:g_option_context_parse
+   fun:gst_init_check
+   fun:gst_init
+   fun:gst_check_init
+   fun:main
+}
+
+{
+   <started showing up on fc4-quick>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   fun:memcpy
+   fun:_dl_map_object_deps
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+   fun:gst_plugin_load_file
+   fun:gst_registry_scan_path_level
+   fun:gst_registry_scan_path_level
+   fun:gst_registry_scan_path_level
+   fun:init_post
+   fun:g_option_context_parse
+   fun:gst_init_check
+   fun:gst_init
+   fun:gst_check_init
+   fun:main
+}
+
+{
+   <g_module_open on wim's debian>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:do_sym
+   fun:_dl_sym
+   fun:dlsym_doit
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlsym
+   fun:g_module_symbol
+   fun:g_module_open
+   fun:gst_plugin_load_file
+}
+
+{
+   <g_module_open on wim's debian>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+   fun:gst_plugin_load_file
+}
+{
+   <g_module_open on wim's debian>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+   fun:gst_plugin_load_file
+   fun:gst_plugin_load_by_name
+   fun:gst_plugin_feature_load
+}
+
+{
+   <leak on wim's debian in g_module_open>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+   fun:gst_plugin_load_file
+   fun:gst_plugin_load_by_name
+}
+
+{
+   <invalid read on wim's debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+}
+
+{
+   <invalid read on wim's debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+}
+
+{
+   <invalid read on wim's debian - 2006-02-02>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+
+{
+   <invalid read on wim's debian - 2006-02-02>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+
+{
+   <invalid read on wim's debian - 2006-02-02>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:do_sym
+   fun:_dl_sym
+   fun:dlsym_doit
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlsym
+   fun:g_module_symbol
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+
+{
+   <futex on Andy's 64-bit ubuntu>
+   Memcheck:Param
+   futex(uaddr2)
+   fun:pthread_once
+   obj:/lib/libc-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/libc-2.3.*.so
+   fun:mbsnrtowcs
+   fun:vfprintf
+   fun:vsprintf
+   fun:sprintf
+   obj:/lib/libc-2.3.*.so
+   fun:tmpfile
+   fun:setup_pipe
+   fun:setup_messaging_with_key
+   fun:setup_messaging
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   fun:_dl_sym
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlsym
+   fun:g_module_symbol
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   fun:__libc_dlopen_mode
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   fun:__libc_dlopen_mode
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   fun:__libc_dlopen_mode
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   fun:iconv_open
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   fun:__libc_dlopen_mode
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
+   fun:iconv_open
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <suppression for glibc 2.7 on debian>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.7.so
+   obj:/lib/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+# suppression for a glibc bug:
+# http://valgrind.org/docs/manual/faq.html#faq.exit_errors>
+{
+   <Workaround for a glibc bug> 
+   Memcheck:Free
+   fun:free
+   obj:*libc-*.so
+   fun:__libc_freeres
+   fun:*
+   fun:_Exit
+}
+
+# valgrind doesn't allow me to specify a suppression for Addr1, Addr2, Addr4
+# as Addr*, so 3 copies for that; and then 2 of each for that pesky memcpy
+{
+   <Invalid read of size 1, 2, 4 on thomas's FC4>
+   Memcheck:Addr1
+   fun:_dl_signal_error
+   fun:_dl_map_object_deps
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+
+{
+   <Invalid read of size 1, 2, 4 on thomas's FC4>
+   Memcheck:Addr2
+   fun:_dl_signal_error
+   fun:_dl_map_object_deps
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+{
+   <Invalid read of size 1, 2, 4 on thomas's FC4>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   fun:_dl_signal_error
+   fun:_dl_map_object_deps
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+
+{
+   <Invalid read of size 1, 2, 4 on thomas's FC4>
+   Memcheck:Addr1
+   fun:memcpy
+   fun:_dl_signal_error
+   fun:_dl_map_object_deps
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+
+{
+   <Invalid read of size 1, 2, 4 on thomas's FC4>
+   Memcheck:Addr2
+   fun:memcpy
+   fun:_dl_signal_error
+   fun:_dl_map_object_deps
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+{
+   <Invalid read of size 1, 2, 4 on thomas's FC4>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   fun:memcpy
+   fun:_dl_signal_error
+   fun:_dl_map_object_deps
+   fun:dl_open_worker
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dl_open
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   fun:_dl_catch_error
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+   fun:g_module_open
+}
+
+{
+   <Addr8 on Andy's AMD64 ubuntu in dl_open>
+   Memcheck:Addr8
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/libc-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   obj:/lib/libdl-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+}
+
+{
+   <Conditional jump on Andy's AMD64 ubuntu>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/libc-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   obj:/lib/libdl-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.*.so
+   obj:/lib/libdl-2.3.*.so
+   fun:dlopen
+   fun:g_module_open
+   fun:gst_plugin_load_file
+   fun:gst_plugin_load_by_name
+   fun:gst_plugin_feature_load
+}
+
+{
+   <Mike's x86 dapper>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   obj:/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.3.6.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <Mike's x86 dapper>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   obj:/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.3.6.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+{
+   <Another dapper one>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   obj:/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.3.6.so
+   fun:dlopen
+}
+
+### glib suppressions
+{
+   <g_parse_debug_string>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:g_parse_debug_string
+   obj:/usr/lib*/libglib-2.0.so.*
+   fun:g_slice_alloc
+   fun:g_slice_alloc0
+}
+
+{
+   <g_type_init malloc>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   fun:g_malloc
+   fun:g_strdup
+   fun:g_quark_from_string
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   fun:g_type_register_fundamental
+   obj:*
+   fun:g_type_init_with_debug_flags
+   fun:g_type_init
+   fun:init_pre
+}
+
+{
+   <g_type_init calloc>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   fun:g_type_register_fundamental
+}
+
+{
+   <g_type_init calloc 2>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   fun:g_type_init_with_debug_flags
+}
+
+{
+   <g_type_init calloc 3, GSlice version>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:g_slice_alloc
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   fun:g_type_init_with_debug_flags
+}
+
+#pthread memleaks
+
+{
+   Thread creation leak
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:allocate_dtv
+   fun:_dl_allocate*
+   fun:_dl_allocate*
+   fun:__pthread_initialize_minimal
+}
+
+{
+   Thread management leak
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:allocate_dtv
+   fun:_dl_allocate*
+   fun:_dl_allocate*
+   fun:__pthread_*
+}
+
+{
+   Thread management leak 2
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:memalign
+   fun:_dl_allocate*
+   fun:_dl_allocate*
+   fun:__pthread_*
+}
+
+{
+   pthread_create Syscall param write(buf) points to uninitialised byte(s)
+   Memcheck:Param
+   write(buf)
+   fun:pthread_create@@GLIBC_2.2.5
+   fun:g_thread_create*
+
+}
+
+# nss_parse_* memleak (used by g_option_context_parse)
+{
+   nss_parse_* memleak
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   fun:nss_parse_service_list
+   fun:__nss_database_lookup
+}
+
+# liboil suppressions
+{
+   <liboil cpu_fault_check_try>
+   Memcheck:Value8
+   obj:/usr/lib/liboil-0.3.so.0.1.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/liboil-0.3.so.0.1.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/liboil-0.3.so.0.1.0
+   fun:oil_cpu_fault_check_try
+   fun:oil_test_check_impl
+   fun:oil_class_optimize
+   fun:oil_optimize_all
+   fun:oil_init
+}
+
+{
+   <annoying read error inside dlopen stuff on Ubuntu Dapper x86_64>
+   Memcheck:Addr8
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+}
+
+{
+   <Ubuntu Dapper x86_64>
+   Memcheck:Param
+   futex(uaddr2)
+   fun:pthread_once
+   obj:/lib/libc-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/libc-2.3.6.so
+   fun:setlocale
+   fun:init_pre
+   fun:g_option_context_parse
+   fun:gst_init_check
+   fun:gst_init
+   fun:gst_check_init
+   fun:main
+}
+
+{
+   <Ubuntu Dapper x86_64 dlopen stuff again>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   fun:_dl_open
+   obj:/lib/libdl-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.3.6.so
+   obj:/lib/libdl-2.3.6.so
+   fun:dlopen
+   fun:g_module_open
+   fun:gst_plugin_load_file
+}
+# this exists in a bunch of different variations, hence the short tail/trace
+{
+   <dlopen invalid read of size 4 suppression on tpm's Ubuntu edgy/x86>
+   Memcheck:Addr4
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+}
+{
+   <and the same for 64bit systems>
+   Memcheck:Addr8
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+}
+
+# More edgy suppressions (Mike)
+{  
+   <dlopen Condition jump suppressions for Ubuntu Edgy/x86>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+}
+
+{  
+   <dlopen Condition jump suppressions for Ubuntu Edgy/x86>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   fun:dlopen_doit
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   fun:_dlerror_run
+   fun:dlopen@@GLIBC_2.1
+}
+
+{  
+   <dlopen Condition jump suppressions for Ubuntu Edgy/x86>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   fun:do_sym
+   fun:_dl_sym
+}
+
+# This one's overly general, but there's zero other information in the stack
+# trace - just these five lines!
+{  
+   <dlopen Condition jump suppressions for Ubuntu Edgy/x86>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+}
+
+{
+   <tls leaks on Edgy/x86>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.4.so
+   fun:_dl_allocate_tls
+   fun:pthread_create@@GLIBC_2.1
+}
+
+# TLS leaks for feisty/x86
+{
+   <tls leaks on Feisty/x86>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:allocate_dtv
+   fun:_dl_allocate_tls
+   fun:pthread_create@@GLIBC_2.1
+}
+
+{
+   <libcdio 0.76 leak>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/usr/lib/libcdio.so.6.0.1
+   fun:cdio_open_am_linux
+   obj:/usr/lib/libcdio.so.6.0.1
+   fun:cdio_open_am
+}
+
+{
+   <Addr8 on Jan's AMD64 ubuntu Feisty in dl_open>
+   Memcheck:Addr8
+   obj:/lib/ld-2.5.so
+}
+
+{
+   <First of many Alsa errors>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:snd_pcm_direct_shm_create_or_connect
+   fun:snd_pcm_dsnoop_open
+   fun:_snd_pcm_dsnoop_open
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_pcm_open_slave
+   fun:_snd_pcm_plug_open
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_pcm_open_slave
+   fun:_snd_pcm_asym_open
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+}
+
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:snd_pcm_hw_param_set_near
+   fun:set_hwparams
+}
+
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:_snd_pcm_hw_param_set_min
+   fun:snd_pcm_hw_param_set_min
+   fun:snd_pcm_hw_param_set_near
+   fun:set_hwparams
+}
+
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:_snd_pcm_hw_param_set_min
+   fun:snd_pcm_hw_param_set_min
+   fun:snd_pcm_hw_param_set_near
+   fun:set_hwparams
+}
+
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_pcm_hw_param_set_near
+   fun:set_hwparams
+}
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_pcm_close
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+}
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:snd_pcm_direct_shm_create_or_connect
+   fun:snd_pcm_dmix_open
+   fun:_snd_pcm_dmix_open
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_pcm_open_slave
+   fun:_snd_pcm_softvol_open
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_pcm_open_slave
+   fun:_snd_pcm_plug_open
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_pcm_open_slave
+   fun:_snd_pcm_asym_open
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+}
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   fun:strdup
+   fun:snd_dlobj_cache_add
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_pcm_open_slave
+   fun:snd_pcm_dsnoop_open
+   fun:_snd_pcm_dsnoop_open
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_pcm_open_slave
+   fun:_snd_pcm_plug_open
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_pcm_open_slave
+   fun:_snd_pcm_asym_open
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+}
+# Catch about 15 variations on inserting info into an ALSA
+# internal cache
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   fun:snd_dlobj_cache_add
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+}
+{
+   <this catches a bunch of very similar errors related to parsing the configs>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+}
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above with 6 libasound>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above with 7 libasound>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above with 10 libasound>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above with 11 libasound>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+}
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load_for_all_cards
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_alias_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_definition
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above, but using calloc>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load_for_all_cards
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_alias_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_definition
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above, but with only 9 libasounds>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_alias_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_definition
+}
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_update_r
+   fun:snd_config_update
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above, with 7 libasound repeats>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_update_r
+   fun:snd_config_update
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above, with 6 libasound repeats>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_update_r
+   fun:snd_config_update
+}
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_update_r
+   fun:snd_config_update
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above, with 6 libasound repeats>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_update_r
+   fun:snd_config_update
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above, with 7 libasound repeats>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_update_r
+   fun:snd_config_update
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above, with 8 libasound repeats>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_update_r
+   fun:snd_config_update
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above, with 9 libasound repeats>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_update_r
+   fun:snd_config_update
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above, with 10 libasound repeats>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_update_r
+   fun:snd_config_update
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above, with 11 libasound repeats>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_update_r
+   fun:snd_config_update
+}
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_alias_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_definition
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+}
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_alias_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_definition
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+}
+{
+   <alsa error>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load_for_all_cards
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_alias_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_definition
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above, but with 8 libasound in the stack>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load_for_all_cards
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_alias_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_definition
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above, but with 7 libasound in the stack>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load_for_all_cards
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_alias_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_definition
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+}
+{
+   <alsa error - same as above, but with 6 libasound in the stack>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load
+   fun:snd_config_hook_load_for_all_cards
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+   fun:snd_config_searcha_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_alias_hooks
+   fun:snd_config_search_definition
+   obj:/*lib/libasound.so.2.0.0
+}
+{
+   <nss lookup within ALSA>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   obj:/lib/libc*.so
+   fun:__nss_database_lookup
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   fun:getgrnam_r
+   fun:getgrnam
+   fun:snd_pcm_direct_parse_open_conf
+}
+
+{
+   <libxcb leak on Ubuntu Feisty>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:_XCBInitDisplayLock
+   fun:XOpenDisplay
+}
+
+# GConf internal initialisations related to getting the default client.
+{
+   <Orbit something or other>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc_tcval
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.*
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_IOR
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_object
+   fun:CORBA_ORB_string_to_object
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   fun:gconf_get_current_lock_holder
+   fun:gconf_activate_server
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   fun:gconf_engine_get_default
+}
+{
+   <gconf internal leak>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc_tcval
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.*
+   fun:PortableServer_POA_servant_to_reference
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   fun:gconf_engine_get_default
+}
+{
+   <gconf internal leak>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc_tcval
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.*
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_IOR
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_object
+   fun:CORBA_ORB_string_to_object
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   fun:gconf_get_current_lock_holder
+   fun:gconf_activate_server
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   fun:gconf_engine_get_default
+}  
+{
+   <gconf internal initialisation>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.*
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_IOR
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_object
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_value
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.*
+   fun:ORBit_small_invoke_stub
+   fun:ConfigServer_get_default_database
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   fun:gconf_engine_get_default
+}
+{
+   <gconf internal init>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.*
+   fun:IOP_generate_profiles
+   fun:ORBit_marshal_object
+   fun:ORBit_marshal_value
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.*
+   fun:ORBit_small_invoke_stub
+   fun:ConfigServer_add_client
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   fun:gconf_engine_get_default
+}
+{
+   <gconf internal init>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc_by_tc
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.*
+   fun:PortableServer_POA_servant_to_reference
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   fun:gconf_engine_get_default
+}
+{
+   <gconf internal init>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc_by_tc
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so.*
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_IOR
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_object
+   fun:CORBA_ORB_string_to_object
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   fun:gconf_get_current_lock_holder
+   fun:gconf_activate_server
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so.*
+   fun:gconf_engine_get_default
+}
+
+# Some libORBit/bonobo initialisation stuff
+{
+   <bonobo init>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   fun:g_malloc
+   fun:ORBit_alloc_string
+   fun:CORBA_string_dup
+   fun:Bonobo_ActivationEnvValue_set
+   fun:bonobo_activation_init_activation_env
+   fun:bonobo_activation_orb_init
+   fun:bonobo_activation_init
+}
+{
+   <bonobo init>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc*
+   fun:ORBit_small_alloc*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so*
+   fun:PortableServer_POA_servant_to_reference
+   obj:/usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so*
+}
+{
+   <bonobo init>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc_tcval
+   fun:ORBit_small_allocbuf
+   fun:ORBit_adaptor_setup
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so*
+   fun:ORBit_POA_setup_root
+   fun:ORBit_init_internals
+   fun:CORBA_ORB_init
+}
+{
+   <bonobo init - more recent variant of above>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc_tcval
+   fun:ORBit_adaptor_setup
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so*
+   fun:ORBit_POA_setup_root
+   fun:ORBit_init_internals
+   fun:CORBA_ORB_init
+}
+{
+   <bonobo init>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc*
+   fun:ORBit_small_allocbuf
+   fun:bonobo_activation_init_activation_env
+   fun:bonobo_activation_orb_init
+   fun:bonobo_activation_init
+}
+
+# More GConf stuff from the FC5 buildbot, mostly variations on the 
+# above stack traces
+{
+   <incompletely initialised ORBit buffer>
+   Memcheck:Param
+   writev(vector[...])
+   fun:writev
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so*
+   fun:link_connection_writev
+   fun:giop_send_buffer_write
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so*
+   fun:ORBit_small_invoke_stub
+   fun:ORBit_small_invoke_stub_n
+   fun:ORBit_c_stub_invoke
+   fun:ConfigServer_ping
+   fun:gconf_activate_server
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   fun:gconf_engine_get_default
+}
+{
+   <gconf init>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc*
+   fun:ORBit_small_alloc*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so*
+   fun:PortableServer_POA_servant_to_reference
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   fun:gconf_engine_get_default
+}
+{
+   <gconf init>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc*
+   fun:ORBit_small_alloc
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so*
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_IOR
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_object
+   fun:CORBA_ORB_string_to_object
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   fun:gconf_get_current_lock_holder
+   fun:gconf_activate_server
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   fun:gconf_engine_get_default
+}
+{
+   <gconf init>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc*
+   fun:ORBit_small_alloc*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so*
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_IOR
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_object
+   fun:CORBA_ORB_string_to_object
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   fun:gconf_get_current_lock_holder
+   fun:gconf_activate_server
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   fun:gconf_engine_get_default
+}
+{
+   <bonobo init>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc*
+   fun:ORBit_small_alloc*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so*
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_IOR
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_object
+   fun:ORBit_demarshal_value
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so*
+   fun:ORBit_small_invoke_stub
+   fun:ORBit_small_invoke_stub_n
+   fun:ORBit_c_stub_invoke
+   fun:ConfigServer_get_default_database
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   fun:gconf_engine_get_default
+}
+{
+   <gconf init>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:calloc
+   fun:g_malloc0
+   fun:ORBit_alloc*
+   fun:ORBit_small_alloc*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so*
+   fun:ORBit_OAObject_object_to_objkey
+   fun:IOP_generate_profiles
+   fun:ORBit_marshal_object
+   fun:ORBit_marshal_value
+   obj:/usr/lib/libORBit-2.so*
+   fun:ORBit_small_invoke_stub
+   fun:ORBit_small_invoke_stub_n
+   fun:ORBit_c_stub_invoke
+   fun:ConfigServer_add_client
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   obj:/usr/lib/libgconf-2.so*
+   fun:gconf_engine_get_default
+}
+{
+   <GLib caching the home dir>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   obj:*libc-*.so
+   fun:__nss_database_lookup
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   fun:getpwnam_r
+   obj:/usr/lib*/libglib-2.0.so.*
+   fun:g_get_home_dir
+}
+{
+   <GLib caching the user name>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   obj:*libc-*.so
+   fun:__nss_database_lookup
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   fun:getpwnam_r
+   obj:/usr/lib*/libglib-2.0.so.*
+   fun:g_get_user_name
+}
+{
+   <GLib caching the tmp dir>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   obj:*libc-*.so
+   fun:__nss_database_lookup
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   fun:getpwnam_r
+   obj:/usr/lib*/libglib-2.0.so.*
+   fun:g_get_tmp_dir
+}
+
+{
+   <GLib caching the host name>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   obj:*libc-*.so
+   fun:__nss_database_lookup
+   obj:*
+   obj:*
+   fun:getpwnam_r
+   obj:/usr/lib*/libglib-2.0.so.0.*
+   fun:g_get_host_name
+}
+
+
+## Some Fontconfig errors.
+{
+   <First time load of a font - feisty x86_64>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   fun:FcPatternObjectInsertElt
+   fun:FcPatternObjectAddWithBinding
+   fun:FcPatternAppend
+   fun:FcEndElement
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   fun:XML_ParseBuffer
+   fun:FcConfigParseAndLoad
+   fun:FcConfigParseAndLoad
+   fun:FcParseInclude
+   fun:FcEndElement
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   fun:XML_ParseBuffer
+   fun:FcConfigParseAndLoad
+}
+{
+   <First time load of a font - feisty x86_64>
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   fun:FcStrCopy
+   fun:FcEndElement
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   fun:XML_ParseBuffer
+   fun:FcConfigParseAndLoad
+   fun:FcConfigParseAndLoad
+   fun:FcParseInclude
+   fun:FcEndElement
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   obj:/usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.0.0
+   fun:XML_ParseBuffer
+   fun:FcConfigParseAndLoad
+   fun:FcInitLoadConfig
+   fun:FcInitLoadConfigAndFonts
+}
+
diff --git a/common/gstdoc-scangobj b/common/gstdoc-scangobj
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..90ba889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/gstdoc-scangobj
@@ -0,0 +1,1607 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+# -*- cperl -*-
+#
+# gtk-doc - GTK DocBook documentation generator.
+# Copyright (C) 1998  Damon Chaplin
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+#
+
+#
+# This gets information about object heirarchies and signals
+# by compiling a small C program. CFLAGS and LDFLAGS must be
+# set appropriately before running this script.
+#
+# NOTE: the lookup_signal_arg_names() function contains the argument names of
+#       standard GTK signal handlers. This may need to be updated for new
+#       GTK signals or Gnome widget signals.
+
+use Getopt::Long;
+
+unshift @INC, '/usr/share/gtk-doc/data';
+require "gtkdoc-common.pl";
+
+# Options
+
+# name of documentation module
+my $MODULE;
+my $OUTPUT_DIR;
+my $PRINT_VERSION;
+my $PRINT_HELP;
+my $TYPE_INIT_FUNC="g_type_init ()";
+
+# --nogtkinit is deprecated, as it is the default now anyway.
+%optctl = (module => \$MODULE,
+           source => \$SOURCE,
+	   types => \$TYPES_FILE,
+	   nogtkinit => \$NO_GTK_INIT,
+	   'type-init-func' => \$TYPE_INIT_FUNC,
+	   'output-dir' => \$OUTPUT_DIR,
+	   'version' => \$PRINT_VERSION,
+	   'help' => \$PRINT_HELP);
+	   
+GetOptions(\%optctl, "module=s", "source=s", "types:s", "output-dir:s", "nogtkinit", "type-init-func:s", "version", "help");
+
+if ($NO_GTK_INIT) {
+  # Do nothing. This just avoids a warning.
+}
+
+if ($PRINT_VERSION) {
+    print "1.5\n";
+    exit 0;
+}
+
+if (!$MODULE) {
+    $PRINT_HELP = 1;
+}
+
+if ($PRINT_HELP) {
+    print "gstdoc-scangobj version 1.5\n";
+    print "\n--module=MODULE_NAME  Name of the doc module being parsed";
+    print "\n--source=SOURCE_NAME  Name of the source module for plugins";
+    print "\n--types=FILE          The name of the file to store the types in";
+    print "\n--type-init-func=FUNC The init function to call instead of g_type_init ()";
+    print "\n--output-dir=DIRNAME  The directory where the results are stored";
+    print "\n--version             Print the version of this program";
+    print "\n--help                Print this help\n";
+    exit 0;
+}
+
+$OUTPUT_DIR = $OUTPUT_DIR ? $OUTPUT_DIR : ".";
+
+# THOMAS: dynamic types; only use types file for headers
+ $TYPES_FILE = $TYPES_FILE ? $TYPES_FILE : "$OUTPUT_DIR/$MODULE.types";
+
+open (TYPES, $TYPES_FILE) || die "Cannot open $TYPES_FILE: $!\n";
+open (OUTPUT, ">$MODULE-scan.c") || die "Cannot open $MODULE-scan.c: $!\n";
+
+my $old_signals_filename = "$OUTPUT_DIR/$MODULE.signals";
+my $new_signals_filename = "$OUTPUT_DIR/$MODULE.signals.new";
+my $old_hierarchy_filename = "$OUTPUT_DIR/$MODULE.hierarchy";
+my $new_hierarchy_filename = "$OUTPUT_DIR/$MODULE.hierarchy.new";
+my $old_interfaces_filename = "$OUTPUT_DIR/$MODULE.interfaces";
+my $new_interfaces_filename = "$OUTPUT_DIR/$MODULE.interfaces.new";
+my $old_prerequisites_filename = "$OUTPUT_DIR/$MODULE.prerequisites";
+my $new_prerequisites_filename = "$OUTPUT_DIR/$MODULE.prerequisites.new";
+my $old_args_filename = "$OUTPUT_DIR/$MODULE.args";
+my $new_args_filename = "$OUTPUT_DIR/$MODULE.args.new";
+
+# write a C program to scan the types
+
+$includes = "";
+#@types = ();
+
+for (<TYPES>) {
+    if (/^#include/) {
+	$includes .= $_;
+#    } elsif (/^%/) {
+#	next;
+#    } elsif (/^\s*$/) {
+#	next;
+#    } else {
+#	chomp;
+#	push @types, $_;
+    }
+}
+
+#$ntypes = @types + 1;
+
+print OUTPUT <<EOT;
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+$includes
+#ifdef GTK_IS_WIDGET_CLASS
+#include <gtk/gtkversion.h>
+#endif
+GType *object_types = NULL;
+
+static GType *
+get_object_types (void)
+{
+    GList *plugins = NULL;
+    GList *factories = NULL;
+    GList *l;
+    GstElementFactory *factory = NULL;
+
+    gint i = 0;
+
+    /* get a list of features from plugins in our source module */
+    plugins = gst_registry_get_plugin_list (gst_registry_get_default());
+
+    while (plugins) {
+      GList *features;
+      GstPlugin *plugin;
+      const gchar *source;
+
+      plugin = (GstPlugin *) (plugins->data);
+      plugins = g_list_next (plugins);
+      source = gst_plugin_get_source (plugin);
+      /*g_print ("plugin: %s source: %s\\n", plugin->desc.name, source);*/
+      if (!source || strcmp (source, "$SOURCE") != 0) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      g_print ("plugin: %s source: %s\\n", plugin->desc.name, source);
+
+      features =
+          gst_registry_get_feature_list_by_plugin (gst_registry_get_default (),
+          plugin->desc.name);
+      while (features) {
+        GstPluginFeature *feature;
+        feature = GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (features->data);
+        feature = gst_plugin_feature_load (feature);
+        if (!feature) {
+          g_warning ("Could not load plugin feature %s",
+                     gst_plugin_feature_get_name (feature));
+        }
+
+        if (GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature)) {
+          factory = GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature);
+          factories = g_list_prepend (factories, factory);
+        }
+        features = g_list_next (features);
+      }
+    }
+
+    g_message ("number of element factories: %d", g_list_length (factories));
+
+    /* allocate the object_types array to hold them */
+    object_types = g_new0 (GType, g_list_length (factories)+1);
+
+    l = factories;
+    i = 0;
+
+    /* fill it */
+    while (l) {
+      GType type;
+      factory = GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (l->data);
+      type = gst_element_factory_get_element_type (factory);
+      g_message ("adding type %p for factory %s", (void *) type, gst_element_factory_get_longname (factory));
+      object_types[i] = type;
+      i++;
+      l = g_list_next (l);
+    }
+    object_types[i] = 0;
+EOT
+
+print OUTPUT <<EOT;
+
+    /* Need to make sure all the types are loaded in and initialize
+     * their signals and properties.
+     */
+    for (i=0; object_types[i]; i++) {
+      if (G_TYPE_IS_CLASSED (object_types[i]))
+        g_type_class_ref (object_types[i]);
+        else {
+          g_warning ("not reffing type: %s", g_type_name (object_types[i]));
+        }
+    }
+
+    return object_types;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This uses GObject type functions to output signal prototypes and the object
+ * hierarchy.
+ */
+
+/* The output files */
+const gchar *signals_filename = "$new_signals_filename";
+const gchar *hierarchy_filename = "$new_hierarchy_filename";
+const gchar *interfaces_filename = "$new_interfaces_filename";
+const gchar *prerequisites_filename = "$new_prerequisites_filename";
+const gchar *args_filename = "$new_args_filename";
+
+
+static void output_signals (void);
+static void output_object_signals (FILE *fp,
+				   GType object_type);
+static void output_object_signal (FILE *fp,
+				  const gchar *object_class_name,
+				  guint signal_id);
+static const gchar * get_type_name (GType type,
+			            gboolean * is_pointer);
+static const gchar * get_gdk_event (const gchar * signal_name);
+static const gchar ** lookup_signal_arg_names (const gchar * type,
+					       const gchar * signal_name);
+
+static void output_object_hierarchy (void);
+static void output_hierarchy (FILE *fp,
+			      GType type,
+			      guint level);
+
+static void output_object_interfaces (void);
+static void output_interfaces (FILE *fp,
+			       GType type);
+
+static void output_interface_prerequisites (void);
+static void output_prerequisites (FILE *fp,
+			          GType type);
+
+static void output_args (void);
+static void output_object_args (FILE *fp, GType object_type);
+
+int
+main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  /* Silence the compiler: */
+  if (argv != argv) argc = argc;
+
+  $TYPE_INIT_FUNC;
+
+  get_object_types ();
+
+  output_signals ();
+  output_object_hierarchy ();
+  output_object_interfaces ();
+  output_interface_prerequisites ();
+  output_args ();
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+
+static void
+output_signals (void)
+{
+  FILE *fp;
+  gint i;
+
+  fp = fopen (signals_filename, "w");
+  if (fp == NULL)
+    {
+      g_warning ("Couldn't open output file: %s : %s", signals_filename, strerror(errno));
+      return;
+    }
+
+  for (i = 0; object_types[i]; i++)
+    output_object_signals (fp, object_types[i]);
+
+  fclose (fp);
+}
+
+static gint
+compare_signals (const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+  const guint *signal_a = a;
+  const guint *signal_b = b;
+
+  return strcmp (g_signal_name (*signal_a), g_signal_name (*signal_b));
+}
+
+/* This outputs all the signals of one object. */
+static void
+output_object_signals (FILE *fp, GType object_type)
+{
+  const gchar *object_class_name;
+  guint *signals, n_signals;
+  guint sig;
+
+  if (G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (object_type) ||
+      G_TYPE_IS_INTERFACE (object_type))
+    {
+
+      object_class_name = g_type_name (object_type);
+
+      signals = g_signal_list_ids (object_type, &n_signals);
+      qsort (signals, n_signals, sizeof (guint), compare_signals);
+
+      for (sig = 0; sig < n_signals; sig++)
+        {
+           output_object_signal (fp, object_class_name, signals[sig]);
+        }
+      g_free (signals);
+   }
+}
+
+
+/* This outputs one signal. */
+static void
+output_object_signal (FILE *fp,
+		      const gchar *object_name,
+		      guint signal_id)
+{
+  GSignalQuery query_info;
+  const gchar *type_name, *ret_type, *object_arg, *arg_name;
+  gchar *pos, *object_arg_lower;
+  gboolean is_pointer;
+  gchar ret_type_buffer[1024], buffer[1024];
+  guint i, param;
+  const gchar **arg_names;
+  gint param_num, widget_num, event_num, callback_num;
+  gint *arg_num;
+  gchar signal_name[128];
+  gchar flags[16];
+
+  /*  g_print ("Object: %s Signal: %u\\n", object_name, signal_id);*/
+
+  param_num = 1;
+  widget_num = event_num = callback_num = 0;
+
+  g_signal_query (signal_id, &query_info);
+
+  /* Output the return type and function name. */
+  ret_type = get_type_name (query_info.return_type & ~G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE, &is_pointer);
+  sprintf (ret_type_buffer, "%s%s", ret_type, is_pointer ? "*" : "");
+
+  /* Output the signal object type and the argument name. We assume the
+     type is a pointer - I think that is OK. We remove "Gtk" or "Gnome" and
+     convert to lower case for the argument name. */
+  pos = buffer;
+  sprintf (pos, "%s ", object_name);
+  pos += strlen (pos);
+
+  if (!strncmp (object_name, "Gtk", 3))
+      object_arg = object_name + 3;
+  else if (!strncmp (object_name, "Gnome", 5))
+      object_arg = object_name + 5;
+  else
+      object_arg = object_name;
+
+  object_arg_lower = g_ascii_strdown (object_arg, -1);
+  sprintf (pos, "*%s\\n", object_arg_lower);
+  pos += strlen (pos);
+  if (!strncmp (object_arg_lower, "widget", 6))
+    widget_num = 2;
+  g_free(object_arg_lower);
+
+  /* Convert signal name to use underscores rather than dashes '-'. */
+  strcpy (signal_name, query_info.signal_name);
+  for (i = 0; signal_name[i]; i++)
+    {
+      if (signal_name[i] == '-')
+	signal_name[i] = '_';
+    }
+
+  /* Output the signal parameters. */
+  arg_names = lookup_signal_arg_names (object_name, signal_name);
+
+  for (param = 0; param < query_info.n_params; param++)
+    {
+      if (arg_names)
+	{
+	  sprintf (pos, "%s\\n", arg_names[param]);
+	  pos += strlen (pos);
+	}
+      else
+	{
+	  type_name = get_type_name (query_info.param_types[param] & ~G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE, &is_pointer);
+
+	  /* Most arguments to the callback are called "arg1", "arg2", etc.
+	     GdkWidgets are called "widget", "widget2", ...
+	     GdkEvents are called "event", "event2", ...
+	     GtkCallbacks are called "callback", "callback2", ... */
+	  if (!strcmp (type_name, "GtkWidget"))
+	    {
+	      arg_name = "widget";
+	      arg_num = &widget_num;
+	    }
+	  else if (!strcmp (type_name, "GdkEvent"))
+	    {
+	      type_name = get_gdk_event (signal_name);
+	      arg_name = "event";
+	      arg_num = &event_num;
+	      is_pointer = TRUE;
+	    }
+	  else if (!strcmp (type_name, "GtkCallback")
+		   || !strcmp (type_name, "GtkCCallback"))
+	    {
+	      arg_name = "callback";
+	      arg_num = &callback_num;
+	    }
+	  else
+	    {
+	      arg_name = "arg";
+	      arg_num = &param_num;
+	    }
+	  sprintf (pos, "%s ", type_name);
+	  pos += strlen (pos);
+
+	  if (!arg_num || *arg_num == 0)
+	    sprintf (pos, "%s%s\\n", is_pointer ? "*" : " ", arg_name);
+	  else
+	    sprintf (pos, "%s%s%i\\n", is_pointer ? "*" : " ", arg_name,
+		     *arg_num);
+	  pos += strlen (pos);
+
+	  if (arg_num)
+	    {
+	      if (*arg_num == 0)
+		*arg_num = 2;
+	      else
+	        *arg_num += 1;
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  pos = flags;
+  /* We use one-character flags for simplicity. */
+  if (query_info.signal_flags & G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST)
+    *pos++ = 'f';
+  if (query_info.signal_flags & G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST)
+    *pos++ = 'l';
+  if (query_info.signal_flags & G_SIGNAL_RUN_CLEANUP)
+    *pos++ = 'c';
+  if (query_info.signal_flags & G_SIGNAL_NO_RECURSE)
+    *pos++ = 'r';
+  if (query_info.signal_flags & G_SIGNAL_DETAILED)
+    *pos++ = 'd';
+  if (query_info.signal_flags & G_SIGNAL_ACTION)
+    *pos++ = 'a';
+  if (query_info.signal_flags & G_SIGNAL_NO_HOOKS)
+    *pos++ = 'h';
+  *pos = 0;
+
+  fprintf (fp,
+	   "<SIGNAL>\\n<NAME>%s::%s</NAME>\\n<RETURNS>%s</RETURNS>\\n<FLAGS>%s</FLAGS>\\n%s</SIGNAL>\\n\\n",
+	   object_name, query_info.signal_name, ret_type_buffer, flags, buffer);
+}
+
+
+/* Returns the type name to use for a signal argument or return value, given
+   the GtkType from the signal info. It also sets is_pointer to TRUE if the
+   argument needs a '*' since it is a pointer. */
+static const gchar *
+get_type_name (GType type, gboolean * is_pointer)
+{
+  const gchar *type_name;
+
+  *is_pointer = FALSE;
+  type_name = g_type_name (type);
+
+  switch (type) {
+  case G_TYPE_NONE:
+  case G_TYPE_CHAR:
+  case G_TYPE_UCHAR:
+  case G_TYPE_BOOLEAN:
+  case G_TYPE_INT:
+  case G_TYPE_UINT:
+  case G_TYPE_LONG:
+  case G_TYPE_ULONG:
+  case G_TYPE_FLOAT:
+  case G_TYPE_DOUBLE:
+  case G_TYPE_POINTER:
+    /* These all have normal C type names so they are OK. */
+    return type_name;
+
+  case G_TYPE_STRING:
+    /* A GtkString is really a gchar*. */
+    *is_pointer = TRUE;
+    return "gchar";
+
+  case G_TYPE_ENUM:
+  case G_TYPE_FLAGS:
+    /* We use a gint for both of these. Hopefully a subtype with a decent
+       name will be registered and used instead, as GTK+ does itself. */
+    return "gint";
+
+  case G_TYPE_BOXED:
+    /* The boxed type shouldn't be used itself, only subtypes. Though we
+       return 'gpointer' just in case. */
+    return "gpointer";
+
+  case G_TYPE_PARAM:
+    /* A GParam is really a GParamSpec*. */
+    *is_pointer = TRUE;
+    return "GParamSpec";
+
+  default:
+    break;
+  }
+
+  /* For all GObject subclasses we can use the class name with a "*",
+     e.g. 'GtkWidget *'. */
+  if (g_type_is_a (type, G_TYPE_OBJECT))
+    *is_pointer = TRUE;
+
+  if (G_TYPE_IS_CLASSED (type))
+    *is_pointer = TRUE;
+
+  /* All boxed subtypes will be pointers as well. */
+  if (g_type_is_a (type, G_TYPE_BOXED))
+    *is_pointer = TRUE;
+
+  /* All pointer subtypes will be pointers as well. */
+  if (g_type_is_a (type, G_TYPE_POINTER))
+    *is_pointer = TRUE;
+
+  /* But enums are not */
+  if (g_type_is_a (type, G_TYPE_ENUM) ||
+      g_type_is_a (type, G_TYPE_FLAGS))
+    *is_pointer = FALSE;
+
+  return type_name;
+}
+
+
+static const gchar *
+get_gdk_event (const gchar * signal_name)
+{
+  static const gchar *GbGDKEvents[] =
+  {
+    "button_press_event", "GdkEventButton",
+    "button_release_event", "GdkEventButton",
+    "motion_notify_event", "GdkEventMotion",
+    "delete_event", "GdkEvent",
+    "destroy_event", "GdkEvent",
+    "expose_event", "GdkEventExpose",
+    "key_press_event", "GdkEventKey",
+    "key_release_event", "GdkEventKey",
+    "enter_notify_event", "GdkEventCrossing",
+    "leave_notify_event", "GdkEventCrossing",
+    "configure_event", "GdkEventConfigure",
+    "focus_in_event", "GdkEventFocus",
+    "focus_out_event", "GdkEventFocus",
+    "map_event", "GdkEvent",
+    "unmap_event", "GdkEvent",
+    "property_notify_event", "GdkEventProperty",
+    "selection_clear_event", "GdkEventSelection",
+    "selection_request_event", "GdkEventSelection",
+    "selection_notify_event", "GdkEventSelection",
+    "proximity_in_event", "GdkEventProximity",
+    "proximity_out_event", "GdkEventProximity",
+    "drag_begin_event", "GdkEventDragBegin",
+    "drag_request_event", "GdkEventDragRequest",
+    "drag_end_event", "GdkEventDragRequest",
+    "drop_enter_event", "GdkEventDropEnter",
+    "drop_leave_event", "GdkEventDropLeave",
+    "drop_data_available_event", "GdkEventDropDataAvailable",
+    "other_event", "GdkEventOther",
+    "client_event", "GdkEventClient",
+    "no_expose_event", "GdkEventNoExpose",
+    "visibility_notify_event", "GdkEventVisibility",
+    "window_state_event", "GdkEventWindowState",
+    "scroll_event", "GdkEventScroll",
+    NULL
+  };
+
+  gint i;
+
+  for (i = 0; GbGDKEvents[i]; i += 2)
+    {
+      if (!strcmp (signal_name, GbGDKEvents[i]))
+	return GbGDKEvents[i + 1];
+    }
+  return "GdkEvent";
+}
+
+
+/* This returns argument names to use for some known GTK signals.
+    It is passed a widget name, e.g. 'GtkCList' and a signal name, e.g.
+    'select_row' and it returns a pointer to an array of argument types and
+    names. */
+static const gchar **
+lookup_signal_arg_names (const gchar * type, const gchar * signal_name)
+{
+  /* Each arg array starts with the object type name and the signal name,
+     and then signal arguments follow. */
+  static const gchar *GbArgTable[][16] =
+  {
+    {"GtkCList", "select_row",
+     "gint             row",
+     "gint             column",
+     "GdkEventButton  *event"},
+    {"GtkCList", "unselect_row",
+     "gint             row",
+     "gint             column",
+     "GdkEventButton  *event"},
+    {"GtkCList", "click_column",
+     "gint             column"},
+
+    {"GtkCList", "resize_column",
+     "gint             column",
+     "gint             width"},
+
+    {"GtkCList", "extend_selection",
+     "GtkScrollType    scroll_type",
+     "gfloat           position",
+     "gboolean         auto_start_selection"},
+    {"GtkCList", "scroll_vertical",
+     "GtkScrollType    scroll_type",
+     "gfloat           position"},
+    {"GtkCList", "scroll_horizontal",
+     "GtkScrollType    scroll_type",
+     "gfloat           position"},
+
+    {"GtkCTree", "tree_select_row",
+     "GtkCTreeNode    *node",
+     "gint             column"},
+    {"GtkCTree", "tree_unselect_row",
+     "GtkCTreeNode    *node",
+     "gint             column"},
+    {"GtkCTree", "tree_expand",
+     "GtkCTreeNode    *node"},
+    {"GtkCTree", "tree_collapse",
+     "GtkCTreeNode    *node"},
+    {"GtkCTree", "tree_move",
+     "GtkCTreeNode    *node",
+     "GtkCTreeNode    *new_parent",
+     "GtkCTreeNode    *new_sibling"},
+    {"GtkCTree", "change_focus_row_expansion",
+     "GtkCTreeExpansionType expansion"},
+
+    {"GtkEditable", "insert_text",
+     "gchar           *new_text",
+     "gint             new_text_length",
+     "gint            *position"},
+    {"GtkEditable", "delete_text",
+     "gint             start_pos",
+     "gint             end_pos"},
+    {"GtkEditable", "set_editable",
+     "gboolean         is_editable"},
+    {"GtkEditable", "move_cursor",
+     "gint             x",
+     "gint             y"},
+    {"GtkEditable", "move_word",
+     "gint             num_words"},
+    {"GtkEditable", "move_page",
+     "gint             x",
+     "gint             y"},
+    {"GtkEditable", "move_to_row",
+     "gint             row"},
+    {"GtkEditable", "move_to_column",
+     "gint             column"},
+
+    {"GtkEditable", "kill_char",
+     "gint             direction"},
+    {"GtkEditable", "kill_word",
+     "gint             direction"},
+    {"GtkEditable", "kill_line",
+     "gint             direction"},
+
+
+    {"GtkInputDialog", "enable_device",
+     "GdkDevice       *deviceid"},
+    {"GtkInputDialog", "disable_device",
+     "GdkDevice       *deviceid"},
+
+    {"GtkListItem", "extend_selection",
+     "GtkScrollType    scroll_type",
+     "gfloat           position",
+     "gboolean         auto_start_selection"},
+    {"GtkListItem", "scroll_vertical",
+     "GtkScrollType    scroll_type",
+     "gfloat           position"},
+    {"GtkListItem", "scroll_horizontal",
+     "GtkScrollType    scroll_type",
+     "gfloat           position"},
+
+    {"GtkMenuShell", "move_current",
+     "GtkMenuDirectionType direction"},
+    {"GtkMenuShell", "activate_current",
+     "gboolean         force_hide"},
+
+
+    {"GtkNotebook", "switch_page",
+     "GtkNotebookPage *page",
+     "guint            page_num"},
+    {"GtkStatusbar", "text_pushed",
+     "guint            context_id",
+     "gchar           *text"},
+    {"GtkStatusbar", "text_popped",
+     "guint            context_id",
+     "gchar           *text"},
+    {"GtkTipsQuery", "widget_entered",
+     "GtkWidget       *widget",
+     "gchar           *tip_text",
+     "gchar           *tip_private"},
+    {"GtkTipsQuery", "widget_selected",
+     "GtkWidget       *widget",
+     "gchar           *tip_text",
+     "gchar           *tip_private",
+     "GdkEventButton  *event"},
+    {"GtkToolbar", "orientation_changed",
+     "GtkOrientation   orientation"},
+    {"GtkToolbar", "style_changed",
+     "GtkToolbarStyle  style"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "draw",
+     "GdkRectangle    *area"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "size_request",
+     "GtkRequisition  *requisition"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "size_allocate",
+     "GtkAllocation   *allocation"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "state_changed",
+     "GtkStateType     state"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "style_set",
+     "GtkStyle        *previous_style"},
+
+    {"GtkWidget", "install_accelerator",
+     "gchar           *signal_name",
+     "gchar            key",
+     "gint             modifiers"},
+
+    {"GtkWidget", "add_accelerator",
+     "guint            accel_signal_id",
+     "GtkAccelGroup   *accel_group",
+     "guint            accel_key",
+     "GdkModifierType  accel_mods",
+     "GtkAccelFlags    accel_flags"},
+
+    {"GtkWidget", "parent_set",
+     "GtkObject       *old_parent"},
+
+    {"GtkWidget", "remove_accelerator",
+     "GtkAccelGroup   *accel_group",
+     "guint            accel_key",
+     "GdkModifierType  accel_mods"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "debug_msg",
+     "gchar           *message"},
+    {"GtkWindow", "move_resize",
+     "gint            *x",
+     "gint            *y",
+     "gint             width",
+     "gint             height"},
+    {"GtkWindow", "set_focus",
+     "GtkWidget       *widget"},
+
+    {"GtkWidget", "selection_get",
+     "GtkSelectionData *data",
+     "guint            info",
+     "guint            time"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "selection_received",
+     "GtkSelectionData *data",
+     "guint            time"},
+
+    {"GtkWidget", "drag_begin",
+     "GdkDragContext  *drag_context"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "drag_end",
+     "GdkDragContext  *drag_context"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "drag_data_delete",
+     "GdkDragContext  *drag_context"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "drag_leave",
+     "GdkDragContext  *drag_context",
+     "guint            time"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "drag_motion",
+     "GdkDragContext  *drag_context",
+     "gint             x",
+     "gint             y",
+     "guint            time"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "drag_drop",
+     "GdkDragContext  *drag_context",
+     "gint             x",
+     "gint             y",
+     "guint            time"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "drag_data_get",
+     "GdkDragContext  *drag_context",
+     "GtkSelectionData *data",
+     "guint            info",
+     "guint            time"},
+    {"GtkWidget", "drag_data_received",
+     "GdkDragContext  *drag_context",
+     "gint             x",
+     "gint             y",
+     "GtkSelectionData *data",
+     "guint            info",
+     "guint            time"},
+
+    {NULL}
+  };
+
+  gint i;
+
+  for (i = 0; GbArgTable[i][0]; i++)
+    {
+#if 1
+      if (!strcmp (type, GbArgTable[i][0])
+	  && !strcmp (signal_name, GbArgTable[i][1]))
+	return &GbArgTable[i][2];
+#endif
+    }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/* This outputs the hierarchy of all objects which have been initialized,
+   i.e. by calling their XXX_get_type() initialization function. */
+static void
+output_object_hierarchy (void)
+{
+  FILE *fp;
+  gint i;
+
+  fp = fopen (hierarchy_filename, "w");
+  if (fp == NULL)
+    {
+      g_warning ("Couldn't open output file: %s : %s", hierarchy_filename, strerror(errno));
+      return;
+    }
+  output_hierarchy (fp, G_TYPE_OBJECT, 0);
+  output_hierarchy (fp, G_TYPE_INTERFACE, 0);
+  
+  for (i=0; object_types[i]; i++) {
+    if (!g_type_parent (object_types[i]) &&
+      (object_types[i] != G_TYPE_NONE) &&
+      (object_types[i] != G_TYPE_OBJECT) &&
+      (object_types[i] != G_TYPE_INTERFACE)
+    ) {
+      g_warning ("printing hierarchy for root type: %s",
+          g_type_name (object_types[i]));
+      output_hierarchy (fp, object_types[i], 0);
+    }
+  }
+  /* for debugging
+  for (i=0; object_types[i]; i++) {
+    if(object_types[i] != G_TYPE_NONE) {
+      g_print ("type has not been added to hierarchy: %s\\n",
+        g_type_name (object_types[i]));
+    }
+  }
+  for debugging */
+
+  fclose (fp);
+}
+
+/* This is called recursively to output the hierarchy of a widget. */
+static void
+output_hierarchy (FILE  *fp,
+		  GType  type,
+		  guint   level)
+{
+  guint i;
+  GType *children;
+  guint n_children;
+
+  if (!type)
+    return;
+
+  /* for debugging
+  for (i=0; object_types[i]; i++) {
+    if(object_types[i] == type) {
+      g_print ("added type to hierarchy (level %d): %s\\n",
+        level, g_type_name (type));
+      object_types[i] = G_TYPE_NONE;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  for debugging */
+
+  for (i = 0; i < level; i++)
+    fprintf (fp, "  ");
+  fprintf (fp, g_type_name (type));
+  fprintf (fp, "\\n");
+
+  children = g_type_children (type, &n_children);
+
+  for (i=0; i < n_children; i++) {
+    output_hierarchy (fp, children[i], level + 1);
+  }
+
+  g_free (children);
+}
+
+static void output_object_interfaces (void)
+{
+  guint i;
+  FILE *fp;
+
+  fp = fopen (interfaces_filename, "w");
+  if (fp == NULL)
+    {
+      g_warning ("Couldn't open output file: %s : %s", interfaces_filename, strerror(errno));
+      return;
+    }
+  output_interfaces (fp, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
+
+  for (i = 0; object_types[i]; i++)
+    {
+      if (!g_type_parent (object_types[i]) &&
+          (object_types[i] != G_TYPE_OBJECT) &&
+          G_TYPE_IS_INSTANTIATABLE (object_types[i]))
+        {
+          output_interfaces (fp, object_types[i]);
+        }
+    }
+  fclose (fp);
+}
+
+static void
+output_interfaces (FILE  *fp,
+		   GType  type)
+{
+  guint i;
+  GType *children, *interfaces;
+  guint n_children, n_interfaces;
+
+  if (!type)
+    return;
+
+  interfaces = g_type_interfaces (type, &n_interfaces);
+
+  if (n_interfaces > 0)
+    {
+      fprintf (fp, g_type_name (type));
+      for (i=0; i < n_interfaces; i++)
+          fprintf (fp, " %s", g_type_name (interfaces[i]));
+      fprintf (fp, "\\n");
+     }
+  g_free (interfaces);
+
+  children = g_type_children (type, &n_children);
+
+  for (i=0; i < n_children; i++)
+    output_interfaces (fp, children[i]);
+
+  g_free (children);
+}
+
+static void output_interface_prerequisites (void)
+{
+  FILE *fp;
+
+  fp = fopen (prerequisites_filename, "w");
+  if (fp == NULL)
+    {
+      g_warning ("Couldn't open output file: %s : %s", prerequisites_filename, strerror(errno));
+      return;
+    }
+  output_prerequisites (fp, G_TYPE_INTERFACE);
+  fclose (fp);
+}
+
+static void
+output_prerequisites (FILE  *fp,
+		      GType  type)
+{
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,1,0)
+  guint i;
+  GType *children, *prerequisites;
+  guint n_children, n_prerequisites;
+
+  if (!type)
+    return;
+
+  prerequisites = g_type_interface_prerequisites (type, &n_prerequisites);
+
+  if (n_prerequisites > 0)
+    {
+      fprintf (fp, g_type_name (type));
+      for (i=0; i < n_prerequisites; i++)
+          fprintf (fp, " %s", g_type_name (prerequisites[i]));
+      fprintf (fp, "\\n");
+     }
+  g_free (prerequisites);
+
+  children = g_type_children (type, &n_children);
+
+  for (i=0; i < n_children; i++)
+    output_prerequisites (fp, children[i]);
+
+  g_free (children);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void
+output_args (void)
+{
+  FILE *fp;
+  gint i;
+
+  fp = fopen (args_filename, "w");
+  if (fp == NULL)
+    {
+      g_warning ("Couldn't open output file: %s : %s", args_filename, strerror(errno));
+      return;
+    }
+
+  for (i = 0; object_types[i]; i++) {
+    output_object_args (fp, object_types[i]);
+  }
+
+  fclose (fp);
+}
+
+static gint
+compare_param_specs (const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+  GParamSpec *spec_a = *(GParamSpec **)a;
+  GParamSpec *spec_b = *(GParamSpec **)b;
+
+  return strcmp (g_param_spec_get_name (spec_a), g_param_spec_get_name (spec_b));
+}
+
+/* Its common to have unsigned properties restricted
+ * to the signed range. Therefore we make this look
+ * a bit nicer by spelling out the max constants.
+ */
+
+/* Don't use "==" with floats, it might trigger a gcc warning.  */
+#define GTKDOC_COMPARE_FLOAT(x, y) (x <= y && x >= y)
+
+static gchar*
+describe_double_constant (gdouble value)
+{
+  gchar *desc;
+
+  if (GTKDOC_COMPARE_FLOAT (value, G_MAXDOUBLE))
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MAXDOUBLE");
+  else if (GTKDOC_COMPARE_FLOAT (value, G_MINDOUBLE))
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MINDOUBLE");
+  else if (GTKDOC_COMPARE_FLOAT (value, -G_MAXDOUBLE))
+    desc = g_strdup ("-G_MAXDOUBLE");
+  else if (GTKDOC_COMPARE_FLOAT (value, G_MAXFLOAT))
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MAXFLOAT");
+  else if (GTKDOC_COMPARE_FLOAT (value, G_MINFLOAT))
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MINFLOAT");
+  else if (GTKDOC_COMPARE_FLOAT (value, -G_MAXFLOAT))
+    desc = g_strdup ("-G_MAXFLOAT");
+  else
+    desc = g_strdup_printf ("%lg", value);
+
+  return desc;
+}
+
+static gchar*
+describe_signed_constant (gint64 value)
+{
+  gchar *desc;
+
+  if (value == G_MAXINT)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MAXINT");
+  else if (value == G_MININT)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MININT");
+  else if (value == G_MAXUINT)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MAXUINT");
+  else if (value == G_MAXLONG)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MAXLONG");
+  else if (value == G_MINLONG)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MINLONG");
+  else if (value == G_MAXULONG)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MAXULONG");
+  else if (value == G_MAXINT64)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MAXINT64");
+  else if (value == G_MININT64)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MININT64");
+  else
+    desc = g_strdup_printf ("%" G_GINT64_FORMAT, value);
+
+  return desc;
+}
+
+static gchar*
+describe_unsigned_constant (guint64 value)
+{
+  gchar *desc;
+
+  if (value == G_MAXINT)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MAXINT");
+  else if (value == G_MININT)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MININT");
+  else if (value == G_MAXUINT)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MAXUINT");
+  else if (value == G_MAXLONG)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MAXLONG");
+  else if (value == G_MINLONG)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MINLONG");
+  else if (value == G_MAXULONG)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MAXULONG");
+  else if (value == G_MAXINT64)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MAXINT64");
+  else if (value == G_MININT64)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MININT64");
+  else if (value == G_MAXUINT64)
+    desc = g_strdup ("G_MAXUINT64");
+  else
+    desc = g_strdup_printf ("%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, value);
+
+  return desc;
+}
+
+static gchar*
+describe_type (GParamSpec *spec)
+{
+  gchar *desc;
+  gchar *lower;
+  gchar *upper;
+
+  if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_CHAR (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecChar *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_CHAR (spec);
+
+      lower = describe_signed_constant (pspec->minimum);
+      upper = describe_signed_constant (pspec->maximum);
+      if (pspec->minimum == G_MININT8 && pspec->maximum == G_MAXINT8)
+	desc = g_strdup ("");
+      else if (pspec->minimum == G_MININT8)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("<= %s", upper);
+      else if (pspec->maximum == G_MAXINT8)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf (">= %s", lower);
+      else
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("[%s,%s]", lower, upper);
+      g_free (lower);
+      g_free (upper);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_UCHAR (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecUChar *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_UCHAR (spec);
+
+      lower = describe_unsigned_constant (pspec->minimum);
+      upper = describe_unsigned_constant (pspec->maximum);
+      if (pspec->minimum == 0 && pspec->maximum == G_MAXUINT8)
+	desc = g_strdup ("");
+      else if (pspec->minimum == 0)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("<= %s", upper);
+      else if (pspec->maximum == G_MAXUINT8)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf (">= %s", lower);
+      else
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("[%s,%s]", lower, upper);
+      g_free (lower);
+      g_free (upper);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_INT (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecInt *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_INT (spec);
+
+      lower = describe_signed_constant (pspec->minimum);
+      upper = describe_signed_constant (pspec->maximum);
+      if (pspec->minimum == G_MININT && pspec->maximum == G_MAXINT)
+	desc = g_strdup ("");
+      else if (pspec->minimum == G_MININT)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("<= %s", upper);
+      else if (pspec->maximum == G_MAXINT)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf (">= %s", lower);
+      else
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("[%s,%s]", lower, upper);
+      g_free (lower);
+      g_free (upper);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_UINT (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecUInt *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_UINT (spec);
+
+      lower = describe_unsigned_constant (pspec->minimum);
+      upper = describe_unsigned_constant (pspec->maximum);
+      if (pspec->minimum == 0 && pspec->maximum == G_MAXUINT)
+	desc = g_strdup ("");
+      else if (pspec->minimum == 0)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("<= %s", upper);
+      else if (pspec->maximum == G_MAXUINT)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf (">= %s", lower);
+      else
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("[%s,%s]", lower, upper);
+      g_free (lower);
+      g_free (upper);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_LONG (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecLong *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_LONG (spec);
+
+      lower = describe_signed_constant (pspec->minimum);
+      upper = describe_signed_constant (pspec->maximum);
+      if (pspec->minimum == G_MINLONG && pspec->maximum == G_MAXLONG)
+	desc = g_strdup ("");
+      else if (pspec->minimum == G_MINLONG)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("<= %s", upper);
+      else if (pspec->maximum == G_MAXLONG)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf (">= %s", lower);
+      else
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("[%s,%s]", lower, upper);
+      g_free (lower);
+      g_free (upper);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_ULONG (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecULong *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_ULONG (spec);
+      gchar *upper;
+
+      lower = describe_unsigned_constant (pspec->minimum);
+      upper = describe_unsigned_constant (pspec->maximum);
+      if (pspec->minimum == 0 && pspec->maximum == G_MAXULONG)
+	desc = g_strdup ("");
+      else if (pspec->minimum == 0)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("<= %s", upper);
+      else if (pspec->maximum == G_MAXULONG)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf (">= %s", lower);
+      else
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("[%s,%s]", lower, upper);
+      g_free (lower);
+      g_free (upper);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_INT64 (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecInt64 *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_INT64 (spec);
+
+      lower = describe_signed_constant (pspec->minimum);
+      upper = describe_signed_constant (pspec->maximum);
+      if (pspec->minimum == G_MININT64 && pspec->maximum == G_MAXINT64)
+	desc = g_strdup ("");
+      else if (pspec->minimum == G_MININT64)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("<= %s", upper);
+      else if (pspec->maximum == G_MAXINT64)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf (">= %s", lower);
+      else
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("[%s,%s]", lower, upper);
+      g_free (lower);
+      g_free (upper);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_UINT64 (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecUInt64 *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_UINT64 (spec);
+
+      lower = describe_unsigned_constant (pspec->minimum);
+      upper = describe_unsigned_constant (pspec->maximum);
+      if (pspec->minimum == 0 && pspec->maximum == G_MAXUINT64)
+	desc = g_strdup ("");
+      else if (pspec->minimum == 0)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("<= %s", upper);
+      else if (pspec->maximum == G_MAXUINT64)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf (">= %s", lower);
+      else
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("[%s,%s]", lower, upper);
+      g_free (lower);
+      g_free (upper);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_FLOAT (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecFloat *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_FLOAT (spec);
+
+      lower = describe_double_constant (pspec->minimum);
+      upper = describe_double_constant (pspec->maximum);
+      if (GTKDOC_COMPARE_FLOAT (pspec->minimum, -G_MAXFLOAT))
+	{
+	  if (GTKDOC_COMPARE_FLOAT (pspec->maximum, G_MAXFLOAT))
+	    desc = g_strdup ("");
+	  else
+	    desc = g_strdup_printf ("<= %s", upper);
+	}
+      else if (GTKDOC_COMPARE_FLOAT (pspec->maximum, G_MAXFLOAT))
+	desc = g_strdup_printf (">= %s", lower);
+      else
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("[%s,%s]", lower, upper);
+      g_free (lower);
+      g_free (upper);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_DOUBLE (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecDouble *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_DOUBLE (spec);
+
+      lower = describe_double_constant (pspec->minimum);
+      upper = describe_double_constant (pspec->maximum);
+      if (GTKDOC_COMPARE_FLOAT (pspec->minimum, -G_MAXDOUBLE))
+	{
+	  if (GTKDOC_COMPARE_FLOAT (pspec->maximum, G_MAXDOUBLE))
+	    desc = g_strdup ("");
+	  else
+	    desc = g_strdup_printf ("<= %s", upper);
+	}
+      else if (GTKDOC_COMPARE_FLOAT (pspec->maximum, G_MAXDOUBLE))
+	desc = g_strdup_printf (">= %s", lower);
+      else
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("[%s,%s]", lower, upper);
+      g_free (lower);
+      g_free (upper);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      desc = g_strdup ("");
+    }
+
+  return desc;
+}
+
+static gchar*
+describe_default (GParamSpec *spec)
+{
+  gchar *desc;
+
+  if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_CHAR (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecChar *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_CHAR (spec);
+
+      desc = g_strdup_printf ("%d", pspec->default_value);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_UCHAR (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecUChar *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_UCHAR (spec);
+
+      desc = g_strdup_printf ("%u", pspec->default_value);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_BOOLEAN (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecBoolean *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_BOOLEAN (spec);
+
+      desc = g_strdup_printf ("%s", pspec->default_value ? "TRUE" : "FALSE");
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_INT (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecInt *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_INT (spec);
+
+      desc = g_strdup_printf ("%d", pspec->default_value);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_UINT (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecUInt *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_UINT (spec);
+
+      desc = g_strdup_printf ("%u", pspec->default_value);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_LONG (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecLong *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_LONG (spec);
+
+      desc = g_strdup_printf ("%ld", pspec->default_value);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_LONG (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecULong *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_ULONG (spec);
+
+      desc = g_strdup_printf ("%lu", pspec->default_value);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_INT64 (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecInt64 *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_INT64 (spec);
+
+      desc = g_strdup_printf ("%" G_GINT64_FORMAT, pspec->default_value);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_UINT64 (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecUInt64 *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_UINT64 (spec);
+
+      desc = g_strdup_printf ("%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, pspec->default_value);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_UNICHAR (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecUnichar *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_UNICHAR (spec);
+
+      if (g_unichar_isprint (pspec->default_value))
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("'%c'", pspec->default_value);
+      else
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("%u", pspec->default_value);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_ENUM (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecEnum *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_ENUM (spec);
+
+      GEnumValue *value = g_enum_get_value (pspec->enum_class, pspec->default_value);
+      if (value)
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("%s", value->value_name);
+      else
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("%d", pspec->default_value);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_FLAGS (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecFlags *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_FLAGS (spec);
+      guint default_value;
+      GString *acc;
+
+      default_value = pspec->default_value;
+      acc = g_string_new ("");
+
+      while (default_value)
+	{
+	  GFlagsValue *value = g_flags_get_first_value (pspec->flags_class, default_value);
+
+	  if (!value)
+	    break;
+
+	  if (acc->len > 0)
+	    g_string_append (acc, "|");
+	  g_string_append (acc, value->value_name);
+
+	  default_value &= ~value->value;
+	}
+
+      if (default_value == 0)
+	desc = g_string_free (acc, FALSE);
+      else
+	{
+	  desc = g_strdup_printf ("%d", pspec->default_value);
+	  g_string_free (acc, TRUE);
+	}
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_FLOAT (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecFloat *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_FLOAT (spec);
+
+      desc = g_strdup_printf ("%g", pspec->default_value);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_DOUBLE (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecDouble *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_DOUBLE (spec);
+
+      desc = g_strdup_printf ("%lg", pspec->default_value);
+    }
+  else if (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_STRING (spec))
+    {
+      GParamSpecString *pspec = G_PARAM_SPEC_STRING (spec);
+
+      if (pspec->default_value)
+	{
+	  gchar *esc = g_strescape (pspec->default_value, NULL);
+
+	  desc = g_strdup_printf ("\\"%s\\"", esc);
+
+	  g_free (esc);
+	}
+      else
+	desc = g_strdup_printf ("NULL");
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      desc = g_strdup ("");
+    }
+
+  return desc;
+}
+
+
+static void
+output_object_args (FILE *fp, GType object_type)
+{
+  gpointer class;
+  const gchar *object_class_name;
+  guint arg;
+  gchar flags[16], *pos;
+  GParamSpec **properties;
+  guint n_properties;
+  gboolean child_prop;
+  gboolean style_prop;
+  gboolean is_pointer;
+  const gchar *type_name;
+  gchar *type_desc;
+  gchar *default_value;
+
+  if (G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type))
+    {
+      class = g_type_class_peek (object_type);
+      if (!class)
+	return;
+
+      properties = g_object_class_list_properties (class, &n_properties);
+    }
+#if GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION > 2 || (GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION == 2 && GLIB_MINOR_VERSION >= 3)
+  else if (G_TYPE_IS_INTERFACE (object_type))
+    {
+      class = g_type_default_interface_ref (object_type);
+
+      if (!class)
+	return;
+
+      properties = g_object_interface_list_properties (class, &n_properties);
+    }
+#endif
+  else
+    return;
+
+  object_class_name = g_type_name (object_type);
+
+  child_prop = FALSE;
+  style_prop = FALSE;
+
+  while (TRUE) {
+    qsort (properties, n_properties, sizeof (GParamSpec *), compare_param_specs);
+    for (arg = 0; arg < n_properties; arg++)
+      {
+        GParamSpec *spec = properties[arg];
+        const gchar *nick, *blurb, *dot;
+
+        if (spec->owner_type != object_type)
+          continue;
+
+        pos = flags;
+        /* We use one-character flags for simplicity. */
+        if (child_prop && !style_prop)
+   	  *pos++ = 'c';
+        if (style_prop)
+   	  *pos++ = 's';
+        if (spec->flags & G_PARAM_READABLE)
+ 	  *pos++ = 'r';
+        if (spec->flags & G_PARAM_WRITABLE)
+	  *pos++ = 'w';
+        if (spec->flags & G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT)
+	  *pos++ = 'x';
+        if (spec->flags & G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY)
+	  *pos++ = 'X';
+        *pos = 0;
+
+        nick = g_param_spec_get_nick (spec);
+        blurb = g_param_spec_get_blurb (spec);
+
+        dot = "";
+        if (blurb) {
+          int str_len = strlen (blurb);
+          if (str_len > 0  && blurb[str_len - 1] != '.')
+            dot = ".";
+        }
+
+	type_desc = describe_type (spec);
+	default_value = describe_default (spec);
+	type_name = get_type_name (spec->value_type, &is_pointer);
+        fprintf (fp, "<ARG>\\n<NAME>%s::%s</NAME>\\n<TYPE>%s%s</TYPE>\\n<RANGE>%s</RANGE>\\n<FLAGS>%s</FLAGS>\\n<NICK>%s</NICK>\\n<BLURB>%s%s</BLURB>\\n<DEFAULT>%s</DEFAULT>\\n</ARG>\\n\\n",
+	         object_class_name, g_param_spec_get_name (spec), type_name, is_pointer ? "*" : "", type_desc, flags, nick ? nick : "(null)", blurb ? blurb : "(null)", dot, default_value);
+	g_free (type_desc);
+	g_free (default_value);
+      }
+
+    g_free (properties);
+
+#ifdef GTK_IS_CONTAINER_CLASS
+    if (!child_prop && GTK_IS_CONTAINER_CLASS (class)) {
+      properties = gtk_container_class_list_child_properties (class, &n_properties);
+      child_prop = TRUE;
+      continue;
+    }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef GTK_IS_WIDGET_CLASS
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,1,0)
+    if (!style_prop && GTK_IS_WIDGET_CLASS (class)) {
+      properties = gtk_widget_class_list_style_properties (GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (class), &n_properties);
+      style_prop = TRUE;
+      continue;
+    }
+#endif
+#endif
+
+    break;
+  }
+}
+EOT
+
+close OUTPUT;
+
+# Compile and run our file
+
+$CC = $ENV{CC} ? $ENV{CC} : "gcc";
+$LD = $ENV{LD} ? $ENV{LD} : $CC;
+$CFLAGS = $ENV{CFLAGS} ? "$ENV{CFLAGS} -Wall -g" : "-Wall -g";
+$LDFLAGS = $ENV{LDFLAGS} ? $ENV{LDFLAGS} : "";
+
+my $o_file;
+if ($CC =~ /libtool/) {
+  $o_file  = "$MODULE-scan.lo"
+} else {
+  $o_file = "$MODULE-scan.o"
+}
+
+print "gtk-doc: Compiling scanner\n";
+$command = "$CC $CFLAGS -c -o $o_file $MODULE-scan.c";
+system($command) == 0 or die "Compilation of scanner failed: $!\n";
+
+print "gtk-doc: Linking scanner\n";
+$command = "$LD -o $MODULE-scan $o_file $LDFLAGS";
+system($command) == 0 or die "Linking of scanner failed: $!\n";
+
+print "gtk-doc: Running scanner $MODULE-scan\n";
+system("sh -c ./$MODULE-scan") == 0 or die "Scan failed: $!\n";
+
+unlink "./$MODULE-scan.c", "./$MODULE-scan.o", "./$MODULE-scan.lo", "./$MODULE-scan";
+
+#&UpdateFileIfChanged ($old_signals_filename, $new_signals_filename, 0);
+&UpdateFileIfChanged ($old_hierarchy_filename, $new_hierarchy_filename, 0);
+&UpdateFileIfChanged ($old_interfaces_filename, $new_interfaces_filename, 0);
+&UpdateFileIfChanged ($old_prerequisites_filename, $new_prerequisites_filename, 0);
+#&UpdateFileIfChanged ($old_args_filename, $new_args_filename, 0);
+
+
diff --git a/common/gtk-doc-plugins.mak b/common/gtk-doc-plugins.mak
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..71f60ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/gtk-doc-plugins.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
+# This is an include file specifically tuned for building documentation
+# for GStreamer plug-ins
+
+help:
+	@echo
+	@echo "If you are a doc maintainer, run 'make update' to update"
+	@echo "the documentation files maintained in CVS"
+	@echo
+	@echo Other useful make targets:
+	@echo
+	@echo  check-inspected-versions: make sure the inspected plugin info
+	@echo                            is up to date before a release
+	@echo
+
+# update the stuff maintained by doc maintainers
+update:
+	$(MAKE) inspect-update
+	$(MAKE) scanobj-update
+
+# We set GPATH here; this gives us semantics for GNU make
+# which are more like other make's VPATH, when it comes to
+# whether a source that is a target of one rule is then
+# searched for in VPATH/GPATH.
+#
+GPATH = $(srcdir)
+
+# thomas: make docs parallel installable
+TARGET_DIR=$(HTML_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+
+EXTRA_DIST = 				\
+	scanobj-build.stamp		\
+	$(srcdir)/inspect/*.xml		\
+	inspect.stamp			\
+	inspect-build.stamp		\
+	$(SCANOBJ_FILES)		\
+	$(content_files)		\
+	$(extra_files)			\
+	$(HTML_IMAGES)			\
+	$(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE)	\
+	$(DOC_OVERRIDES)		\
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-sections.txt
+
+MAINTAINER_DOC_STAMPS =			\
+	scanobj-build.stamp		\
+	inspect-build.stamp		\
+	inspect.stamp
+
+# we don't add inspect-build.stamp and scanobj-build.stamp here since they are
+# built manually by docs maintainers and result is commited to CVS
+DOC_STAMPS =				\
+	scan-build.stamp		\
+	tmpl-build.stamp		\
+	sgml-build.stamp		\
+	html-build.stamp		\
+	scan.stamp			\
+	tmpl.stamp			\
+	sgml.stamp			\
+	html.stamp
+
+# files generated/updated by gtkdoc-scangobj
+SCANOBJ_FILES =				\
+	$(DOC_MODULE).signals           \
+        $(DOC_MODULE).hierarchy         \
+        $(DOC_MODULE).interfaces        \
+        $(DOC_MODULE).prerequisites     \
+	$(DOC_MODULE).types		\
+        $(DOC_MODULE).args
+
+SCANOBJ_FILES_O =			\
+	.libs/$(DOC_MODULE)-scan.o
+
+# files generated/updated by gtkdoc-scan
+SCAN_FILES =				\
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-sections.txt	\
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-overrides.txt	\
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-undocumented.txt	\
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-decl.txt		\
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-decl-list.txt
+
+
+REPORT_FILES = \
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-undocumented.txt \
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-undeclared.txt \
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-unused.txt
+
+# FC3 seems to need -scan.c to be part of CLEANFILES for distcheck
+# no idea why FC4 can do without
+CLEANFILES = \
+	$(SCANOBJ_FILES_O) \
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-scan.c \
+	$(REPORT_FILES) \
+	$(DOC_STAMPS) \
+	inspect-registry.xml
+
+
+if ENABLE_GTK_DOC
+all-local: html-build.stamp
+
+#### scan gobjects; done by documentation maintainer ####
+scanobj-update:
+	-rm scanobj-build.stamp
+	$(MAKE) scanobj-build.stamp
+
+# in the case of non-srcdir builds, the built gst directory gets added
+# to gtk-doc scanning; but only then, to avoid duplicates
+# FIXME: since we don't have the scan step as part of the build anymore,
+# we could remove that
+# TODO: finish elite script that updates the output files of this step
+# instead of rewriting them, so that multiple maintainers can generate
+# a collective set of args and signals
+scanobj-build.stamp: $(SCANOBJ_DEPS) $(basefiles)
+	@echo '*** Scanning GObjects ***'
+	if test x"$(srcdir)" != x. ; then				\
+	    for f in $(SCANOBJ_FILES);					\
+	    do								\
+	        cp $(srcdir)/$$f . ;					\
+	    done;							\
+	else								\
+	    $(INSPECT_ENVIRONMENT) 					\
+	    CC="$(GTKDOC_CC)" LD="$(GTKDOC_LD)" 			\
+	    CFLAGS="-g $(GTKDOC_CFLAGS)" LDFLAGS="$(GTKDOC_LIBS)"		\
+	    $(GST_DOC_SCANOBJ) --type-init-func="gst_init(NULL,NULL)"	\
+	        --module=$(DOC_MODULE) --source=$(PACKAGE) &&		\
+		$(PYTHON)						\
+		$(top_srcdir)/common/scangobj-merge.py $(DOC_MODULE);	\
+	fi
+	touch scanobj-build.stamp
+
+$(DOC_MODULE)-decl.txt $(SCANOBJ_FILES) $(SCANOBJ_FILES_O): scan-build.stamp
+	@true
+
+### inspect GStreamer plug-ins; done by documentation maintainer ###
+
+# only look at the plugins in this module when building inspect .xml stuff
+INSPECT_REGISTRY=$(top_builddir)/docs/plugins/inspect-registry.xml
+INSPECT_ENVIRONMENT=\
+        GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH= \
+        GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$(top_builddir)/gst:$(top_builddir)/sys:$(top_builddir)/ext:$(top_builddir)/plugins:$(top_builddir)/src \
+        GST_REGISTRY=$(INSPECT_REGISTRY)
+
+# update the element and plugin XML descriptions; store in inspect/
+inspect:
+	mkdir inspect
+
+inspect-update: inspect
+	-rm $(INSPECT_REGISTRY)
+	-rm inspect-build.stamp
+	$(MAKE) inspect-build.stamp
+
+# FIXME: inspect.stamp should be written to by gst-xmlinspect.py
+# IF the output changed; see gtkdoc-mktmpl
+inspect-build.stamp:
+	@echo '*** Rebuilding plugin inspection files ***'
+	if test x"$(srcdir)" != x. ; then \
+	    cp $(srcdir)/inspect.stamp . ; \
+	    cp $(srcdir)/inspect-build.stamp . ; \
+	else \
+	    $(INSPECT_ENVIRONMENT) $(PYTHON) \
+	        $(top_srcdir)/common/gst-xmlinspect.py $(PACKAGE) inspect && \
+	    echo -n "timestamp" > inspect.stamp && \
+	    touch inspect-build.stamp; \
+        fi
+
+### scan headers; done on every build ###
+scan-build.stamp: $(HFILE_GLOB) $(EXTRA_HFILES) $(basefiles) scanobj-build.stamp inspect-build.stamp
+	if test "x$(top_srcdir)" != "x$(top_builddir)" &&		\
+	   test -d "$(top_builddir)/gst";				\
+        then								\
+            export BUILT_OPTIONS="--source-dir=$(top_builddir)/gst";	\
+        fi;								\
+	gtkdoc-scan							\
+	    $(SCAN_OPTIONS) $(EXTRA_HFILES)				\
+	    --module=$(DOC_MODULE)					\
+	    $$BUILT_OPTIONS						\
+	    --ignore-headers="$(IGNORE_HFILES)";			\
+	touch scan-build.stamp
+
+#### update templates; done on every build ####
+
+### FIXME: make this error out again when docs are fixed for 0.9
+# in a non-srcdir build, we need to copy files from the previous step
+# and the files from previous runs of this step
+tmpl-build.stamp: $(DOC_MODULE)-decl.txt $(SCANOBJ_FILES) $(DOC_MODULE)-sections.txt $(DOC_OVERRIDES)
+	@echo '*** Rebuilding template files ***'
+	if test x"$(srcdir)" != x. ; then				\
+	    for f in $(SCANOBJ_FILES) $(SCAN_FILES);			\
+	    do								\
+	        if test -e $(srcdir)/$$f; then cp $(srcdir)/$$f . ; fi; \
+	    done;							\
+	fi
+	gtkdoc-mktmpl --module=$(DOC_MODULE) | tee tmpl-build.log
+	$(PYTHON) \
+		$(top_srcdir)/common/mangle-tmpl.py $(srcdir)/inspect tmpl
+	@cat $(DOC_MODULE)-unused.txt
+	rm -f tmpl-build.log
+	touch tmpl-build.stamp
+
+tmpl.stamp: tmpl-build.stamp
+	@true
+
+#### build xml; done on every build ####
+
+### FIXME: make this error out again when docs are fixed for 0.9
+sgml-build.stamp: tmpl.stamp inspect.stamp $(CFILE_GLOB) $(top_srcdir)/common/plugins.xsl
+	@echo '*** Building XML ***'
+	@-mkdir -p xml
+	@for a in $(srcdir)/inspect/*.xml; do \
+            xsltproc --stringparam module $(MODULE) \
+		$(top_srcdir)/common/plugins.xsl $$a > xml/`basename $$a`; done
+	@for f in $(EXAMPLE_CFILES); do \
+		$(PYTHON) $(top_srcdir)/common/c-to-xml.py $$f > xml/element-`basename $$f .c`.xml; done
+	gtkdoc-mkdb \
+		--module=$(DOC_MODULE) \
+		--source-dir=$(DOC_SOURCE_DIR) \
+		--main-sgml-file=$(srcdir)/$(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE) \
+		--output-format=xml \
+		--ignore-files="$(IGNORE_HFILES) $(IGNORE_CFILES)" \
+		$(MKDB_OPTIONS) \
+		| tee sgml-build.log
+	@if grep "WARNING:" sgml-build.log > /dev/null; then true; fi # exit 1; fi
+	cp ../version.entities xml
+	rm sgml-build.log
+	touch sgml-build.stamp
+
+sgml.stamp: sgml-build.stamp
+	@true
+
+#### build html; done on every step ####
+
+html-build.stamp: sgml.stamp $(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE) $(content_files)
+	@echo '*** Building HTML ***'
+	if test -d html; then rm -rf html; fi
+	mkdir html
+	cp $(srcdir)/$(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE) html
+	@for f in $(content_files); do cp $(srcdir)/$$f html; done
+	cp -pr xml html
+	cp ../version.entities html
+	cd html && gtkdoc-mkhtml $(DOC_MODULE) $(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE) \
+	    2>&1 | tee ../html-build.log
+	@if grep "warning:" html-build.log > /dev/null; then \
+		echo "ERROR"; grep "warning:" html-build.log; exit 1; fi
+	@rm html-build.log
+	mv html/index.sgml html/index.sgml.bak
+	$(SED) "s/ href=\"$(DOC_MODULE)\// href=\"$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@\//g" html/index.sgml.bak >html/index.sgml
+	rm -f html/index.sgml.bak
+	rm -f html/$(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE)
+	rm -rf html/xml
+	rm -f html/version.entities
+	test "x$(HTML_IMAGES)" = "x" || for i in "" $(HTML_IMAGES) ; do \
+	    if test "$$i" != ""; then cp $(srcdir)/$$i html ; fi; done
+	@echo '-- Fixing Crossreferences' 
+	gtkdoc-fixxref --module-dir=html --html-dir=$(HTML_DIR) $(FIXXREF_OPTIONS)
+	touch html-build.stamp
+else
+all-local:
+endif
+
+# FIXME: these rules need a little cleaning up
+clean-local:
+	rm -f *~ *.bak
+	rm -rf .libs
+# clean files generated for tmpl build
+	-rm -rf tmpl
+# clean files copied/generated for nonsrcdir tmpl build
+	if test x"$(srcdir)" != x. ; then \
+	    rm -rf $(SCANOBJ_FILES) $(SCAN_FILES);			\
+	fi
+# clean files generated for xml build
+	-rm -rf xml
+# clean files generate for html build
+	-rm -rf html
+
+distclean-local: clean
+	rm -rf tmpl/*.sgml.bak
+	rm -f *.stamp || true
+	rm -rf *.o
+
+# thomas: make docs parallel installable; devhelp requires majorminor too
+install-data-local:
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR) 
+	(installfiles=`echo ./html/*.html`; \
+	if test "$$installfiles" = './html/*.html'; \
+	then echo '-- Nothing to install' ; \
+	else \
+	  for i in $$installfiles; do \
+	    echo '-- Installing '$$i ; \
+	    $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR); \
+	  done; \
+	  pngfiles=`echo ./html/*.png`; \
+	  if test "$$pngfiles" != './html/*.png'; then \
+	    for i in $$pngfiles; do \
+	      echo '-- Installing '$$i ; \
+	      $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR); \
+	    done; \
+	  fi; \
+	  echo '-- Installing $(srcdir)/html/$(DOC_MODULE).devhelp' ; \
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/html/$(DOC_MODULE).devhelp \
+	    $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.devhelp; \
+	  if test -e $(srcdir)/html/$(DOC_MODULE).devhelp2; then \
+        	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/html/$(DOC_MODULE).devhelp2 \
+	           $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.devhelp2; \
+	  fi; \
+	  echo '-- Installing $(srcdir)/html/index.sgml' ; \
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/html/index.sgml $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR); \
+		if test -e $(srcdir)/html/style.css; then \
+			echo '-- Installing $(srcdir)/html/style.css' ; \
+			$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/html/style.css $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR); \
+		fi; \
+	fi) 
+uninstall-local:
+	(installfiles=`echo ./html/*.html`; \
+	if test "$$installfiles" = './html/*.html'; \
+	then echo '-- Nothing to uninstall' ; \
+	else \
+	  for i in $$installfiles; do \
+	    rmfile=`basename $$i` ; \
+	    echo '-- Uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/'$$rmfile ; \
+	    rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$$rmfile; \
+	  done; \
+	  pngfiles=`echo ./html/*.png`; \
+	  if test "$$pngfiles" != './html/*.png'; then \
+	    for i in $$pngfiles; do \
+	      rmfile=`basename $$i` ; \
+	      echo '-- Uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/'$$rmfile ; \
+	      rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$$rmfile; \
+	    done; \
+	  fi; \
+	  echo '-- Uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE).devhelp' ; \
+	  rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.devhelp; \
+	  if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.devhelp2; then \
+	    rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.devhelp2; \
+	  fi; \
+	  echo '-- Uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/index.sgml' ; \
+	  rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/index.sgml; \
+		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/style.css; then \
+			echo '-- Uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/style.css' ; \
+			rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/style.css; \
+		fi; \
+	fi) 
+	if test -d $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR); then rmdir -p --ignore-fail-on-non-empty $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR) 2>/dev/null; fi; true
+
+#
+# Checks
+#
+check-hierarchy: $(DOC_MODULE).hierarchy
+	@if grep '	' $(DOC_MODULE).hierarchy; then \
+	    echo "$(DOC_MODULE).hierarchy contains tabs, please fix"; \
+	    /bin/false; \
+	fi
+
+check: check-hierarchy
+
+# wildcard is apparently not portable to other makes, hence the use of find
+inspect_files = $(shell find $(top_srcdir)/docs/plugins/inspect -name '*.xml')
+
+check-inspected-versions:
+	@echo Checking plugin versions of inspected plugin data ...; \
+	fail=0 ; \
+	for each in $(inspect_files) ; do \
+	  if (grep -H '<version>' $$each | grep -v '<version>$(VERSION)'); then \
+	    echo $$each should be fixed to say version $(VERSION) or be removed ; \
+	    echo "sed -i -e 's/<version.*version>/<version>$(VERSION)<\/version>/'" $$each; \
+	    echo ; \
+	    fail=1; \
+	  fi ; \
+	done ; \
+	exit $$fail
+
+#
+# Require gtk-doc when making dist
+#
+if ENABLE_GTK_DOC
+dist-check-gtkdoc:
+else
+dist-check-gtkdoc:
+	@echo "*** gtk-doc must be installed and enabled in order to make dist"
+	@false
+endif
+
+# FIXME: decide whether we want to dist generated html or not
+dist-hook: dist-check-gtkdoc dist-hook-local
+	mkdir $(distdir)/tmpl
+	mkdir $(distdir)/xml
+	mkdir $(distdir)/html
+	-cp $(srcdir)/tmpl/*.sgml $(distdir)/tmpl
+	-cp $(srcdir)/sgml/*.xml $(distdir)/xml
+	-cp $(srcdir)/html/index.sgml $(distdir)/html
+	-cp $(srcdir)/html/*.html $(srcdir)/html/*.css $(distdir)/html
+	-cp $(srcdir)/html/$(DOC_MODULE).devhelp* $(distdir)/html
+
+	images=$(HTML_IMAGES) ;    	      \
+	for i in "" $$images ; do		      \
+	  if test "$$i" != ""; then cp $(srcdir)/$$i $(distdir)/html ; fi; \
+	done
+
+.PHONY : dist-hook-local
+
diff --git a/common/gtk-doc.mak b/common/gtk-doc.mak
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1c9ece1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/gtk-doc.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+###########################################################################
+# Everything below here is generic and you shouldn't need to change it.
+###########################################################################
+# thomas: except of course that we did
+
+# thomas: copied from glib-2
+# We set GPATH here; this gives us semantics for GNU make
+# which are more like other make's VPATH, when it comes to
+# whether a source that is a target of one rule is then
+# searched for in VPATH/GPATH.
+#
+GPATH = $(srcdir)
+
+# thomas: make docs parallel installable
+TARGET_DIR=$(HTML_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+
+EXTRA_DIST = 				\
+	$(content_files)		\
+	$(extra_files)			\
+	$(HTML_IMAGES)			\
+	$(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE)		\
+	$(DOC_MODULE).types		\
+	$(DOC_OVERRIDES)		\
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-sections.txt
+
+DOC_STAMPS =				\
+	scan-build.stamp		\
+	tmpl-build.stamp		\
+	sgml-build.stamp		\
+	html-build.stamp		\
+	$(srcdir)/tmpl.stamp		\
+	$(srcdir)/sgml.stamp		\
+	$(srcdir)/html.stamp
+
+SCANOBJ_FILES =				\
+	$(DOC_MODULE).args		\
+	$(DOC_MODULE).hierarchy		\
+	$(DOC_MODULE).interfaces	\
+	$(DOC_MODULE).prerequisites	\
+	.libs/$(DOC_MODULE)-scan.o	\
+	$(DOC_MODULE).signals
+
+REPORT_FILES = \
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-undocumented.txt \
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-undeclared.txt \
+	$(DOC_MODULE)-unused.txt
+
+CLEANFILES = $(SCANOBJ_FILES) $(REPORT_FILES) $(DOC_STAMPS)
+
+if ENABLE_GTK_DOC
+all-local: html-build.stamp
+
+#### scan ####
+
+# in the case of non-srcdir builds, the built gst directory gets added
+# to gtk-doc scanning; but only then, to avoid duplicates
+scan-build.stamp: $(HFILE_GLOB) $(SCANOBJ_DEPS) $(basefiles)
+	@echo '*** Scanning header files ***'
+	if grep -l '^..*$$' $(srcdir)/$(DOC_MODULE).types > /dev/null;	\
+	then								\
+	    if test x"$(srcdir)" != x. ; then				\
+	        cp $(srcdir)/$(DOC_MODULE).types . ;			\
+	        chmod u+w $(DOC_MODULE).types ;				\
+	    fi ;							\
+	    GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH=`cd $(top_builddir) && pwd`		\
+	    GST_PLUGIN_PATH=						\
+	    CC="$(GTKDOC_CC)" LD="$(GTKDOC_LD)" 			\
+	    CFLAGS="$(GTKDOC_CFLAGS)" LDFLAGS="$(GTKDOC_LIBS)"		\
+	    gtkdoc-scangobj --type-init-func="gst_init(NULL,NULL)"	\
+	        --module=$(DOC_MODULE) ;				\
+	else								\
+	    cd $(srcdir) ;						\
+	    for i in $(SCANOBJ_FILES) ; do				\
+               test -f $$i || touch $$i ;				\
+	    done							\
+	fi
+	if test "x$(top_srcdir)" != "x$(top_builddir)";			\
+        then								\
+          export BUILT_OPTIONS="--source-dir=$(DOC_BUILD_DIR)";		\
+        fi;								\
+	gtkdoc-scan							\
+		$(SCAN_OPTIONS) $(EXTRA_HFILES)				\
+		--module=$(DOC_MODULE)					\
+		--source-dir=$(DOC_SOURCE_DIR)				\
+		$$BUILT_OPTIONS						\
+		--ignore-headers="$(IGNORE_HFILES)"
+	touch scan-build.stamp
+
+$(DOC_MODULE)-decl.txt $(SCANOBJ_FILES): scan-build.stamp
+	@true
+
+#### templates ####
+
+tmpl-build.stamp: $(DOC_MODULE)-decl.txt $(SCANOBJ_FILES) $(DOC_MODULE)-sections.txt $(DOC_OVERRIDES)
+	@echo '*** Rebuilding template files ***'
+	if test x"$(srcdir)" != x. ; then \
+	    cp $(srcdir)/$(DOC_MODULE)-sections.txt . ; \
+	    touch $(DOC_MODULE)-decl.txt ; \
+	fi
+	gtkdoc-mktmpl --module=$(DOC_MODULE) | tee tmpl-build.log
+	@if test -s $(DOC_MODULE)-unused.txt; then \
+	    exit $(if $(DOCS_ARE_INCOMPLETE_PLEASE_FIXME),0,1); fi
+	rm -f tmpl-build.log
+	touch tmpl-build.stamp
+
+tmpl.stamp: tmpl-build.stamp
+	@true
+
+#### xml ####
+
+### FIXME: make this error out again when docs are complete
+sgml-build.stamp: tmpl.stamp $(CFILE_GLOB)
+	@echo '*** Building XML ***'
+	gtkdoc-mkdb --module=$(DOC_MODULE) --source-dir=$(DOC_SOURCE_DIR) --main-sgml-file=$(srcdir)/$(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE) --output-format=xml $(MKDB_OPTIONS) | tee sgml-build.log
+	@if grep "WARNING:" sgml-build.log > /dev/null; then true; fi # exit 1; fi
+	rm sgml-build.log
+	touch sgml-build.stamp
+
+sgml.stamp: sgml-build.stamp
+	@true
+
+#### html ####
+
+html-build.stamp: sgml.stamp $(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE) $(content_files)
+	@echo '*** Building HTML ***'
+	if test -d html; then rm -rf html; fi
+	mkdir html
+	cp $(srcdir)/$(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE) html
+	@for f in $(content_files); do cp $(srcdir)/$$f html; done
+	cp -pr xml html
+	cp ../version.entities html
+	cd html && gtkdoc-mkhtml $(DOC_MODULE) $(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE)
+	mv html/index.sgml html/index.sgml.bak
+	$(SED) "s/ href=\"$(DOC_MODULE)\// href=\"$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@\//g" html/index.sgml.bak >html/index.sgml
+	rm -f html/index.sgml.bak
+	rm -f html/$(DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE)
+	rm -rf html/xml
+	rm -f html/version.entities
+	test "x$(HTML_IMAGES)" = "x" || for i in "" $(HTML_IMAGES) ; do \
+	    if test "$$i" != ""; then cp $(srcdir)/$$i html ; fi; done
+	@echo '-- Fixing Crossreferences' 
+	gtkdoc-fixxref --module-dir=html --html-dir=$(HTML_DIR) $(FIXXREF_OPTIONS)
+	touch html-build.stamp
+else
+all-local:
+endif
+
+clean-local:
+	rm -f *~ *.bak
+	rm -rf xml html
+	rm -rf .libs
+
+maintainer-clean-local: clean
+	cd $(srcdir) && rm -rf xml html $(DOC_MODULE)-decl-list.txt $(DOC_MODULE)-decl.txt
+
+# company: don't delete .sgml and -sections.txt as they're in CVS
+# FIXME : thomas added all sgml files and some other things to make
+# make distcheck work
+distclean-local: clean
+	rm -f $(DOC_MODULE)-decl-list.txt
+	rm -f $(DOC_MODULE)-decl.txt
+	rm -f $(REPORT_FILES)
+	rm -rf tmpl/*.sgml.bak
+	rm -f $(DOC_MODULE).hierarchy
+	rm -f *.stamp || true
+	if test x"$(srcdir)" != x. ; then \
+	    rm -f $(DOC_MODULE)-docs.sgml ; \
+	    rm -f $(DOC_MODULE).types ; \
+	    rm -f $(DOC_MODULE).interfaces ; \
+            rm -f $(DOC_MODULE)-overrides.txt ; \
+	    rm -f $(DOC_MODULE).prerequisites ; \
+	    rm -f $(DOC_MODULE)-sections.txt ; \
+	    rm -rf tmpl/*.sgml ; \
+	fi
+	rm -rf *.o
+
+# thomas: make docs parallel installable; devhelp requires majorminor too
+install-data-local:
+	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR) 
+	(installfiles=`echo ./html/*.html`; \
+	if test "$$installfiles" = './html/*.html'; \
+	then echo '-- Nothing to install' ; \
+	else \
+	  for i in $$installfiles; do \
+	    echo '-- Installing '$$i ; \
+	    $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR); \
+	  done; \
+	  pngfiles=`echo ./html/*.png`; \
+	  if test "$$pngfiles" != './html/*.png'; then \
+	    for i in $$pngfiles; do \
+	      echo '-- Installing '$$i ; \
+	      $(INSTALL_DATA) $$i $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR); \
+	    done; \
+	  fi; \
+	  echo '-- Installing $(srcdir)/html/$(DOC_MODULE).devhelp' ; \
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/html/$(DOC_MODULE).devhelp \
+	    $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.devhelp; \
+	  if test -e $(srcdir)/html/$(DOC_MODULE).devhelp2; then \
+        	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/html/$(DOC_MODULE).devhelp2 \
+	           $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.devhelp2; \
+	  fi; \
+	  echo '-- Installing $(srcdir)/html/index.sgml' ; \
+	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/html/index.sgml $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR); \
+		if test -e $(srcdir)/html/style.css; then \
+			echo '-- Installing $(srcdir)/html/style.css' ; \
+			$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/html/style.css $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR); \
+		fi; \
+	fi) 
+uninstall-local:
+	(installfiles=`echo ./html/*.html`; \
+	if test "$$installfiles" = './html/*.html'; \
+	then echo '-- Nothing to uninstall' ; \
+	else \
+	  for i in $$installfiles; do \
+	    rmfile=`basename $$i` ; \
+	    echo '-- Uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/'$$rmfile ; \
+	    rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$$rmfile; \
+	  done; \
+	  pngfiles=`echo ./html/*.png`; \
+	  if test "$$pngfiles" != './html/*.png'; then \
+	    for i in $$pngfiles; do \
+	      rmfile=`basename $$i` ; \
+	      echo '-- Uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/'$$rmfile ; \
+	      rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$$rmfile; \
+	    done; \
+	  fi; \
+	  echo '-- Uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE).devhelp' ; \
+	  rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.devhelp; \
+	  if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.devhelp2; then \
+	    rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/$(DOC_MODULE)-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.devhelp2; \
+	  fi; \
+	  echo '-- Uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/index.sgml' ; \
+	  rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/index.sgml; \
+		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/style.css; then \
+			echo '-- Uninstalling $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/style.css' ; \
+			rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR)/style.css; \
+		fi; \
+	fi) 
+	if test -d $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR); then rmdir -p --ignore-fail-on-non-empty $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET_DIR) 2>/dev/null; fi; true
+
+#
+# Require gtk-doc when making dist
+#
+if ENABLE_GTK_DOC
+dist-check-gtkdoc:
+else
+dist-check-gtkdoc:
+	@echo "*** gtk-doc must be installed and enabled in order to make dist"
+	@false
+endif
+
+dist-hook: dist-check-gtkdoc dist-hook-local
+	mkdir $(distdir)/tmpl
+	mkdir $(distdir)/xml
+	mkdir $(distdir)/html
+	-cp $(srcdir)/tmpl/*.sgml $(distdir)/tmpl
+	-cp $(srcdir)/sgml/*.xml $(distdir)/xml
+	-cp $(srcdir)/html/index.sgml $(distdir)/html
+	-cp $(srcdir)/html/*.html $(srcdir)/html/*.css $(distdir)/html
+	-cp $(srcdir)/html/$(DOC_MODULE).devhelp* $(distdir)/html
+
+	images=$(HTML_IMAGES) ;    	      \
+	for i in "" $$images ; do		      \
+	  if test "$$i" != ""; then cp $(srcdir)/$$i $(distdir)/html ; fi; \
+	done
+
+.PHONY : dist-hook-local
diff --git a/common/m4/Makefile.am b/common/m4/Makefile.am
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..99ead5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+EXTRA_DIST = \
+	README \
+	as-ac-expand.m4 \
+	as-auto-alt.m4 \
+	as-compiler-flag.m4 \
+	as-compiler.m4 \
+	as-docbook.m4 \
+	as-gcc-inline-assembly.m4 \
+	as-libtool.m4 \
+	as-libtool-tags.m4 \
+	as-python.m4 \
+	as-scrub-include.m4 \
+	as-version.m4 \
+	ax_create_stdint_h.m4 \
+	glib-gettext.m4 \
+	gst-arch.m4 \
+	gst-args.m4 \
+	gst-check.m4 \
+	gst-debuginfo.m4 \
+	gst-default.m4 \
+	gst-doc.m4 \
+	gst-feature.m4 \
+	gst-function.m4 \
+	gst-gettext.m4 \
+	gst-glib2.m4 \
+	gst-libxml2.m4 \
+	gst-plugindir.m4 \
+	gst-valgrind.m4 \
+	pkg.m4
diff --git a/common/m4/README b/common/m4/README
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f044598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/README
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+All aclocal .m4 files we need are put here and cat'd to acinclude.m4 in 
+the source root.  Official ones (taken from the relevant devel packages) 
+are named as-is, unofficial ones (or changed ones) get a gst-prefix.
diff --git a/common/m4/as-ac-expand.m4 b/common/m4/as-ac-expand.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d6c9e33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/as-ac-expand.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+dnl as-ac-expand.m4 0.2.0
+dnl autostars m4 macro for expanding directories using configure's prefix
+dnl thomas@apestaart.org
+
+dnl AS_AC_EXPAND(VAR, CONFIGURE_VAR)
+dnl example
+dnl AS_AC_EXPAND(SYSCONFDIR, $sysconfdir)
+dnl will set SYSCONFDIR to /usr/local/etc if prefix=/usr/local
+
+AC_DEFUN([AS_AC_EXPAND],
+[
+  EXP_VAR=[$1]
+  FROM_VAR=[$2]
+
+  dnl first expand prefix and exec_prefix if necessary
+  prefix_save=$prefix
+  exec_prefix_save=$exec_prefix
+
+  dnl if no prefix given, then use /usr/local, the default prefix
+  if test "x$prefix" = "xNONE"; then
+    prefix="$ac_default_prefix"
+  fi
+  dnl if no exec_prefix given, then use prefix
+  if test "x$exec_prefix" = "xNONE"; then
+    exec_prefix=$prefix
+  fi
+
+  full_var="$FROM_VAR"
+  dnl loop until it doesn't change anymore
+  while true; do
+    new_full_var="`eval echo $full_var`"
+    if test "x$new_full_var" = "x$full_var"; then break; fi
+    full_var=$new_full_var
+  done
+
+  dnl clean up
+  full_var=$new_full_var
+  AC_SUBST([$1], "$full_var")
+
+  dnl restore prefix and exec_prefix
+  prefix=$prefix_save
+  exec_prefix=$exec_prefix_save
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/as-auto-alt.m4 b/common/m4/as-auto-alt.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3f7920d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/as-auto-alt.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+dnl as-auto-alt.m4 0.0.2
+dnl autostars m4 macro for supplying alternate autotools versions to configure
+dnl thomas@apestaart.org
+dnl
+dnl AS_AUTOTOOLS_ALTERNATE()
+dnl
+dnl supplies --with arguments for autoconf, autoheader, automake, aclocal
+
+AC_DEFUN([AS_AUTOTOOLS_ALTERNATE],
+[
+  dnl allow for different autoconf version
+  AC_ARG_WITH(autoconf,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-autoconf],
+                   [use a different autoconf for regeneration of Makefiles]),
+    [
+      unset AUTOCONF
+      AM_MISSING_PROG(AUTOCONF, ${withval})
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using $AUTOCONF as autoconf])
+    ])
+
+  dnl allow for different autoheader version
+  AC_ARG_WITH(autoheader,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-autoheader],
+                   [use a different autoheader for regeneration of Makefiles]),
+    [
+      unset AUTOHEADER
+      AM_MISSING_PROG(AUTOHEADER, ${withval})
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using $AUTOHEADER as autoheader])
+    ])
+
+  dnl allow for different automake version
+  AC_ARG_WITH(automake,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-automake],
+                   [use a different automake for regeneration of Makefiles]),
+    [
+      unset AUTOMAKE
+      AM_MISSING_PROG(AUTOMAKE, ${withval})
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using $AUTOMAKE as automake])
+    ])
+
+  dnl allow for different aclocal version
+  AC_ARG_WITH(aclocal,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-aclocal],
+                   [use a different aclocal for regeneration of Makefiles]),
+    [
+      unset ACLOCAL
+      AM_MISSING_PROG(ACLOCAL, ${withval})
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using $ACLOCAL as aclocal])
+    ])
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/as-compiler-flag.m4 b/common/m4/as-compiler-flag.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..882a4c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/as-compiler-flag.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+dnl as-compiler-flag.m4 0.1.0
+
+dnl autostars m4 macro for detection of compiler flags
+
+dnl David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
+dnl Tim-Philipp Müller <tim centricular net>
+
+dnl AS_COMPILER_FLAG(CFLAGS, ACTION-IF-ACCEPTED, [ACTION-IF-NOT-ACCEPTED])
+dnl Tries to compile with the given CFLAGS.
+dnl Runs ACTION-IF-ACCEPTED if the compiler can compile with the flags,
+dnl and ACTION-IF-NOT-ACCEPTED otherwise.
+
+AC_DEFUN([AS_COMPILER_FLAG],
+[
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([to see if compiler understands $1])
+
+  save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $1"
+
+  AC_TRY_COMPILE([ ], [], [flag_ok=yes], [flag_ok=no])
+  CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
+
+  if test "X$flag_ok" = Xyes ; then
+    $2
+    true
+  else
+    $3
+    true
+  fi
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$flag_ok])
+])
+
+dnl AS_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG(CPPFLAGS, ACTION-IF-ACCEPTED, [ACTION-IF-NOT-ACCEPTED])
+dnl Tries to compile with the given CPPFLAGS.
+dnl Runs ACTION-IF-ACCEPTED if the compiler can compile with the flags,
+dnl and ACTION-IF-NOT-ACCEPTED otherwise.
+
+AC_DEFUN([AS_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CXX])
+
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([to see if c++ compiler understands $1])
+
+  save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
+  CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $1"
+
+  AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
+
+  AC_TRY_COMPILE([ ], [], [flag_ok=yes], [flag_ok=no])
+  CPPFLAGS="$save_CPPFLAGS"
+
+  if test "X$flag_ok" = Xyes ; then
+    $2
+    true
+  else
+    $3
+    true
+  fi
+
+  AC_LANG_POP(C++)
+
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$flag_ok])
+])
+
diff --git a/common/m4/as-compiler.m4 b/common/m4/as-compiler.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..233a719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/as-compiler.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+dnl as-compiler.m4 0.1.0
+                                                                                
+dnl autostars m4 macro for detection of compiler flavor
+
+dnl Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+dnl $Id: as-compiler.m4,v 1.4 2004/06/01 09:33:45 thomasvs Exp $
+                                                                                
+dnl AS_COMPILER(COMPILER)
+dnl will set variable COMPILER to
+dnl - gcc
+dnl - forte
+dnl - (empty) if no guess could be made
+
+AC_DEFUN([AS_COMPILER],
+[
+  as_compiler=
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for compiler flavour)
+
+  dnl is it gcc ?
+  if test "x$GCC" = "xyes"; then
+    as_compiler="gcc"
+  fi
+
+  dnl is it forte ?
+  AC_TRY_RUN([
+int main
+(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+#ifdef __sun
+  return 0;
+#else
+  return 1;
+#endif
+}
+  ], as_compiler="forte", ,)
+
+  if test "x$as_compiler" = "x"; then
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([unknown !])
+  else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT($as_compiler)
+  fi
+  [$1]=$as_compiler
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/as-docbook.m4 b/common/m4/as-docbook.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8a1b32a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/as-docbook.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+dnl AS_DOCBOOK([, ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]])
+dnl checks if xsltproc can build docbook documentation
+dnl (which is possible if the catalog is set up properly
+dnl I also tried checking for a specific version and type of docbook
+dnl but xsltproc seemed to happily run anyway, so we can't check for that
+dnl and version
+dnl this macro takes inspiration from
+dnl http://www.movement.uklinux.net/docs/docbook-autotools/configure.html
+AC_DEFUN([AS_DOCBOOK],
+[
+  XSLTPROC_FLAGS=--nonet
+  DOCBOOK_ROOT=
+  TYPE_LC=xml
+  TYPE_UC=XML
+  DOCBOOK_VERSION=4.1.2
+
+  if test ! -f /etc/xml/catalog; then
+    for i in /usr/share/sgml/docbook/stylesheet/xsl/nwalsh /usr/share/sgml/docbook/xsl-stylesheets/ /usr/local/share/xsl/docbook ;
+    do
+      if test -d "$i"; then
+        DOCBOOK_ROOT=$i
+      fi
+    done
+  else
+    XML_CATALOG=/etc/xml/catalog
+    CAT_ENTRY_START='<!--'
+    CAT_ENTRY_END='-->'
+  fi
+
+  dnl We need xsltproc to process the test
+  AC_CHECK_PROG(XSLTPROC,xsltproc,xsltproc,)
+  XSLTPROC_WORKS=no
+  if test -n "$XSLTPROC"; then
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether xsltproc docbook processing works])
+
+    if test -n "$XML_CATALOG"; then
+      DB_FILE="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/xhtml/docbook.xsl"
+    else
+      DB_FILE="$DOCBOOK_ROOT/xhtml/docbook.xsl"
+    fi
+    $XSLTPROC $XSLTPROC_FLAGS $DB_FILE >/dev/null 2>&1 << END
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
+<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook $TYPE_UC V$DOCBOOK_VERSION//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/$TYPE_LC/$DOCBOOK_VERSION/docbookx.dtd">
+<book id="test">
+</book>
+END
+    if test "$?" = 0; then
+      XSLTPROC_WORKS=yes
+    fi
+    AC_MSG_RESULT($XSLTPROC_WORKS)
+  fi
+
+  if test "x$XSLTPROC_WORKS" = "xyes"; then
+    dnl execute ACTION-IF-FOUND
+    ifelse([$1], , :, [$1])
+  else
+    dnl execute ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND
+    ifelse([$2], , :, [$2])
+  fi
+
+  AC_SUBST(XML_CATALOG)
+  AC_SUBST(XSLTPROC_FLAGS)
+  AC_SUBST(DOCBOOK_ROOT)
+  AC_SUBST(CAT_ENTRY_START)
+  AC_SUBST(CAT_ENTRY_END)
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/as-gcc-inline-assembly.m4 b/common/m4/as-gcc-inline-assembly.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..799e80e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/as-gcc-inline-assembly.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+dnl as-gcc-inline-assembly.m4 0.1.0
+
+dnl autostars m4 macro for detection of gcc inline assembly
+
+dnl David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
+
+dnl $Id: as-gcc-inline-assembly.m4,v 1.1 2008-02-26 09:38:00 thaytan Exp $
+
+dnl AS_COMPILER_FLAG(ACTION-IF-ACCEPTED, [ACTION-IF-NOT-ACCEPTED])
+dnl Tries to compile with the given CFLAGS.
+dnl Runs ACTION-IF-ACCEPTED if the compiler can compile with the flags,
+dnl and ACTION-IF-NOT-ACCEPTED otherwise.
+
+AC_DEFUN([AS_GCC_INLINE_ASSEMBLY],
+[
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([if compiler supports gcc-style inline assembly])
+
+  AC_TRY_COMPILE([], [
+#ifdef __GNUC_MINOR__
+#if (__GNUC__ * 1000 + __GNUC_MINOR__) < 3004
+#error GCC before 3.4 has critical bugs compiling inline assembly
+#endif
+#endif
+__asm__ (""::) ], [flag_ok=yes], [flag_ok=no])
+
+  if test "X$flag_ok" = Xyes ; then
+    $1
+    true
+  else
+    $2
+    true
+  fi
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$flag_ok])
+])
+
+
+AC_DEFUN([AS_GCC_ASM_POWERPC_FPU],
+[
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([if compiler supports FPU instructions on PowerPC])
+
+  AC_TRY_COMPILE([], [__asm__ ("fadd 0,0,0"::) ], [flag_ok=yes], [flag_ok=no])
+
+  if test "X$flag_ok" = Xyes ; then
+    $1
+    true
+  else
+    $2
+    true
+  fi
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$flag_ok])
+])
+
diff --git a/common/m4/as-libtool-tags.m4 b/common/m4/as-libtool-tags.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c522ff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/as-libtool-tags.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+dnl as-libtool-tags.m4 0.1.4
+
+dnl autostars m4 macro for selecting libtool "tags" (languages)
+
+dnl Andy Wingo does not claim credit for this macro
+dnl backported from libtool 1.6 by Paolo Bonzini
+dnl see http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2003-12/msg00007.html
+
+dnl $Id: as-libtool-tags.m4,v 1.3 2006-04-01 15:30:56 thomasvs Exp $
+
+dnl AS_LIBTOOL_TAGS([tags...])
+
+dnl example
+dnl AS_LIBTOOL_TAGS([]) for only C (no fortran, etc)
+
+dnl When AC_LIBTOOL_TAGS is used, I redefine _LT_AC_TAGCONFIG
+dnl to be more similar to the libtool 1.6 implementation, which
+dnl uses an m4 loop and m4 case instead of a shell loop.  This
+dnl way the CXX/GCJ/F77/RC tests are not always expanded.
+
+dnl AS_LIBTOOL_TAGS
+dnl ---------------
+dnl tags to enable
+AC_DEFUN([AS_LIBTOOL_TAGS],
+[m4_define([_LT_TAGS],[$1])
+m4_define([_LT_AC_TAGCONFIG], [
+  # redefined LT AC TAGCONFIG
+  if test -f "$ltmain"; then
+    if test ! -f "${ofile}"; then
+      AC_MSG_WARN([output file `$ofile' does not exist])
+    fi
+
+    if test -z "$LTCC"; then
+      eval "`$SHELL ${ofile} --config | grep '^LTCC='`"
+      if test -z "$LTCC"; then
+        AC_MSG_WARN([output file `$ofile' does not look like a libtool script])
+      else
+        AC_MSG_WARN([using `LTCC=$LTCC', extracted from `$ofile'])
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    AC_FOREACH([_LT_TAG], _LT_TAGS,
+      echo THOMAS: tag _LT_TAG
+      [m4_case(_LT_TAG,
+      [CXX], [
+    if test -n "$CXX" && test "X$CXX" != "Xno"; then
+      echo "THOMAS: YAY CXX"
+      AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_CXX_CONFIG
+      available_tags="$available_tags _LT_TAG"
+    fi],
+      [F77], [
+    if test -n "$F77" && test "X$F77" != "Xno"; then
+      AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_F77_CONFIG
+      available_tags="$available_tags _LT_TAG"
+    fi],
+      [GCJ], [
+    if test -n "$GCJ" && test "X$GCJ" != "Xno"; then
+      AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_GCJ_CONFIG
+      available_tags="$available_tags _LT_TAG"
+    fi],
+      [RC], [
+    if test -n "$RC" && test "X$RC" != "Xno"; then
+      AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_RC_CONFIG
+      available_tags="$available_tags _LT_TAG"
+    fi],
+      [m4_errprintn(m4_location[: error: invalid tag name: ]"_LT_TAG")
+      m4_exit(1)])
+    ])
+    echo THOMAS: available tags: $available_tags
+  fi
+  # Now substitute the updated list of available tags.
+  if eval "sed -e 's/^available_tags=.*\$/available_tags=\"$available_tags\"/' \"$ofile\" > \"${ofile}T\""; then
+    mv "${ofile}T" "$ofile"
+    chmod +x "$ofile"
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([updated available libtool tags with $available_tags.])
+  else
+    rm -f "${ofile}T"
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([unable to update list of available tagged configurations.])
+
+  fi
+
+])dnl _LT_AC_TAG_CONFIG
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/as-libtool.m4 b/common/m4/as-libtool.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..73dec1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/as-libtool.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+dnl as-libtool.m4 0.1.4
+
+dnl autostars m4 macro for libtool versioning
+
+dnl Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+dnl $Id: as-libtool.m4,v 1.6 2004/06/01 10:04:44 thomasvs Exp $
+
+dnl AS_LIBTOOL(PREFIX, CURRENT, REVISION, AGE, [RELEASE])
+
+dnl example
+dnl AS_LIBTOOL(GST, 2, 0, 0)
+
+dnl this macro
+dnl - defines [$PREFIX]_CURRENT, REVISION and AGE
+dnl - defines [$PREFIX]_LIBVERSION
+dnl - defines [$PREFIX]_LT_LDFLAGS to set versioning
+dnl - AC_SUBST's them all
+
+dnl if RELEASE is given, then add a -release option to the LDFLAGS
+dnl with the given release version
+dnl then use [$PREFIX]_LT_LDFLAGS in the relevant Makefile.am's
+
+dnl call AM_PROG_LIBTOOL after this call
+
+AC_DEFUN([AS_LIBTOOL],
+[
+  [$1]_CURRENT=[$2]
+  [$1]_REVISION=[$3]
+  [$1]_AGE=[$4]
+  [$1]_LIBVERSION=[$2]:[$3]:[$4]
+  AC_SUBST([$1]_CURRENT)
+  AC_SUBST([$1]_REVISION)
+  AC_SUBST([$1]_AGE)
+  AC_SUBST([$1]_LIBVERSION)
+
+  [$1]_LT_LDFLAGS="$[$1]_LT_LDFLAGS -version-info $[$1]_LIBVERSION"
+  if test ! -z "[$5]"
+  then
+    [$1]_LT_LDFLAGS="$[$1]_LT_LDFLAGS -release [$5]"
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST([$1]_LT_LDFLAGS)
+
+  AC_LIBTOOL_DLOPEN
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/as-python.m4 b/common/m4/as-python.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..eb9b175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/as-python.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+## ------------------------
+## Python file handling
+## From Andrew Dalke
+## Updated by James Henstridge
+## Updated by Andy Wingo to loop through possible pythons
+## ------------------------
+
+# AS_PATH_PYTHON([MINIMUM-VERSION])
+
+# Adds support for distributing Python modules and packages.  To
+# install modules, copy them to $(pythondir), using the python_PYTHON
+# automake variable.  To install a package with the same name as the
+# automake package, install to $(pkgpythondir), or use the
+# pkgpython_PYTHON automake variable.
+
+# The variables $(pyexecdir) and $(pkgpyexecdir) are provided as
+# locations to install python extension modules (shared libraries).
+# Another macro is required to find the appropriate flags to compile
+# extension modules.
+
+# If your package is configured with a different prefix to python,
+# users will have to add the install directory to the PYTHONPATH
+# environment variable, or create a .pth file (see the python
+# documentation for details).
+
+# If the MINIMUM-VERSION argument is passed, AS_PATH_PYTHON will
+# cause an error if the version of python installed on the system
+# doesn't meet the requirement.  MINIMUM-VERSION should consist of
+# numbers and dots only.
+
+# Updated to loop over all possible python binaries by Andy Wingo
+# <wingo@pobox.com>
+# Updated to only warn and unset PYTHON if no good one is found
+
+AC_DEFUN([AS_PATH_PYTHON],
+ [
+  dnl Find a version of Python.  I could check for python versions 1.4
+  dnl or earlier, but the default installation locations changed from
+  dnl $prefix/lib/site-python in 1.4 to $prefix/lib/python1.5/site-packages
+  dnl in 1.5, and I don't want to maintain that logic.
+
+  dnl should we do the version check?
+  PYTHON_CANDIDATES="python python2.2 python2.1 python2.0 python2 \
+                     python1.6 python1.5"
+  ifelse([$1],[],
+         [AC_PATH_PROG(PYTHON, $PYTHON_CANDIDATES)],
+         [
+     AC_MSG_NOTICE(Looking for Python version >= $1)
+    changequote(<<, >>)dnl
+    prog="
+import sys, string
+minver = '$1'
+# split string by '.' and convert to numeric
+minver_info = map(string.atoi, string.split(minver, '.'))
+# we can now do comparisons on the two lists:
+if sys.version_info >= tuple(minver_info):
+	sys.exit(0)
+else:
+	sys.exit(1)"
+    changequote([, ])dnl
+
+    python_good=false
+    for python_candidate in $PYTHON_CANDIDATES; do
+      unset PYTHON
+      AC_PATH_PROG(PYTHON, $python_candidate) 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+
+      if test "x$PYTHON" = "x"; then continue; fi
+
+      if $PYTHON -c "$prog" 1>&AC_FD_CC 2>&AC_FD_CC; then
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING(["$PYTHON":])
+	AC_MSG_RESULT([okay])
+        python_good=true
+        break;
+      else
+        dnl clear the cache val
+        unset ac_cv_path_PYTHON
+      fi
+    done
+  ])
+
+  if test "$python_good" != "true"; then
+    AC_MSG_WARN([No suitable version of python found])
+    PYTHON=
+  else
+
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([local Python configuration])
+
+  dnl Query Python for its version number.  Getting [:3] seems to be
+  dnl the best way to do this; it's what "site.py" does in the standard
+  dnl library.  Need to change quote character because of [:3]
+
+  AC_SUBST(PYTHON_VERSION)
+  changequote(<<, >>)dnl
+  PYTHON_VERSION=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.version[:3]"`
+  changequote([, ])dnl
+
+
+  dnl Use the values of $prefix and $exec_prefix for the corresponding
+  dnl values of PYTHON_PREFIX and PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX.  These are made
+  dnl distinct variables so they can be overridden if need be.  However,
+  dnl general consensus is that you shouldn't need this ability.
+
+  AC_SUBST(PYTHON_PREFIX)
+  PYTHON_PREFIX='${prefix}'
+
+  AC_SUBST(PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX)
+  PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX='${exec_prefix}'
+
+  dnl At times (like when building shared libraries) you may want
+  dnl to know which OS platform Python thinks this is.
+
+  AC_SUBST(PYTHON_PLATFORM)
+  PYTHON_PLATFORM=`$PYTHON -c "import sys; print sys.platform"`
+
+
+  dnl Set up 4 directories:
+
+  dnl pythondir -- where to install python scripts.  This is the
+  dnl   site-packages directory, not the python standard library
+  dnl   directory like in previous automake betas.  This behaviour
+  dnl   is more consistent with lispdir.m4 for example.
+  dnl
+  dnl Also, if the package prefix isn't the same as python's prefix,
+  dnl then the old $(pythondir) was pretty useless.
+
+  AC_SUBST(pythondir)
+  pythondir=$PYTHON_PREFIX"/lib/python"$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages
+
+  dnl pkgpythondir -- $PACKAGE directory under pythondir.  Was
+  dnl   PYTHON_SITE_PACKAGE in previous betas, but this naming is
+  dnl   more consistent with the rest of automake.
+  dnl   Maybe this should be put in python.am?
+
+  AC_SUBST(pkgpythondir)
+  pkgpythondir=\${pythondir}/$PACKAGE
+
+  dnl pyexecdir -- directory for installing python extension modules
+  dnl   (shared libraries)  Was PYTHON_SITE_EXEC in previous betas.
+
+  AC_SUBST(pyexecdir)
+  pyexecdir=$PYTHON_EXEC_PREFIX"/lib/python"$PYTHON_VERSION/site-packages
+
+  dnl pkgpyexecdir -- $(pyexecdir)/$(PACKAGE)
+  dnl   Maybe this should be put in python.am?
+
+  AC_SUBST(pkgpyexecdir)
+  pkgpyexecdir=\${pyexecdir}/$PACKAGE
+
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([looks good])
+
+  fi
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/as-scrub-include.m4 b/common/m4/as-scrub-include.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..96dfb8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/as-scrub-include.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+dnl as-scrub-include.m4 0.0.4
+
+dnl autostars m4 macro for scrubbing CFLAGS of system include dirs
+dnl because gcc 3.x complains about including system including dirs
+
+dnl Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+dnl $Id: as-scrub-include.m4,v 1.5 2004/06/12 08:19:09 thomasvs Exp $
+
+dnl This macro uses output of cpp -v and expects it to contain text that 
+dnl looks a little bit like this:
+dnl #include <...> search starts here:
+dnl  /usr/local/include
+dnl  /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2/include
+dnl  /usr/include
+dnl End of search list.
+
+dnl AS_SCRUB_INCLUDE(VAR)
+dnl example
+dnl AS_SCRUB_INCLUDE(CFLAGS)
+dnl will remove all system include dirs from the given CFLAGS
+
+AC_DEFUN([AS_SCRUB_INCLUDE],
+[
+  GIVEN_CFLAGS=$[$1]
+  INCLUDE_DIRS=`echo | cpp -v 2>&1`
+
+  dnl remove everything from this output between the "starts here" and "End of"
+  dnl line
+  INCLUDE_DIRS=`echo $INCLUDE_DIRS | sed -e 's/.*<...> search starts here://' | sed -e 's/End of search list.*//'`
+  for dir in $INCLUDE_DIRS; do
+    dnl use "" as the sed script so $dir gets expanded
+    GIVEN_CFLAGS=`echo $GIVEN_CFLAGS | sed -e "s#-I$dir ##"`
+  done
+  [$1]=$GIVEN_CFLAGS
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/as-version.m4 b/common/m4/as-version.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a5b4399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/as-version.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+dnl as-version.m4 0.2.0
+
+dnl autostars m4 macro for versioning
+
+dnl Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+dnl $Id: as-version.m4,v 1.4 2004/06/01 09:40:05 thomasvs Exp $
+
+dnl AS_VERSION
+
+dnl example
+dnl AS_VERSION
+
+dnl this macro
+dnl - AC_SUBST's PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR, _MINOR, _MICRO
+dnl - AC_SUBST's PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE,
+dnl    which can be used for rpm release fields
+dnl - doesn't call AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE anymore because it prevents
+dnl   maintainer mode from running correctly
+dnl
+dnl don't forget to put #undef PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE in acconfig.h
+dnl if you use acconfig.h
+
+AC_DEFUN([AS_VERSION],
+[
+  PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR=$(echo AC_PACKAGE_VERSION | cut -d'.' -f1)
+  PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR=$(echo AC_PACKAGE_VERSION | cut -d'.' -f2)
+  PACKAGE_VERSION_MICRO=$(echo AC_PACKAGE_VERSION | cut -d'.' -f3)
+
+  AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR)
+  AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR)
+  AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_VERSION_MICRO)
+])
+
+dnl AS_NANO(ACTION-IF-NO-NANO, [ACTION-IF-NANO])
+
+dnl requires AC_INIT to be called before
+dnl For projects using a fourth or nano number in your versioning to indicate
+dnl development or prerelease snapshots, this macro allows the build to be
+dnl set up differently accordingly.
+
+dnl this macro:
+dnl - parses AC_PACKAGE_VERSION, set by AC_INIT, and extracts the nano number
+dnl - sets the variable PACKAGE_VERSION_NANO
+dnl - sets the variable PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE, which can be used
+dnl   for rpm release fields
+dnl - executes ACTION-IF-NO-NANO or ACTION-IF-NANO
+    
+dnl example:
+dnl AS_NANO(RELEASE="yes", RELEASE="no")
+
+AC_DEFUN([AS_NANO],
+[
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(nano version)
+
+  NANO=$(echo AC_PACKAGE_VERSION | cut -d'.' -f4)
+
+  if test x"$NANO" = x || test "x$NANO" = "x0" ; then
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([0 (release)])
+    NANO=0
+    PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE=1
+    ifelse([$1], , :, [$1])
+  else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT($NANO)
+    PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE=0.`date +%Y%m%d.%H%M%S`
+    ifelse([$2], , :, [$2])
+  fi
+  PACKAGE_VERSION_NANO=$NANO
+  AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_VERSION_NANO)
+  AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE)
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/ax_create_stdint_h.m4 b/common/m4/ax_create_stdint_h.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..13bf699
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/ax_create_stdint_h.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,734 @@
+##### http://autoconf-archive.cryp.to/ax_create_stdint_h.html
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_CREATE_STDINT_H [( HEADER-TO-GENERATE [, HEDERS-TO-CHECK])]
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   the "ISO C9X: 7.18 Integer types <stdint.h>" section requires the
+#   existence of an include file <stdint.h> that defines a set of
+#   typedefs, especially uint8_t,int32_t,uintptr_t. Many older
+#   installations will not provide this file, but some will have the
+#   very same definitions in <inttypes.h>. In other enviroments we can
+#   use the inet-types in <sys/types.h> which would define the typedefs
+#   int8_t and u_int8_t respectivly.
+#
+#   This macros will create a local "_stdint.h" or the headerfile given
+#   as an argument. In many cases that file will just "#include
+#   <stdint.h>" or "#include <inttypes.h>", while in other environments
+#   it will provide the set of basic 'stdint's definitions/typedefs:
+#
+#     int8_t,uint8_t,int16_t,uint16_t,int32_t,uint32_t,intptr_t,uintptr_t
+#     int_least32_t.. int_fast32_t.. intmax_t
+#
+#   which may or may not rely on the definitions of other files, or
+#   using the AC_CHECK_SIZEOF macro to determine the actual sizeof each
+#   type.
+#
+#   if your header files require the stdint-types you will want to
+#   create an installable file mylib-int.h that all your other
+#   installable header may include. So if you have a library package
+#   named "mylib", just use
+#
+#        AX_CREATE_STDINT_H(mylib-int.h)
+#
+#   in configure.ac and go to install that very header file in
+#   Makefile.am along with the other headers (mylib.h) - and the
+#   mylib-specific headers can simply use "#include <mylib-int.h>" to
+#   obtain the stdint-types.
+#
+#   Remember, if the system already had a valid <stdint.h>, the
+#   generated file will include it directly. No need for fuzzy
+#   HAVE_STDINT_H things... (oops, GCC 4.2.x has deliberatly disabled
+#   its stdint.h for non-c99 compilation and the c99-mode is not the
+#   default. Therefore this macro will not use the compiler's stdint.h
+#   - please complain to the GCC developers).
+#
+# LAST MODIFICATION
+#
+#   2007-06-27
+#
+# COPYLEFT
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2007 Guido U. Draheim <guidod@gmx.de>
+#
+#   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+#   modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+#   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+#   License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+#   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+#   General Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+#   02111-1307, USA.
+#
+#   As a special exception, the respective Autoconf Macro's copyright
+#   owner gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify the
+#   configure scripts that are the output of Autoconf when processing
+#   the Macro. You need not follow the terms of the GNU General Public
+#   License when using or distributing such scripts, even though
+#   portions of the text of the Macro appear in them. The GNU General
+#   Public License (GPL) does govern all other use of the material that
+#   constitutes the Autoconf Macro.
+#
+#   This special exception to the GPL applies to versions of the
+#   Autoconf Macro released by the Autoconf Macro Archive. When you
+#   make and distribute a modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you
+#   may extend this special exception to the GPL to apply to your
+#   modified version as well.
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_DATA_MODEL],[
+   AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(char)
+   AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(short)
+   AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(int)
+   AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(long)
+   AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(void*)
+   ac_cv_char_data_model=""
+   ac_cv_char_data_model="$ac_cv_char_data_model$ac_cv_sizeof_char"
+   ac_cv_char_data_model="$ac_cv_char_data_model$ac_cv_sizeof_short"
+   ac_cv_char_data_model="$ac_cv_char_data_model$ac_cv_sizeof_int"
+   ac_cv_long_data_model=""
+   ac_cv_long_data_model="$ac_cv_long_data_model$ac_cv_sizeof_int"
+   ac_cv_long_data_model="$ac_cv_long_data_model$ac_cv_sizeof_long"
+   ac_cv_long_data_model="$ac_cv_long_data_model$ac_cv_sizeof_voidp"
+   AC_MSG_CHECKING([data model])
+   case "$ac_cv_char_data_model/$ac_cv_long_data_model" in
+    122/242)     ac_cv_data_model="IP16"  ; n="standard 16bit machine" ;;
+    122/244)     ac_cv_data_model="LP32"  ; n="standard 32bit machine" ;;
+    122/*)       ac_cv_data_model="i16"   ; n="unusual int16 model" ;;
+    124/444)     ac_cv_data_model="ILP32" ; n="standard 32bit unixish" ;;
+    124/488)     ac_cv_data_model="LP64"  ; n="standard 64bit unixish" ;;
+    124/448)     ac_cv_data_model="LLP64" ; n="unusual 64bit unixish" ;;
+    124/*)       ac_cv_data_model="i32"   ; n="unusual int32 model" ;;
+    128/888)     ac_cv_data_model="ILP64" ; n="unusual 64bit numeric" ;;
+    128/*)       ac_cv_data_model="i64"   ; n="unusual int64 model" ;;
+    222/*2)      ac_cv_data_model="DSP16" ; n="strict 16bit dsptype" ;;
+    333/*3)      ac_cv_data_model="DSP24" ; n="strict 24bit dsptype" ;;
+    444/*4)      ac_cv_data_model="DSP32" ; n="strict 32bit dsptype" ;;
+    666/*6)      ac_cv_data_model="DSP48" ; n="strict 48bit dsptype" ;;
+    888/*8)      ac_cv_data_model="DSP64" ; n="strict 64bit dsptype" ;;
+    222/*|333/*|444/*|666/*|888/*) :
+                 ac_cv_data_model="iDSP"  ; n="unusual dsptype" ;;
+     *)          ac_cv_data_model="none"  ; n="very unusual model" ;;
+   esac
+   AC_MSG_RESULT([$ac_cv_data_model ($ac_cv_long_data_model, $n)])
+])
+
+dnl AX_CHECK_HEADER_STDINT_X([HEADERLIST][,ACTION-IF])
+AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_HEADER_STDINT_X],[
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([for stdint uintptr_t], [ac_cv_header_stdint_x],[
+ ac_cv_header_stdint_x="" # the 1997 typedefs (inttypes.h)
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([(..)])
+  for i in m4_ifval([$1],[$1],[stdint.h inttypes.h sys/inttypes.h sys/types.h])
+  do
+   unset ac_cv_type_uintptr_t
+   unset ac_cv_type_uint64_t
+   AC_CHECK_TYPE(uintptr_t,[ac_cv_header_stdint_x=$i],continue,[#include <$i>])
+   AC_CHECK_TYPE(uint64_t,[and64="/uint64_t"],[and64=""],[#include<$i>])
+   m4_ifvaln([$2],[$2]) break
+  done
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for stdint uintptr_t])
+ ])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_HEADER_STDINT_O],[
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([for stdint uint32_t], [ac_cv_header_stdint_o],[
+ ac_cv_header_stdint_o="" # the 1995 typedefs (sys/inttypes.h)
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([(..)])
+  for i in m4_ifval([$1],[$1],[inttypes.h sys/inttypes.h sys/types.h stdint.h])
+  do
+   unset ac_cv_type_uint32_t
+   unset ac_cv_type_uint64_t
+   AC_CHECK_TYPE(uint32_t,[ac_cv_header_stdint_o=$i],continue,[#include <$i>])
+   AC_CHECK_TYPE(uint64_t,[and64="/uint64_t"],[and64=""],[#include<$i>])
+   m4_ifvaln([$2],[$2]) break
+   break;
+  done
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for stdint uint32_t])
+ ])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_HEADER_STDINT_U],[
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([for stdint u_int32_t], [ac_cv_header_stdint_u],[
+ ac_cv_header_stdint_u="" # the BSD typedefs (sys/types.h)
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([(..)])
+  for i in m4_ifval([$1],[$1],[sys/types.h inttypes.h sys/inttypes.h]) ; do
+   unset ac_cv_type_u_int32_t
+   unset ac_cv_type_u_int64_t
+   AC_CHECK_TYPE(u_int32_t,[ac_cv_header_stdint_u=$i],continue,[#include <$i>])
+   AC_CHECK_TYPE(u_int64_t,[and64="/u_int64_t"],[and64=""],[#include<$i>])
+   m4_ifvaln([$2],[$2]) break
+   break;
+  done
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for stdint u_int32_t])
+ ])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_CREATE_STDINT_H],
+[# ------ AX CREATE STDINT H -------------------------------------
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for stdint types])
+ac_stdint_h=`echo ifelse($1, , _stdint.h, $1)`
+# try to shortcircuit - if the default include path of the compiler
+# can find a "stdint.h" header then we assume that all compilers can.
+AC_CACHE_VAL([ac_cv_header_stdint_t],[
+old_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" ; CXXFLAGS=""
+old_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS" ; CPPFLAGS=""
+old_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"     ; CFLAGS=""
+AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <stdint.h>],[int_least32_t v = 0;],
+[ac_cv_stdint_result="(assuming C99 compatible system)"
+ ac_cv_header_stdint_t="stdint.h"; ],
+[ac_cv_header_stdint_t=""])
+if test "$GCC" = "yes" && test ".$ac_cv_header_stdint_t" = "."; then
+CFLAGS="-std=c99"
+AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <stdint.h>],[int_least32_t v = 0;],
+[AC_MSG_WARN(your GCC compiler has a defunct stdint.h for its default-mode)])
+fi
+CXXFLAGS="$old_CXXFLAGS"
+CPPFLAGS="$old_CPPFLAGS"
+CFLAGS="$old_CFLAGS" ])
+
+v="... $ac_cv_header_stdint_h"
+if test "$ac_stdint_h" = "stdint.h" ; then
+ AC_MSG_RESULT([(are you sure you want them in ./stdint.h?)])
+elif test "$ac_stdint_h" = "inttypes.h" ; then
+ AC_MSG_RESULT([(are you sure you want them in ./inttypes.h?)])
+elif test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_t" = "_" ; then
+ AC_MSG_RESULT([(putting them into $ac_stdint_h)$v])
+else
+ ac_cv_header_stdint="$ac_cv_header_stdint_t"
+ AC_MSG_RESULT([$ac_cv_header_stdint (shortcircuit)])
+fi
+
+if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_t" = "_" ; then # can not shortcircuit..
+
+dnl .....intro message done, now do a few system checks.....
+dnl btw, all old CHECK_TYPE macros do automatically "DEFINE" a type,
+dnl therefore we use the autoconf implementation detail CHECK_TYPE_NEW
+dnl instead that is triggered with 3 or more arguments (see types.m4)
+
+inttype_headers=`echo $2 | sed -e 's/,/ /g'`
+
+ac_cv_stdint_result="(no helpful system typedefs seen)"
+AX_CHECK_HEADER_STDINT_X(dnl
+   stdint.h inttypes.h sys/inttypes.h $inttype_headers,
+   ac_cv_stdint_result="(seen uintptr_t$and64 in $i)")
+
+if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_x" = "_" ; then
+AX_CHECK_HEADER_STDINT_O(dnl,
+   inttypes.h sys/inttypes.h stdint.h $inttype_headers,
+   ac_cv_stdint_result="(seen uint32_t$and64 in $i)")
+fi
+
+if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_x" = "_" ; then
+if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_o" = "_" ; then
+AX_CHECK_HEADER_STDINT_U(dnl,
+   sys/types.h inttypes.h sys/inttypes.h $inttype_headers,
+   ac_cv_stdint_result="(seen u_int32_t$and64 in $i)")
+fi fi
+
+dnl if there was no good C99 header file, do some typedef checks...
+if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_x" = "_" ; then
+   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for stdint datatype model])
+   AC_MSG_RESULT([(..)])
+   AX_CHECK_DATA_MODEL
+fi
+
+if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_x" != "_" ; then
+   ac_cv_header_stdint="$ac_cv_header_stdint_x"
+elif  test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_o" != "_" ; then
+   ac_cv_header_stdint="$ac_cv_header_stdint_o"
+elif  test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_u" != "_" ; then
+   ac_cv_header_stdint="$ac_cv_header_stdint_u"
+else
+   ac_cv_header_stdint="stddef.h"
+fi
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for extra inttypes in chosen header])
+AC_MSG_RESULT([($ac_cv_header_stdint)])
+dnl see if int_least and int_fast types are present in _this_ header.
+unset ac_cv_type_int_least32_t
+unset ac_cv_type_int_fast32_t
+AC_CHECK_TYPE(int_least32_t,,,[#include <$ac_cv_header_stdint>])
+AC_CHECK_TYPE(int_fast32_t,,,[#include<$ac_cv_header_stdint>])
+AC_CHECK_TYPE(intmax_t,,,[#include <$ac_cv_header_stdint>])
+
+fi # shortcircut to system "stdint.h"
+# ------------------ PREPARE VARIABLES ------------------------------
+if test "$GCC" = "yes" ; then
+ac_cv_stdint_message="using gnu compiler "`$CC --version | head -1`
+else
+ac_cv_stdint_message="using $CC"
+fi
+
+AC_MSG_RESULT([make use of $ac_cv_header_stdint in $ac_stdint_h dnl
+$ac_cv_stdint_result])
+
+dnl -----------------------------------------------------------------
+# ----------------- DONE inttypes.h checks START header -------------
+AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS([$ac_stdint_h],[
+AC_MSG_NOTICE(creating $ac_stdint_h : $_ac_stdint_h)
+ac_stdint=$tmp/_stdint.h
+
+echo "#ifndef" $_ac_stdint_h >$ac_stdint
+echo "#define" $_ac_stdint_h "1" >>$ac_stdint
+echo "#ifndef" _GENERATED_STDINT_H >>$ac_stdint
+echo "#define" _GENERATED_STDINT_H '"'$PACKAGE $VERSION'"' >>$ac_stdint
+echo "/* generated $ac_cv_stdint_message */" >>$ac_stdint
+if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_t" != "_" ; then
+echo "#define _STDINT_HAVE_STDINT_H" "1" >>$ac_stdint
+echo "#include <stdint.h>" >>$ac_stdint
+echo "#endif" >>$ac_stdint
+echo "#endif" >>$ac_stdint
+else
+
+cat >>$ac_stdint <<STDINT_EOF
+
+/* ................... shortcircuit part ........................... */
+
+#if defined HAVE_STDINT_H || defined _STDINT_HAVE_STDINT_H
+#include <stdint.h>
+#else
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+/* .................... configured part ............................ */
+
+STDINT_EOF
+
+echo "/* whether we have a C99 compatible stdint header file */" >>$ac_stdint
+if test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_x" != "_" ; then
+  ac_header="$ac_cv_header_stdint_x"
+  echo "#define _STDINT_HEADER_INTPTR" '"'"$ac_header"'"' >>$ac_stdint
+else
+  echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HEADER_INTPTR */" >>$ac_stdint
+fi
+
+echo "/* whether we have a C96 compatible inttypes header file */" >>$ac_stdint
+if  test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_o" != "_" ; then
+  ac_header="$ac_cv_header_stdint_o"
+  echo "#define _STDINT_HEADER_UINT32" '"'"$ac_header"'"' >>$ac_stdint
+else
+  echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HEADER_UINT32 */" >>$ac_stdint
+fi
+
+echo "/* whether we have a BSD compatible inet types header */" >>$ac_stdint
+if  test "_$ac_cv_header_stdint_u" != "_" ; then
+  ac_header="$ac_cv_header_stdint_u"
+  echo "#define _STDINT_HEADER_U_INT32" '"'"$ac_header"'"' >>$ac_stdint
+else
+  echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HEADER_U_INT32 */" >>$ac_stdint
+fi
+
+echo "" >>$ac_stdint
+
+if test "_$ac_header" != "_" ; then if test "$ac_header" != "stddef.h" ; then
+  echo "#include <$ac_header>" >>$ac_stdint
+  echo "" >>$ac_stdint
+fi fi
+
+echo "/* which 64bit typedef has been found */" >>$ac_stdint
+if test "$ac_cv_type_uint64_t" = "yes" ; then
+echo "#define   _STDINT_HAVE_UINT64_T" "1"  >>$ac_stdint
+else
+echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HAVE_UINT64_T */" >>$ac_stdint
+fi
+if test "$ac_cv_type_u_int64_t" = "yes" ; then
+echo "#define   _STDINT_HAVE_U_INT64_T" "1"  >>$ac_stdint
+else
+echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HAVE_U_INT64_T */" >>$ac_stdint
+fi
+echo "" >>$ac_stdint
+
+echo "/* which type model has been detected */" >>$ac_stdint
+if test "_$ac_cv_char_data_model" != "_" ; then
+echo "#define   _STDINT_CHAR_MODEL" "$ac_cv_char_data_model" >>$ac_stdint
+echo "#define   _STDINT_LONG_MODEL" "$ac_cv_long_data_model" >>$ac_stdint
+else
+echo "/* #undef _STDINT_CHAR_MODEL // skipped */" >>$ac_stdint
+echo "/* #undef _STDINT_LONG_MODEL // skipped */" >>$ac_stdint
+fi
+echo "" >>$ac_stdint
+
+echo "/* whether int_least types were detected */" >>$ac_stdint
+if test "$ac_cv_type_int_least32_t" = "yes"; then
+echo "#define   _STDINT_HAVE_INT_LEAST32_T" "1"  >>$ac_stdint
+else
+echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HAVE_INT_LEAST32_T */" >>$ac_stdint
+fi
+echo "/* whether int_fast types were detected */" >>$ac_stdint
+if test "$ac_cv_type_int_fast32_t" = "yes"; then
+echo "#define   _STDINT_HAVE_INT_FAST32_T" "1" >>$ac_stdint
+else
+echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HAVE_INT_FAST32_T */" >>$ac_stdint
+fi
+echo "/* whether intmax_t type was detected */" >>$ac_stdint
+if test "$ac_cv_type_intmax_t" = "yes"; then
+echo "#define   _STDINT_HAVE_INTMAX_T" "1" >>$ac_stdint
+else
+echo "/* #undef _STDINT_HAVE_INTMAX_T */" >>$ac_stdint
+fi
+echo "" >>$ac_stdint
+
+  cat >>$ac_stdint <<STDINT_EOF
+/* .................... detections part ............................ */
+
+/* whether we need to define bitspecific types from compiler base types */
+#ifndef _STDINT_HEADER_INTPTR
+#ifndef _STDINT_HEADER_UINT32
+#ifndef _STDINT_HEADER_U_INT32
+#define _STDINT_NEED_INT_MODEL_T
+#else
+#define _STDINT_HAVE_U_INT_TYPES
+#endif
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _STDINT_HAVE_U_INT_TYPES
+#undef _STDINT_NEED_INT_MODEL_T
+#endif
+
+#ifdef  _STDINT_CHAR_MODEL
+#if     _STDINT_CHAR_MODEL+0 == 122 || _STDINT_CHAR_MODEL+0 == 124
+#ifndef _STDINT_BYTE_MODEL
+#define _STDINT_BYTE_MODEL 12
+#endif
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _STDINT_HAVE_INT_LEAST32_T
+#define _STDINT_NEED_INT_LEAST_T
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _STDINT_HAVE_INT_FAST32_T
+#define _STDINT_NEED_INT_FAST_T
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _STDINT_HEADER_INTPTR
+#define _STDINT_NEED_INTPTR_T
+#ifndef _STDINT_HAVE_INTMAX_T
+#define _STDINT_NEED_INTMAX_T
+#endif
+#endif
+
+
+/* .................... definition part ............................ */
+
+/* some system headers have good uint64_t */
+#ifndef _HAVE_UINT64_T
+#if     defined _STDINT_HAVE_UINT64_T  || defined HAVE_UINT64_T
+#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
+#elif   defined _STDINT_HAVE_U_INT64_T || defined HAVE_U_INT64_T
+#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
+typedef u_int64_t uint64_t;
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _HAVE_UINT64_T
+/* .. here are some common heuristics using compiler runtime specifics */
+#if defined __STDC_VERSION__ && defined __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L
+#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
+#define _HAVE_LONGLONG_UINT64_T
+typedef long long int64_t;
+typedef unsigned long long uint64_t;
+
+#elif !defined __STRICT_ANSI__
+#if defined _MSC_VER || defined __WATCOMC__ || defined __BORLANDC__
+#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
+typedef __int64 int64_t;
+typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
+
+#elif defined __GNUC__ || defined __MWERKS__ || defined __ELF__
+/* note: all ELF-systems seem to have loff-support which needs 64-bit */
+#if !defined _NO_LONGLONG
+#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
+#define _HAVE_LONGLONG_UINT64_T
+typedef long long int64_t;
+typedef unsigned long long uint64_t;
+#endif
+
+#elif defined __alpha || (defined __mips && defined _ABIN32)
+#if !defined _NO_LONGLONG
+typedef long int64_t;
+typedef unsigned long uint64_t;
+#endif
+  /* compiler/cpu type to define int64_t */
+#endif
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#if defined _STDINT_HAVE_U_INT_TYPES
+/* int8_t int16_t int32_t defined by inet code, redeclare the u_intXX types */
+typedef u_int8_t uint8_t;
+typedef u_int16_t uint16_t;
+typedef u_int32_t uint32_t;
+
+/* glibc compatibility */
+#ifndef __int8_t_defined
+#define __int8_t_defined
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _STDINT_NEED_INT_MODEL_T
+/* we must guess all the basic types. Apart from byte-adressable system, */
+/* there a few 32-bit-only dsp-systems that we guard with BYTE_MODEL 8-} */
+/* (btw, those nibble-addressable systems are way off, or so we assume) */
+
+dnl   /* have a look at "64bit and data size neutrality" at */
+dnl   /* http://unix.org/version2/whatsnew/login_64bit.html */
+dnl   /* (the shorthand "ILP" types always have a "P" part) */
+
+#if defined _STDINT_BYTE_MODEL
+#if _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 242
+/* 2:4:2 =  IP16 = a normal 16-bit system                */
+typedef unsigned char   uint8_t;
+typedef unsigned short  uint16_t;
+typedef unsigned long   uint32_t;
+#ifndef __int8_t_defined
+#define __int8_t_defined
+typedef          char    int8_t;
+typedef          short   int16_t;
+typedef          long    int32_t;
+#endif
+#elif _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 244 || _STDINT_LONG_MODEL == 444
+/* 2:4:4 =  LP32 = a 32-bit system derived from a 16-bit */
+/* 4:4:4 = ILP32 = a normal 32-bit system                */
+typedef unsigned char   uint8_t;
+typedef unsigned short  uint16_t;
+typedef unsigned int    uint32_t;
+#ifndef __int8_t_defined
+#define __int8_t_defined
+typedef          char    int8_t;
+typedef          short   int16_t;
+typedef          int     int32_t;
+#endif
+#elif _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 484 || _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 488
+/* 4:8:4 =  IP32 = a 32-bit system prepared for 64-bit    */
+/* 4:8:8 =  LP64 = a normal 64-bit system                 */
+typedef unsigned char   uint8_t;
+typedef unsigned short  uint16_t;
+typedef unsigned int    uint32_t;
+#ifndef __int8_t_defined
+#define __int8_t_defined
+typedef          char    int8_t;
+typedef          short   int16_t;
+typedef          int     int32_t;
+#endif
+/* this system has a "long" of 64bit */
+#ifndef _HAVE_UINT64_T
+#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
+typedef unsigned long   uint64_t;
+typedef          long    int64_t;
+#endif
+#elif _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 448
+/*      LLP64   a 64-bit system derived from a 32-bit system */
+typedef unsigned char   uint8_t;
+typedef unsigned short  uint16_t;
+typedef unsigned int    uint32_t;
+#ifndef __int8_t_defined
+#define __int8_t_defined
+typedef          char    int8_t;
+typedef          short   int16_t;
+typedef          int     int32_t;
+#endif
+/* assuming the system has a "long long" */
+#ifndef _HAVE_UINT64_T
+#define _HAVE_UINT64_T
+#define _HAVE_LONGLONG_UINT64_T
+typedef unsigned long long uint64_t;
+typedef          long long  int64_t;
+#endif
+#else
+#define _STDINT_NO_INT32_T
+#endif
+#else
+#define _STDINT_NO_INT8_T
+#define _STDINT_NO_INT32_T
+#endif
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * quote from SunOS-5.8 sys/inttypes.h:
+ * Use at your own risk.  As of February 1996, the committee is squarely
+ * behind the fixed sized types; the "least" and "fast" types are still being
+ * discussed.  The probability that the "fast" types may be removed before
+ * the standard is finalized is high enough that they are not currently
+ * implemented.
+ */
+
+#if defined _STDINT_NEED_INT_LEAST_T
+typedef  int8_t    int_least8_t;
+typedef  int16_t   int_least16_t;
+typedef  int32_t   int_least32_t;
+#ifdef _HAVE_UINT64_T
+typedef  int64_t   int_least64_t;
+#endif
+
+typedef uint8_t   uint_least8_t;
+typedef uint16_t  uint_least16_t;
+typedef uint32_t  uint_least32_t;
+#ifdef _HAVE_UINT64_T
+typedef uint64_t  uint_least64_t;
+#endif
+  /* least types */
+#endif
+
+#if defined _STDINT_NEED_INT_FAST_T
+typedef  int8_t    int_fast8_t;
+typedef  int       int_fast16_t;
+typedef  int32_t   int_fast32_t;
+#ifdef _HAVE_UINT64_T
+typedef  int64_t   int_fast64_t;
+#endif
+
+typedef uint8_t   uint_fast8_t;
+typedef unsigned  uint_fast16_t;
+typedef uint32_t  uint_fast32_t;
+#ifdef _HAVE_UINT64_T
+typedef uint64_t  uint_fast64_t;
+#endif
+  /* fast types */
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _STDINT_NEED_INTMAX_T
+#ifdef _HAVE_UINT64_T
+typedef  int64_t       intmax_t;
+typedef uint64_t      uintmax_t;
+#else
+typedef          long  intmax_t;
+typedef unsigned long uintmax_t;
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _STDINT_NEED_INTPTR_T
+#ifndef __intptr_t_defined
+#define __intptr_t_defined
+/* we encourage using "long" to store pointer values, never use "int" ! */
+#if   _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 242 || _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 484
+typedef  unsigned int   uintptr_t;
+typedef           int    intptr_t;
+#elif _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 244 || _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 444
+typedef  unsigned long  uintptr_t;
+typedef           long   intptr_t;
+#elif _STDINT_LONG_MODEL+0 == 448 && defined _HAVE_UINT64_T
+typedef        uint64_t uintptr_t;
+typedef         int64_t  intptr_t;
+#else /* matches typical system types ILP32 and LP64 - but not IP16 or LLP64 */
+typedef  unsigned long  uintptr_t;
+typedef           long   intptr_t;
+#endif
+#endif
+#endif
+
+/* The ISO C99 standard specifies that in C++ implementations these
+   should only be defined if explicitly requested.  */
+#if !defined __cplusplus || defined __STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS
+#ifndef UINT32_C
+
+/* Signed.  */
+# define INT8_C(c)      c
+# define INT16_C(c)     c
+# define INT32_C(c)     c
+# ifdef _HAVE_LONGLONG_UINT64_T
+#  define INT64_C(c)    c ## L
+# else
+#  define INT64_C(c)    c ## LL
+# endif
+
+/* Unsigned.  */
+# define UINT8_C(c)     c ## U
+# define UINT16_C(c)    c ## U
+# define UINT32_C(c)    c ## U
+# ifdef _HAVE_LONGLONG_UINT64_T
+#  define UINT64_C(c)   c ## UL
+# else
+#  define UINT64_C(c)   c ## ULL
+# endif
+
+/* Maximal type.  */
+# ifdef _HAVE_LONGLONG_UINT64_T
+#  define INTMAX_C(c)   c ## L
+#  define UINTMAX_C(c)  c ## UL
+# else
+#  define INTMAX_C(c)   c ## LL
+#  define UINTMAX_C(c)  c ## ULL
+# endif
+
+  /* literalnumbers */
+#endif
+#endif
+
+/* These limits are merily those of a two complement byte-oriented system */
+
+/* Minimum of signed integral types.  */
+# define INT8_MIN               (-128)
+# define INT16_MIN              (-32767-1)
+# define INT32_MIN              (-2147483647-1)
+# define INT64_MIN              (-__INT64_C(9223372036854775807)-1)
+/* Maximum of signed integral types.  */
+# define INT8_MAX               (127)
+# define INT16_MAX              (32767)
+# define INT32_MAX              (2147483647)
+# define INT64_MAX              (__INT64_C(9223372036854775807))
+
+/* Maximum of unsigned integral types.  */
+# define UINT8_MAX              (255)
+# define UINT16_MAX             (65535)
+# define UINT32_MAX             (4294967295U)
+# define UINT64_MAX             (__UINT64_C(18446744073709551615))
+
+/* Minimum of signed integral types having a minimum size.  */
+# define INT_LEAST8_MIN         INT8_MIN
+# define INT_LEAST16_MIN        INT16_MIN
+# define INT_LEAST32_MIN        INT32_MIN
+# define INT_LEAST64_MIN        INT64_MIN
+/* Maximum of signed integral types having a minimum size.  */
+# define INT_LEAST8_MAX         INT8_MAX
+# define INT_LEAST16_MAX        INT16_MAX
+# define INT_LEAST32_MAX        INT32_MAX
+# define INT_LEAST64_MAX        INT64_MAX
+
+/* Maximum of unsigned integral types having a minimum size.  */
+# define UINT_LEAST8_MAX        UINT8_MAX
+# define UINT_LEAST16_MAX       UINT16_MAX
+# define UINT_LEAST32_MAX       UINT32_MAX
+# define UINT_LEAST64_MAX       UINT64_MAX
+
+  /* shortcircuit*/
+#endif
+  /* once */
+#endif
+#endif
+STDINT_EOF
+fi
+    if cmp -s $ac_stdint_h $ac_stdint 2>/dev/null; then
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([$ac_stdint_h is unchanged])
+    else
+      ac_dir=`AS_DIRNAME(["$ac_stdint_h"])`
+      AS_MKDIR_P(["$ac_dir"])
+      rm -f $ac_stdint_h
+      mv $ac_stdint $ac_stdint_h
+    fi
+],[# variables for create stdint.h replacement
+PACKAGE="$PACKAGE"
+VERSION="$VERSION"
+ac_stdint_h="$ac_stdint_h"
+_ac_stdint_h=AS_TR_CPP(_$PACKAGE-$ac_stdint_h)
+ac_cv_stdint_message="$ac_cv_stdint_message"
+ac_cv_header_stdint_t="$ac_cv_header_stdint_t"
+ac_cv_header_stdint_x="$ac_cv_header_stdint_x"
+ac_cv_header_stdint_o="$ac_cv_header_stdint_o"
+ac_cv_header_stdint_u="$ac_cv_header_stdint_u"
+ac_cv_type_uint64_t="$ac_cv_type_uint64_t"
+ac_cv_type_u_int64_t="$ac_cv_type_u_int64_t"
+ac_cv_char_data_model="$ac_cv_char_data_model"
+ac_cv_long_data_model="$ac_cv_long_data_model"
+ac_cv_type_int_least32_t="$ac_cv_type_int_least32_t"
+ac_cv_type_int_fast32_t="$ac_cv_type_int_fast32_t"
+ac_cv_type_intmax_t="$ac_cv_type_intmax_t"
+])
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/check.m4 b/common/m4/check.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..19784ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/check.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+dnl _AM_TRY_CHECK(MINIMUM-VERSION, EXTRA-CFLAGS, EXTRA-LIBS, CHECK-LIB-NAME
+dnl               [, ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]])
+dnl Test for check, and define CHECK_CFLAGS and CHECK_LIBS
+dnl Done this way because of the brokenness that is
+dnl https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/check/+bug/5840
+dnl
+
+AC_DEFUN([_AM_TRY_CHECK],
+[
+  min_check_version=$1
+  extra_cflags=$2
+  extra_libs=$3
+  check_lib_name=$4
+  
+  CHECK_CFLAGS="$extra_cflags"
+  CHECK_LIBS="$extra_libs -l$check_lib_name"
+
+  ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+  ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $CHECK_CFLAGS"
+  LIBS="$CHECK_LIBS $LIBS"
+
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(for check named $check_lib_name  - version >= $min_check_version)
+
+  rm -f conf.check-test
+  dnl unset no_check, since in our second run it would have been set to yes
+  dnl before
+  no_check=
+  AC_TRY_RUN([
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <check.h>
+
+int main ()
+{
+  int major, minor, micro;
+  char *tmp_version;
+
+  system ("touch conf.check-test");
+
+  /* HP/UX 9 (%@#!) writes to sscanf strings */
+  tmp_version = strdup("$min_check_version");
+  if (sscanf(tmp_version, "%d.%d.%d", &major, &minor, &micro) != 3) {
+     printf("%s, bad version string\n", "$min_check_version");
+     return 1;
+   }
+    
+  if ((CHECK_MAJOR_VERSION != check_major_version) ||
+      (CHECK_MINOR_VERSION != check_minor_version) ||
+      (CHECK_MICRO_VERSION != check_micro_version))
+    {
+      printf("\n*** The check header file (version %d.%d.%d) does not match\n",
+	     CHECK_MAJOR_VERSION, CHECK_MINOR_VERSION, CHECK_MICRO_VERSION);
+      printf("*** the check library (version %d.%d.%d).\n",
+	     check_major_version, check_minor_version, check_micro_version);
+      return 1;
+    }
+
+  if ((check_major_version > major) ||
+      ((check_major_version == major) && (check_minor_version > minor)) ||
+      ((check_major_version == major) && (check_minor_version == minor) && (check_micro_version >= micro)))
+    {
+      return 0;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      printf("\n*** An old version of check (%d.%d.%d) was found.\n",
+             check_major_version, check_minor_version, check_micro_version);
+      printf("*** You need a version of check being at least %d.%d.%d.\n", major, minor, micro);
+      printf("***\n"); 
+      printf("*** If you have already installed a sufficiently new version, this error\n");
+      printf("*** probably means that the wrong copy of the check library and header\n");
+      printf("*** file is being found. Rerun configure with the --with-check=PATH option\n");
+      printf("*** to specify the prefix where the correct version was installed.\n");
+    }
+
+  return 1;
+}
+],, no_check=yes, [echo $ac_n "cross compiling; assumed OK... $ac_c"])
+
+  CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
+  LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
+
+  if test "x$no_check" = x ; then
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+    ifelse([$5], , :, [$5])
+  else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+    if test -f conf.check-test ; then
+      :
+    else
+      echo "*** Could not run check test program, checking why..."
+      CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $CHECK_CFLAGS"
+      LIBS="$CHECK_LIBS $LIBS"
+      AC_TRY_LINK([
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <check.h>
+], ,  [ echo "*** The test program compiled, but did not run. This usually means"
+        echo "*** that the run-time linker is not finding check. You'll need to set your"
+        echo "*** LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, or edit /etc/ld.so.conf to point"
+        echo "*** to the installed location  Also, make sure you have run ldconfig if that"
+        echo "*** is required on your system"
+	echo "***"
+        echo "*** If you have an old version installed, it is best to remove it, although"
+        echo "*** you may also be able to get things to work by modifying LD_LIBRARY_PATH"],
+      [ echo "*** The test program failed to compile or link. See the file config.log for"
+        echo "*** the exact error that occured." ])
+    
+      CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
+      LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
+    fi
+
+    CHECK_CFLAGS=""
+    CHECK_LIBS=""
+
+    rm -f conf.check-test
+    ifelse([$6], , AC_MSG_ERROR([check not found]), [$6])
+  fi
+])
+
+
+dnl AM_PATH_CHECK([MINIMUM-VERSION, [ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]]])
+dnl Test for check, and define CHECK_CFLAGS and CHECK_LIBS
+dnl
+
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_CHECK],
+[
+  AC_ARG_WITH(check,
+  [  --with-check=PATH       prefix where check is installed [default=auto]])
+ 
+  AC_ARG_WITH(checklibname,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-check-lib-name=NAME],
+      [name of the PIC check library (default=check)]))
+ 
+  min_check_version=ifelse([$1], ,0.8.2,$1)
+
+  if test x$with_check = xno; then
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(disabled)
+    ifelse([$3], , AC_MSG_ERROR([disabling check is not supported]), [$3])
+  else
+    if test "x$with_check" != x; then
+      CHECK_EXTRA_CFLAGS="-I$with_check/include"
+      CHECK_EXTRA_LIBS="-L$with_check/lib"
+    else
+      CHECK_EXTRA_CFLAGS=""
+      CHECK_EXTRA_LIBS=""
+    fi
+
+    if test x$with_checklibname = x; then
+      _AM_TRY_CHECK($min_check_version, $CHECK_EXTRA_CFLAGS, $CHECK_EXTRA_LIBS,
+        check_pic, [have_check=true], [have_check=false])
+      if test x$have_check = xtrue; then
+        ifelse([$2], , :, [$2])
+      else
+        _AM_TRY_CHECK($min_check_version, $CHECK_EXTRA_CFLAGS, $CHECK_EXTRA_LIBS,
+          check, [have_check=true], [have_check=false])
+        if test x$have_check = xtrue; then
+          ifelse([$2], , :, [$2])
+        else
+          ifelse([$3], , AC_MSG_ERROR([check not found]), [$3])
+        fi
+      fi
+    else
+      _AM_TRY_CHECK($min_check_version, $CHECK_EXTRA_CFLAGS, $CHECK_EXTRA_LIBS,
+        $with_checklibname, [have_check=true], [have_check=false])
+      if test x$have_check = xtrue; then
+        ifelse([$2], , :, [$2])
+      else
+        ifelse([$3], , AC_MSG_ERROR([check not found]), [$3])
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    AC_SUBST(CHECK_CFLAGS)
+    AC_SUBST(CHECK_LIBS)
+    rm -f conf.check-test
+  fi
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gettext.m4 b/common/m4/gettext.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..45cad85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gettext.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,587 @@
+# gettext.m4 serial 17 (gettext-0.11.5)
+dnl Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU
+dnl General Public License.  As a special exception to the GNU General
+dnl Public License, this file may be distributed as part of a program
+dnl that contains a configuration script generated by Autoconf, under
+dnl the same distribution terms as the rest of that program.
+dnl
+dnl This file can can be used in projects which are not available under
+dnl the GNU General Public License or the GNU Library General Public
+dnl License but which still want to provide support for the GNU gettext
+dnl functionality.
+dnl Please note that the actual code of the GNU gettext library is covered
+dnl by the GNU Library General Public License, and the rest of the GNU
+dnl gettext package package is covered by the GNU General Public License.
+dnl They are *not* in the public domain.
+
+dnl Authors:
+dnl   Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1995-2000.
+dnl   Bruno Haible <haible@clisp.cons.org>, 2000-2002.
+
+dnl Macro to add for using GNU gettext.
+
+dnl Usage: AM_GNU_GETTEXT([INTLSYMBOL], [NEEDSYMBOL], [INTLDIR]).
+dnl INTLSYMBOL can be one of 'external', 'no-libtool', 'use-libtool'. The
+dnl    default (if it is not specified or empty) is 'no-libtool'.
+dnl    INTLSYMBOL should be 'external' for packages with no intl directory,
+dnl    and 'no-libtool' or 'use-libtool' for packages with an intl directory.
+dnl    If INTLSYMBOL is 'use-libtool', then a libtool library
+dnl    $(top_builddir)/intl/libintl.la will be created (shared and/or static,
+dnl    depending on --{enable,disable}-{shared,static} and on the presence of
+dnl    AM-DISABLE-SHARED). If INTLSYMBOL is 'no-libtool', a static library
+dnl    $(top_builddir)/intl/libintl.a will be created.
+dnl If NEEDSYMBOL is specified and is 'need-ngettext', then GNU gettext
+dnl    implementations (in libc or libintl) without the ngettext() function
+dnl    will be ignored.  If NEEDSYMBOL is specified and is
+dnl    'need-formatstring-macros', then GNU gettext implementations that don't
+dnl    support the ISO C 99 <inttypes.h> formatstring macros will be ignored.
+dnl INTLDIR is used to find the intl libraries.  If empty,
+dnl    the value `$(top_builddir)/intl/' is used.
+dnl
+dnl The result of the configuration is one of three cases:
+dnl 1) GNU gettext, as included in the intl subdirectory, will be compiled
+dnl    and used.
+dnl    Catalog format: GNU --> install in $(datadir)
+dnl    Catalog extension: .mo after installation, .gmo in source tree
+dnl 2) GNU gettext has been found in the system's C library.
+dnl    Catalog format: GNU --> install in $(datadir)
+dnl    Catalog extension: .mo after installation, .gmo in source tree
+dnl 3) No internationalization, always use English msgid.
+dnl    Catalog format: none
+dnl    Catalog extension: none
+dnl If INTLSYMBOL is 'external', only cases 2 and 3 can occur.
+dnl The use of .gmo is historical (it was needed to avoid overwriting the
+dnl GNU format catalogs when building on a platform with an X/Open gettext),
+dnl but we keep it in order not to force irrelevant filename changes on the
+dnl maintainers.
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN([AM_GNU_GETTEXT],
+[
+  dnl Argument checking.
+  ifelse([$1], [], , [ifelse([$1], [external], , [ifelse([$1], [no-libtool], , [ifelse([$1], [use-libtool], ,
+    [errprint([ERROR: invalid first argument to AM_GNU_GETTEXT
+])])])])])
+  ifelse([$2], [], , [ifelse([$2], [need-ngettext], , [ifelse([$2], [need-formatstring-macros], ,
+    [errprint([ERROR: invalid second argument to AM_GNU_GETTEXT
+])])])])
+  define(gt_included_intl, ifelse([$1], [external], [no], [yes]))
+  define(gt_libtool_suffix_prefix, ifelse([$1], [use-libtool], [l], []))
+
+  AC_REQUIRE([AM_PO_SUBDIRS])dnl
+  ifelse(gt_included_intl, yes, [
+    AC_REQUIRE([AM_INTL_SUBDIR])dnl
+  ])
+
+  dnl Prerequisites of AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_BODY.
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_LIB_PREPARE_PREFIX])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_LIB_RPATH])
+
+  dnl Sometimes libintl requires libiconv, so first search for libiconv.
+  dnl Ideally we would do this search only after the
+  dnl      if test "$USE_NLS" = "yes"; then
+  dnl        if test "$gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libc" != "yes"; then
+  dnl tests. But if configure.in invokes AM_ICONV after AM_GNU_GETTEXT
+  dnl the configure script would need to contain the same shell code
+  dnl again, outside any 'if'. There are two solutions:
+  dnl - Invoke AM_ICONV_LINKFLAGS_BODY here, outside any 'if'.
+  dnl - Control the expansions in more detail using AC_PROVIDE_IFELSE.
+  dnl Since AC_PROVIDE_IFELSE is only in autoconf >= 2.52 and not
+  dnl documented, we avoid it.
+  ifelse(gt_included_intl, yes, , [
+    AC_REQUIRE([AM_ICONV_LINKFLAGS_BODY])
+  ])
+
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether NLS is requested])
+  dnl Default is enabled NLS
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE(nls,
+    [  --disable-nls           do not use Native Language Support],
+    USE_NLS=$enableval, USE_NLS=yes)
+  AC_MSG_RESULT($USE_NLS)
+  AC_SUBST(USE_NLS)
+
+  ifelse(gt_included_intl, yes, [
+    BUILD_INCLUDED_LIBINTL=no
+    USE_INCLUDED_LIBINTL=no
+  ])
+  LIBINTL=
+  LTLIBINTL=
+  POSUB=
+
+  dnl If we use NLS figure out what method
+  if test "$USE_NLS" = "yes"; then
+    gt_use_preinstalled_gnugettext=no
+    ifelse(gt_included_intl, yes, [
+      AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether included gettext is requested])
+      AC_ARG_WITH(included-gettext,
+        [  --with-included-gettext use the GNU gettext library included here],
+        nls_cv_force_use_gnu_gettext=$withval,
+        nls_cv_force_use_gnu_gettext=no)
+      AC_MSG_RESULT($nls_cv_force_use_gnu_gettext)
+
+      nls_cv_use_gnu_gettext="$nls_cv_force_use_gnu_gettext"
+      if test "$nls_cv_force_use_gnu_gettext" != "yes"; then
+    ])
+        dnl User does not insist on using GNU NLS library.  Figure out what
+        dnl to use.  If GNU gettext is available we use this.  Else we have
+        dnl to fall back to GNU NLS library.
+
+        dnl Add a version number to the cache macros.
+        define([gt_api_version], ifelse([$2], [need-formatstring-macros], 3, ifelse([$2], [need-ngettext], 2, 1)))
+        define([gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libc], [gt_cv_func_gnugettext]gt_api_version[_libc])
+        define([gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libintl], [gt_cv_func_gnugettext]gt_api_version[_libintl])
+
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK([for GNU gettext in libc], gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libc,
+         [AC_TRY_LINK([#include <libintl.h>
+]ifelse([$2], [need-formatstring-macros],
+[#ifndef __GNU_GETTEXT_SUPPORTED_REVISION
+#define __GNU_GETTEXT_SUPPORTED_REVISION(major) ((major) == 0 ? 0 : -1)
+#endif
+changequote(,)dnl
+typedef int array [2 * (__GNU_GETTEXT_SUPPORTED_REVISION(0) >= 1) - 1];
+changequote([,])dnl
+], [])[extern int _nl_msg_cat_cntr;
+extern int *_nl_domain_bindings;],
+            [bindtextdomain ("", "");
+return (int) gettext ("")]ifelse([$2], [need-ngettext], [ + (int) ngettext ("", "", 0)], [])[ + _nl_msg_cat_cntr + *_nl_domain_bindings],
+            gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libc=yes,
+            gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libc=no)])
+
+        if test "$gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libc" != "yes"; then
+          dnl Sometimes libintl requires libiconv, so first search for libiconv.
+          ifelse(gt_included_intl, yes, , [
+            AM_ICONV_LINK
+          ])
+          dnl Search for libintl and define LIBINTL, LTLIBINTL and INCINTL
+          dnl accordingly. Don't use AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_BODY([intl],[iconv])
+          dnl because that would add "-liconv" to LIBINTL and LTLIBINTL
+          dnl even if libiconv doesn't exist.
+          AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_BODY([intl])
+          AC_CACHE_CHECK([for GNU gettext in libintl],
+            gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libintl,
+           [gt_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
+            CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $INCINTL"
+            gt_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+            LIBS="$LIBS $LIBINTL"
+            dnl Now see whether libintl exists and does not depend on libiconv.
+            AC_TRY_LINK([#include <libintl.h>
+]ifelse([$2], [need-formatstring-macros],
+[#ifndef __GNU_GETTEXT_SUPPORTED_REVISION
+#define __GNU_GETTEXT_SUPPORTED_REVISION(major) ((major) == 0 ? 0 : -1)
+#endif
+changequote(,)dnl
+typedef int array [2 * (__GNU_GETTEXT_SUPPORTED_REVISION(0) >= 1) - 1];
+changequote([,])dnl
+], [])[extern int _nl_msg_cat_cntr;
+extern
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+"C"
+#endif
+const char *_nl_expand_alias ();],
+              [bindtextdomain ("", "");
+return (int) gettext ("")]ifelse([$2], [need-ngettext], [ + (int) ngettext ("", "", 0)], [])[ + _nl_msg_cat_cntr + *_nl_expand_alias (0)],
+              gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libintl=yes,
+              gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libintl=no)
+            dnl Now see whether libintl exists and depends on libiconv.
+            if test "$gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libintl" != yes && test -n "$LIBICONV"; then
+              LIBS="$LIBS $LIBICONV"
+              AC_TRY_LINK([#include <libintl.h>
+]ifelse([$2], [need-formatstring-macros],
+[#ifndef __GNU_GETTEXT_SUPPORTED_REVISION
+#define __GNU_GETTEXT_SUPPORTED_REVISION(major) ((major) == 0 ? 0 : -1)
+#endif
+changequote(,)dnl
+typedef int array [2 * (__GNU_GETTEXT_SUPPORTED_REVISION(0) >= 1) - 1];
+changequote([,])dnl
+], [])[extern int _nl_msg_cat_cntr;
+extern
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+"C"
+#endif
+const char *_nl_expand_alias ();],
+                [bindtextdomain ("", "");
+return (int) gettext ("")]ifelse([$2], [need-ngettext], [ + (int) ngettext ("", "", 0)], [])[ + _nl_msg_cat_cntr + *_nl_expand_alias (0)],
+               [LIBINTL="$LIBINTL $LIBICONV"
+                LTLIBINTL="$LTLIBINTL $LTLIBICONV"
+                gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libintl=yes
+               ])
+            fi
+            CPPFLAGS="$gt_save_CPPFLAGS"
+            LIBS="$gt_save_LIBS"])
+        fi
+
+        dnl If an already present or preinstalled GNU gettext() is found,
+        dnl use it.  But if this macro is used in GNU gettext, and GNU
+        dnl gettext is already preinstalled in libintl, we update this
+        dnl libintl.  (Cf. the install rule in intl/Makefile.in.)
+        if test "$gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libc" = "yes" \
+           || { test "$gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libintl" = "yes" \
+                && test "$PACKAGE" != gettext; }; then
+          gt_use_preinstalled_gnugettext=yes
+        else
+          dnl Reset the values set by searching for libintl.
+          LIBINTL=
+          LTLIBINTL=
+          INCINTL=
+        fi
+
+    ifelse(gt_included_intl, yes, [
+        if test "$gt_use_preinstalled_gnugettext" != "yes"; then
+          dnl GNU gettext is not found in the C library.
+          dnl Fall back on included GNU gettext library.
+          nls_cv_use_gnu_gettext=yes
+        fi
+      fi
+
+      if test "$nls_cv_use_gnu_gettext" = "yes"; then
+        dnl Mark actions used to generate GNU NLS library.
+        INTLOBJS="\$(GETTOBJS)"
+        BUILD_INCLUDED_LIBINTL=yes
+        USE_INCLUDED_LIBINTL=yes
+        LIBINTL="ifelse([$3],[],\${top_builddir}/intl,[$3])/libintl.[]gt_libtool_suffix_prefix[]a $LIBICONV"
+        LTLIBINTL="ifelse([$3],[],\${top_builddir}/intl,[$3])/libintl.[]gt_libtool_suffix_prefix[]a $LTLIBICONV"
+        LIBS=`echo " $LIBS " | sed -e 's/ -lintl / /' -e 's/^ //' -e 's/ $//'`
+      fi
+
+      if test "$gt_use_preinstalled_gnugettext" = "yes" \
+         || test "$nls_cv_use_gnu_gettext" = "yes"; then
+        dnl Mark actions to use GNU gettext tools.
+        CATOBJEXT=.gmo
+      fi
+    ])
+
+    if test "$gt_use_preinstalled_gnugettext" = "yes" \
+       || test "$nls_cv_use_gnu_gettext" = "yes"; then
+      AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_NLS, 1,
+        [Define to 1 if translation of program messages to the user's native language
+   is requested.])
+    else
+      USE_NLS=no
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if test "$USE_NLS" = "yes"; then
+
+    if test "$gt_use_preinstalled_gnugettext" = "yes"; then
+      if test "$gt_cv_func_gnugettext_libintl" = "yes"; then
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING([how to link with libintl])
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([$LIBINTL])
+        AC_LIB_APPENDTOVAR([CPPFLAGS], [$INCINTL])
+      fi
+
+      dnl For backward compatibility. Some packages may be using this.
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETTEXT, 1,
+       [Define if the GNU gettext() function is already present or preinstalled.])
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DCGETTEXT, 1,
+       [Define if the GNU dcgettext() function is already present or preinstalled.])
+    fi
+
+    dnl We need to process the po/ directory.
+    POSUB=po
+  fi
+
+  ifelse(gt_included_intl, yes, [
+    dnl If this is used in GNU gettext we have to set BUILD_INCLUDED_LIBINTL
+    dnl to 'yes' because some of the testsuite requires it.
+    if test "$PACKAGE" = gettext; then
+      BUILD_INCLUDED_LIBINTL=yes
+    fi
+
+    dnl Make all variables we use known to autoconf.
+    AC_SUBST(BUILD_INCLUDED_LIBINTL)
+    AC_SUBST(USE_INCLUDED_LIBINTL)
+    AC_SUBST(CATOBJEXT)
+    AC_SUBST(INTLOBJS)
+
+    dnl For backward compatibility. Some configure.ins may be using this.
+    nls_cv_header_intl=
+    nls_cv_header_libgt=
+
+    dnl For backward compatibility. Some Makefiles may be using this.
+    DATADIRNAME=share
+    AC_SUBST(DATADIRNAME)
+
+    dnl For backward compatibility. Some Makefiles may be using this.
+    INSTOBJEXT=.mo
+    AC_SUBST(INSTOBJEXT)
+
+    dnl For backward compatibility. Some Makefiles may be using this.
+    GENCAT=gencat
+    AC_SUBST(GENCAT)
+
+    dnl Enable libtool support if the surrounding package wishes it.
+    INTL_LIBTOOL_SUFFIX_PREFIX=gt_libtool_suffix_prefix
+    AC_SUBST(INTL_LIBTOOL_SUFFIX_PREFIX)
+  ])
+
+  dnl For backward compatibility. Some Makefiles may be using this.
+  INTLLIBS="$LIBINTL"
+  AC_SUBST(INTLLIBS)
+
+  dnl Make all documented variables known to autoconf.
+  AC_SUBST(LIBINTL)
+  AC_SUBST(LTLIBINTL)
+  AC_SUBST(POSUB)
+])
+
+
+dnl Checks for all prerequisites of the po subdirectory,
+dnl except for USE_NLS.
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PO_SUBDIRS],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_MAKE_SET])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_INSTALL])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AM_MKINSTALLDIRS])dnl
+
+  dnl Perform the following tests also if --disable-nls has been given,
+  dnl because they are needed for "make dist" to work.
+
+  dnl Search for GNU msgfmt in the PATH.
+  dnl The first test excludes Solaris msgfmt and early GNU msgfmt versions.
+  dnl The second test excludes FreeBSD msgfmt.
+  AM_PATH_PROG_WITH_TEST(MSGFMT, msgfmt,
+    [$ac_dir/$ac_word --statistics /dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+     (if $ac_dir/$ac_word --statistics /dev/null 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep usage >/dev/null; then exit 1; else exit 0; fi)],
+    :)
+  AC_PATH_PROG(GMSGFMT, gmsgfmt, $MSGFMT)
+
+  dnl Search for GNU xgettext 0.11 or newer in the PATH.
+  dnl The first test excludes Solaris xgettext and early GNU xgettext versions.
+  dnl The second test excludes FreeBSD xgettext.
+  AM_PATH_PROG_WITH_TEST(XGETTEXT, xgettext,
+    [$ac_dir/$ac_word --omit-header --copyright-holder= /dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+     (if $ac_dir/$ac_word --omit-header --copyright-holder= /dev/null 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep usage >/dev/null; then exit 1; else exit 0; fi)],
+    :)
+  dnl Remove leftover from FreeBSD xgettext call.
+  rm -f messages.po
+
+  dnl Search for GNU msgmerge 0.11 or newer in the PATH.
+  AM_PATH_PROG_WITH_TEST(MSGMERGE, msgmerge,
+    [$ac_dir/$ac_word --update -q /dev/null /dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1], :)
+
+  dnl This could go away some day; the PATH_PROG_WITH_TEST already does it.
+  dnl Test whether we really found GNU msgfmt.
+  if test "$GMSGFMT" != ":"; then
+    dnl If it is no GNU msgfmt we define it as : so that the
+    dnl Makefiles still can work.
+    if $GMSGFMT --statistics /dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+       (if $GMSGFMT --statistics /dev/null 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep usage >/dev/null; then exit 1; else exit 0; fi); then
+      : ;
+    else
+      GMSGFMT=`echo "$GMSGFMT" | sed -e 's,^.*/,,'`
+      AC_MSG_RESULT(
+        [found $GMSGFMT program is not GNU msgfmt; ignore it])
+      GMSGFMT=":"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  dnl This could go away some day; the PATH_PROG_WITH_TEST already does it.
+  dnl Test whether we really found GNU xgettext.
+  if test "$XGETTEXT" != ":"; then
+    dnl If it is no GNU xgettext we define it as : so that the
+    dnl Makefiles still can work.
+    if $XGETTEXT --omit-header --copyright-holder= /dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+       (if $XGETTEXT --omit-header --copyright-holder= /dev/null 2>&1 >/dev/null | grep usage >/dev/null; then exit 1; else exit 0; fi); then
+      : ;
+    else
+      AC_MSG_RESULT(
+        [found xgettext program is not GNU xgettext; ignore it])
+      XGETTEXT=":"
+    fi
+    dnl Remove leftover from FreeBSD xgettext call.
+    rm -f messages.po
+  fi
+
+  AC_OUTPUT_COMMANDS([
+    for ac_file in $CONFIG_FILES; do
+      # Support "outfile[:infile[:infile...]]"
+      case "$ac_file" in
+        *:*) ac_file=`echo "$ac_file"|sed 's%:.*%%'` ;;
+      esac
+      # PO directories have a Makefile.in generated from Makefile.in.in.
+      case "$ac_file" in */Makefile.in)
+        # Adjust a relative srcdir.
+        ac_dir=`echo "$ac_file"|sed 's%/[^/][^/]*$%%'`
+        ac_dir_suffix="/`echo "$ac_dir"|sed 's%^\./%%'`"
+        ac_dots=`echo "$ac_dir_suffix"|sed 's%/[^/]*%../%g'`
+        # In autoconf-2.13 it is called $ac_given_srcdir.
+        # In autoconf-2.50 it is called $srcdir.
+        test -n "$ac_given_srcdir" || ac_given_srcdir="$srcdir"
+        case "$ac_given_srcdir" in
+          .)  top_srcdir=`echo $ac_dots|sed 's%/$%%'` ;;
+          /*) top_srcdir="$ac_given_srcdir" ;;
+          *)  top_srcdir="$ac_dots$ac_given_srcdir" ;;
+        esac
+        if test -f "$ac_given_srcdir/$ac_dir/POTFILES.in"; then
+          rm -f "$ac_dir/POTFILES"
+          test -n "$as_me" && echo "$as_me: creating $ac_dir/POTFILES" || echo "creating $ac_dir/POTFILES"
+          cat "$ac_given_srcdir/$ac_dir/POTFILES.in" | sed -e "/^#/d" -e "/^[ 	]*\$/d" -e "s,.*,     $top_srcdir/& \\\\," | sed -e "\$s/\(.*\) \\\\/\1/" > "$ac_dir/POTFILES"
+          # ALL_LINGUAS, POFILES, GMOFILES, UPDATEPOFILES, DUMMYPOFILES depend
+          # on $ac_dir but don't depend on user-specified configuration
+          # parameters.
+          if test -f "$ac_given_srcdir/$ac_dir/LINGUAS"; then
+            # The LINGUAS file contains the set of available languages.
+            if test -n "$ALL_LINGUAS"; then
+              test -n "$as_me" && echo "$as_me: setting ALL_LINGUAS in configure.in is obsolete" || echo "setting ALL_LINGUAS in configure.in is obsolete"
+            fi
+            ALL_LINGUAS_=`sed -e "/^#/d" "$ac_given_srcdir/$ac_dir/LINGUAS"`
+            # Hide the ALL_LINGUAS assigment from automake.
+            eval 'ALL_LINGUAS''=$ALL_LINGUAS_'
+          fi
+          case "$ac_given_srcdir" in
+            .) srcdirpre= ;;
+            *) srcdirpre='$(srcdir)/' ;;
+          esac
+          POFILES=
+          GMOFILES=
+          UPDATEPOFILES=
+          DUMMYPOFILES=
+          for lang in $ALL_LINGUAS; do
+            POFILES="$POFILES $srcdirpre$lang.po"
+            GMOFILES="$GMOFILES $srcdirpre$lang.gmo"
+            UPDATEPOFILES="$UPDATEPOFILES $lang.po-update"
+            DUMMYPOFILES="$DUMMYPOFILES $lang.nop"
+          done
+          # CATALOGS depends on both $ac_dir and the user's LINGUAS
+          # environment variable.
+          INST_LINGUAS=
+          if test -n "$ALL_LINGUAS"; then
+            for presentlang in $ALL_LINGUAS; do
+              useit=no
+              if test "%UNSET%" != "$LINGUAS"; then
+                desiredlanguages="$LINGUAS"
+              else
+                desiredlanguages="$ALL_LINGUAS"
+              fi
+              for desiredlang in $desiredlanguages; do
+                # Use the presentlang catalog if desiredlang is
+                #   a. equal to presentlang, or
+                #   b. a variant of presentlang (because in this case,
+                #      presentlang can be used as a fallback for messages
+                #      which are not translated in the desiredlang catalog).
+                case "$desiredlang" in
+                  "$presentlang"*) useit=yes;;
+                esac
+              done
+              if test $useit = yes; then
+                INST_LINGUAS="$INST_LINGUAS $presentlang"
+              fi
+            done
+          fi
+          CATALOGS=
+          if test -n "$INST_LINGUAS"; then
+            for lang in $INST_LINGUAS; do
+              CATALOGS="$CATALOGS $lang.gmo"
+            done
+          fi
+          test -n "$as_me" && echo "$as_me: creating $ac_dir/Makefile" || echo "creating $ac_dir/Makefile"
+          sed -e "/^POTFILES =/r $ac_dir/POTFILES" -e "/^# Makevars/r $ac_given_srcdir/$ac_dir/Makevars" -e "s|@POFILES@|$POFILES|g" -e "s|@GMOFILES@|$GMOFILES|g" -e "s|@UPDATEPOFILES@|$UPDATEPOFILES|g" -e "s|@DUMMYPOFILES@|$DUMMYPOFILES|g" -e "s|@CATALOGS@|$CATALOGS|g" "$ac_dir/Makefile.in" > "$ac_dir/Makefile"
+          for f in "$ac_given_srcdir/$ac_dir"/Rules-*; do
+            if test -f "$f"; then
+              case "$f" in
+                *.orig | *.bak | *~) ;;
+                *) cat "$f" >> "$ac_dir/Makefile" ;;
+              esac
+            fi
+          done
+        fi
+        ;;
+      esac
+    done],
+   [# Capture the value of obsolete ALL_LINGUAS because we need it to compute
+    # POFILES, GMOFILES, UPDATEPOFILES, DUMMYPOFILES, CATALOGS. But hide it
+    # from automake.
+    eval 'ALL_LINGUAS''="$ALL_LINGUAS"'
+    # Capture the value of LINGUAS because we need it to compute CATALOGS.
+    LINGUAS="${LINGUAS-%UNSET%}"
+   ])
+])
+
+
+dnl Checks for all prerequisites of the intl subdirectory,
+dnl except for INTL_LIBTOOL_SUFFIX_PREFIX (and possibly LIBTOOL), INTLOBJS,
+dnl            USE_INCLUDED_LIBINTL, BUILD_INCLUDED_LIBINTL.
+AC_DEFUN([AM_INTL_SUBDIR],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_INSTALL])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AM_MKINSTALLDIRS])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_RANLIB])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_ISC_POSIX])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_HEADER_STDC])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_C_CONST])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_C_INLINE])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_TYPE_OFF_T])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_TYPE_SIZE_T])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_FUNC_ALLOCA])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_FUNC_MMAP])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([jm_GLIBC21])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([gt_INTDIV0])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([jm_AC_TYPE_UINTMAX_T])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([gt_HEADER_INTTYPES_H])dnl
+  AC_REQUIRE([gt_INTTYPES_PRI])dnl
+
+  AC_CHECK_HEADERS([argz.h limits.h locale.h nl_types.h malloc.h stddef.h \
+stdlib.h string.h unistd.h sys/param.h])
+  AC_CHECK_FUNCS([feof_unlocked fgets_unlocked getc_unlocked getcwd getegid \
+geteuid getgid getuid mempcpy munmap putenv setenv setlocale stpcpy \
+strcasecmp strdup strtoul tsearch __argz_count __argz_stringify __argz_next])
+
+  AM_ICONV
+  AM_LANGINFO_CODESET
+  if test $ac_cv_header_locale_h = yes; then
+    AM_LC_MESSAGES
+  fi
+
+  dnl intl/plural.c is generated from intl/plural.y. It requires bison,
+  dnl because plural.y uses bison specific features. It requires at least
+  dnl bison-1.26 because earlier versions generate a plural.c that doesn't
+  dnl compile.
+  dnl bison is only needed for the maintainer (who touches plural.y). But in
+  dnl order to avoid separate Makefiles or --enable-maintainer-mode, we put
+  dnl the rule in general Makefile. Now, some people carelessly touch the
+  dnl files or have a broken "make" program, hence the plural.c rule will
+  dnl sometimes fire. To avoid an error, defines BISON to ":" if it is not
+  dnl present or too old.
+  AC_CHECK_PROGS([INTLBISON], [bison])
+  if test -z "$INTLBISON"; then
+    ac_verc_fail=yes
+  else
+    dnl Found it, now check the version.
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([version of bison])
+changequote(<<,>>)dnl
+    ac_prog_version=`$INTLBISON --version 2>&1 | sed -n 's/^.*GNU Bison.* \([0-9]*\.[0-9.]*\).*$/\1/p'`
+    case $ac_prog_version in
+      '') ac_prog_version="v. ?.??, bad"; ac_verc_fail=yes;;
+      1.2[6-9]* | 1.[3-9][0-9]* | [2-9].*)
+changequote([,])dnl
+         ac_prog_version="$ac_prog_version, ok"; ac_verc_fail=no;;
+      *) ac_prog_version="$ac_prog_version, bad"; ac_verc_fail=yes;;
+    esac
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$ac_prog_version])
+  fi
+  if test $ac_verc_fail = yes; then
+    INTLBISON=:
+  fi
+])
+
+
+AC_DEFUN([AM_MKINSTALLDIRS],
+[
+  dnl If the AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR macro for autoconf is used we possibly
+  dnl find the mkinstalldirs script in another subdir but $(top_srcdir).
+  dnl Try to locate is.
+  MKINSTALLDIRS=
+  if test -n "$ac_aux_dir"; then
+    MKINSTALLDIRS="$ac_aux_dir/mkinstalldirs"
+  fi
+  if test -z "$MKINSTALLDIRS"; then
+    MKINSTALLDIRS="\$(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs"
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(MKINSTALLDIRS)
+])
+
+
+dnl Usage: AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([gettext-version])
+AC_DEFUN([AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION], [])
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index 0000000..5a4ef28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/glib-gettext.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+# Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2003 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# This file is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU
+# General Public License.  As a special exception to the GNU General
+# Public License, this file may be distributed as part of a program
+# that contains a configuration script generated by Autoconf, under
+# the same distribution terms as the rest of that program.
+#
+# This file can be copied and used freely without restrictions.  It can
+# be used in projects which are not available under the GNU Public License
+# but which still want to provide support for the GNU gettext functionality.
+#
+# Macro to add for using GNU gettext.
+# Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1995, 1996
+#
+# Modified to never use included libintl. 
+# Owen Taylor <otaylor@redhat.com>, 12/15/1998
+#
+# Major rework to remove unused code
+# Owen Taylor <otaylor@redhat.com>, 12/11/2002
+#
+# Added better handling of ALL_LINGUAS from GNU gettext version 
+# written by Bruno Haible, Owen Taylor <otaylor.redhat.com> 5/30/3002
+
+#
+# We need this here as well, since someone might use autoconf-2.5x
+# to configure GLib then an older version to configure a package
+# using AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT
+AC_PREREQ(2.53)
+
+dnl
+dnl We go to great lengths to make sure that aclocal won't 
+dnl try to pull in the installed version of these macros
+dnl when running aclocal in the glib directory.
+dnl
+m4_copy([AC_DEFUN],[glib_DEFUN])
+m4_copy([AC_REQUIRE],[glib_REQUIRE])
+dnl
+dnl At the end, if we're not within glib, we'll define the public
+dnl definitions in terms of our private definitions.
+dnl
+
+# GLIB_LC_MESSAGES
+#--------------------
+glib_DEFUN([GLIB_LC_MESSAGES],
+  [AC_CHECK_HEADERS([locale.h])
+    if test $ac_cv_header_locale_h = yes; then
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for LC_MESSAGES], am_cv_val_LC_MESSAGES,
+      [AC_TRY_LINK([#include <locale.h>], [return LC_MESSAGES],
+       am_cv_val_LC_MESSAGES=yes, am_cv_val_LC_MESSAGES=no)])
+    if test $am_cv_val_LC_MESSAGES = yes; then
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LC_MESSAGES, 1,
+        [Define if your <locale.h> file defines LC_MESSAGES.])
+    fi
+  fi])
+
+# GLIB_PATH_PROG_WITH_TEST
+#----------------------------
+dnl GLIB_PATH_PROG_WITH_TEST(VARIABLE, PROG-TO-CHECK-FOR,
+dnl   TEST-PERFORMED-ON-FOUND_PROGRAM [, VALUE-IF-NOT-FOUND [, PATH]])
+glib_DEFUN([GLIB_PATH_PROG_WITH_TEST],
+[# Extract the first word of "$2", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy $2; ac_word=[$]2
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $ac_word])
+AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_path_$1,
+[case "[$]$1" in
+  /*)
+  ac_cv_path_$1="[$]$1" # Let the user override the test with a path.
+  ;;
+  *)
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  for ac_dir in ifelse([$5], , $PATH, [$5]); do
+    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
+    if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
+      if [$3]; then
+	ac_cv_path_$1="$ac_dir/$ac_word"
+	break
+      fi
+    fi
+  done
+  IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
+dnl If no 4th arg is given, leave the cache variable unset,
+dnl so AC_PATH_PROGS will keep looking.
+ifelse([$4], , , [  test -z "[$]ac_cv_path_$1" && ac_cv_path_$1="$4"
+])dnl
+  ;;
+esac])dnl
+$1="$ac_cv_path_$1"
+if test ifelse([$4], , [-n "[$]$1"], ["[$]$1" != "$4"]); then
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$]$1)
+else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+fi
+AC_SUBST($1)dnl
+])
+
+# GLIB_WITH_NLS
+#-----------------
+glib_DEFUN([GLIB_WITH_NLS],
+  dnl NLS is obligatory
+  [USE_NLS=yes
+    AC_SUBST(USE_NLS)
+
+    gt_cv_have_gettext=no
+
+    CATOBJEXT=NONE
+    XGETTEXT=:
+    INTLLIBS=
+
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER(libintl.h,
+     [gt_cv_func_dgettext_libintl="no"
+      libintl_extra_libs=""
+
+      #
+      # First check in libc
+      #
+      AC_CACHE_CHECK([for dgettext in libc], gt_cv_func_dgettext_libc,
+        [AC_TRY_LINK([
+#include <libintl.h>
+],
+          [return (int) dgettext ("","")],
+	  gt_cv_func_dgettext_libc=yes,
+          gt_cv_func_dgettext_libc=no)
+        ])
+  
+      if test "$gt_cv_func_dgettext_libc" = "yes" ; then
+        AC_CHECK_FUNCS(bind_textdomain_codeset)
+      fi
+
+      #
+      # If we don't have everything we want, check in libintl
+      #
+      if test "$gt_cv_func_dgettext_libc" != "yes" \
+         || test "$ac_cv_func_bind_textdomain_codeset" != "yes" ; then
+        
+        AC_CHECK_LIB(intl, bindtextdomain,
+	    [AC_CHECK_LIB(intl, dgettext,
+		          gt_cv_func_dgettext_libintl=yes)])
+
+	if test "$gt_cv_func_dgettext_libintl" != "yes" ; then
+	  AC_MSG_CHECKING([if -liconv is needed to use gettext])
+	  AC_MSG_RESULT([])
+          AC_CHECK_LIB(intl, dcgettext,
+		       [gt_cv_func_dgettext_libintl=yes
+			libintl_extra_libs=-liconv],
+			:,-liconv)
+        fi
+
+        #
+        # If we found libintl, then check in it for bind_textdomain_codeset();
+        # we'll prefer libc if neither have bind_textdomain_codeset(),
+        # and both have dgettext
+        #
+        if test "$gt_cv_func_dgettext_libintl" = "yes" ; then
+          glib_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+          LIBS="$LIBS -lintl $libintl_extra_libs"
+          unset ac_cv_func_bind_textdomain_codeset
+          AC_CHECK_FUNCS(bind_textdomain_codeset)
+          LIBS="$glib_save_LIBS"
+
+          if test "$ac_cv_func_bind_textdomain_codeset" = "yes" ; then
+            gt_cv_func_dgettext_libc=no
+          else
+            if test "$gt_cv_func_dgettext_libc" = "yes"; then
+              gt_cv_func_dgettext_libintl=no
+            fi
+          fi
+        fi
+      fi
+
+      if test "$gt_cv_func_dgettext_libc" = "yes" \
+	|| test "$gt_cv_func_dgettext_libintl" = "yes"; then
+        gt_cv_have_gettext=yes
+      fi
+  
+      if test "$gt_cv_func_dgettext_libintl" = "yes"; then
+        INTLLIBS="-lintl $libintl_extra_libs"
+      fi
+  
+      if test "$gt_cv_have_gettext" = "yes"; then
+	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETTEXT,1,
+	  [Define if the GNU gettext() function is already present or preinstalled.])
+	GLIB_PATH_PROG_WITH_TEST(MSGFMT, msgfmt,
+	  [test -z "`$ac_dir/$ac_word -h 2>&1 | grep 'dv '`"], no)dnl
+	if test "$MSGFMT" != "no"; then
+          glib_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+          LIBS="$LIBS $INTLLIBS"
+	  AC_CHECK_FUNCS(dcgettext)
+	  AC_PATH_PROG(GMSGFMT, gmsgfmt, $MSGFMT)
+	  GLIB_PATH_PROG_WITH_TEST(XGETTEXT, xgettext,
+	    [test -z "`$ac_dir/$ac_word -h 2>&1 | grep '(HELP)'`"], :)
+	  AC_TRY_LINK(, [extern int _nl_msg_cat_cntr;
+			 return _nl_msg_cat_cntr],
+	    [CATOBJEXT=.gmo 
+             DATADIRNAME=share],
+	    [case $host in
+	    *-*-solaris*)
+	    dnl On Solaris, if bind_textdomain_codeset is in libc,
+	    dnl GNU format message catalog is always supported,
+            dnl since both are added to the libc all together.
+	    dnl Hence, we'd like to go with DATADIRNAME=share and
+	    dnl and CATOBJEXT=.gmo in this case.
+            AC_CHECK_FUNC(bind_textdomain_codeset,
+	      [CATOBJEXT=.gmo 
+               DATADIRNAME=share],
+	      [CATOBJEXT=.mo
+               DATADIRNAME=lib])
+	    ;;
+	    *)
+	    CATOBJEXT=.mo
+            DATADIRNAME=lib
+	    ;;
+	    esac])
+          LIBS="$glib_save_LIBS"
+	  INSTOBJEXT=.mo
+	else
+	  gt_cv_have_gettext=no
+	fi
+      fi
+    ])
+
+    if test "$gt_cv_have_gettext" = "yes" ; then
+      AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_NLS, 1,
+        [always defined to indicate that i18n is enabled])
+    fi
+
+    dnl Test whether we really found GNU xgettext.
+    if test "$XGETTEXT" != ":"; then
+      dnl If it is not GNU xgettext we define it as : so that the
+      dnl Makefiles still can work.
+      if $XGETTEXT --omit-header /dev/null 2> /dev/null; then
+        : ;
+      else
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(
+	  [found xgettext program is not GNU xgettext; ignore it])
+        XGETTEXT=":"
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    # We need to process the po/ directory.
+    POSUB=po
+
+    AC_OUTPUT_COMMANDS(
+      [case "$CONFIG_FILES" in *po/Makefile.in*)
+        sed -e "/POTFILES =/r po/POTFILES" po/Makefile.in > po/Makefile
+      esac])
+
+    dnl These rules are solely for the distribution goal.  While doing this
+    dnl we only have to keep exactly one list of the available catalogs
+    dnl in configure.in.
+    for lang in $ALL_LINGUAS; do
+      GMOFILES="$GMOFILES $lang.gmo"
+      POFILES="$POFILES $lang.po"
+    done
+
+    dnl Make all variables we use known to autoconf.
+    AC_SUBST(CATALOGS)
+    AC_SUBST(CATOBJEXT)
+    AC_SUBST(DATADIRNAME)
+    AC_SUBST(GMOFILES)
+    AC_SUBST(INSTOBJEXT)
+    AC_SUBST(INTLLIBS)
+    AC_SUBST(PO_IN_DATADIR_TRUE)
+    AC_SUBST(PO_IN_DATADIR_FALSE)
+    AC_SUBST(POFILES)
+    AC_SUBST(POSUB)
+  ])
+
+# AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT
+# -------------------
+# Do checks necessary for use of gettext. If a suitable implementation 
+# of gettext is found in either in libintl or in the C library,
+# it will set INTLLIBS to the libraries needed for use of gettext
+# and AC_DEFINE() HAVE_GETTEXT and ENABLE_NLS. (The shell variable
+# gt_cv_have_gettext will be set to "yes".) It will also call AC_SUBST()
+# on various variables needed by the Makefile.in.in installed by 
+# glib-gettextize.
+dnl
+glib_DEFUN([GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT],
+  [AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])dnl
+   AC_REQUIRE([AC_HEADER_STDC])dnl
+   
+   GLIB_LC_MESSAGES
+   GLIB_WITH_NLS
+
+   if test "$gt_cv_have_gettext" = "yes"; then
+     if test "x$ALL_LINGUAS" = "x"; then
+       LINGUAS=
+     else
+       AC_MSG_CHECKING(for catalogs to be installed)
+       NEW_LINGUAS=
+       for presentlang in $ALL_LINGUAS; do
+         useit=no
+         if test "%UNSET%" != "${LINGUAS-%UNSET%}"; then
+           desiredlanguages="$LINGUAS"
+         else
+           desiredlanguages="$ALL_LINGUAS"
+         fi
+         for desiredlang in $desiredlanguages; do
+ 	   # Use the presentlang catalog if desiredlang is
+           #   a. equal to presentlang, or
+           #   b. a variant of presentlang (because in this case,
+           #      presentlang can be used as a fallback for messages
+           #      which are not translated in the desiredlang catalog).
+           case "$desiredlang" in
+             "$presentlang"*) useit=yes;;
+           esac
+         done
+         if test $useit = yes; then
+           NEW_LINGUAS="$NEW_LINGUAS $presentlang"
+         fi
+       done
+       LINGUAS=$NEW_LINGUAS
+       AC_MSG_RESULT($LINGUAS)
+     fi
+
+     dnl Construct list of names of catalog files to be constructed.
+     if test -n "$LINGUAS"; then
+       for lang in $LINGUAS; do CATALOGS="$CATALOGS $lang$CATOBJEXT"; done
+     fi
+   fi
+
+   dnl If the AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR macro for autoconf is used we possibly
+   dnl find the mkinstalldirs script in another subdir but ($top_srcdir).
+   dnl Try to locate is.
+   MKINSTALLDIRS=
+   if test -n "$ac_aux_dir"; then
+     MKINSTALLDIRS="$ac_aux_dir/mkinstalldirs"
+   fi
+   if test -z "$MKINSTALLDIRS"; then
+     MKINSTALLDIRS="\$(top_srcdir)/mkinstalldirs"
+   fi
+   AC_SUBST(MKINSTALLDIRS)
+
+   dnl Generate list of files to be processed by xgettext which will
+   dnl be included in po/Makefile.
+   test -d po || mkdir po
+   if test "x$srcdir" != "x."; then
+     if test "x`echo $srcdir | sed 's@/.*@@'`" = "x"; then
+       posrcprefix="$srcdir/"
+     else
+       posrcprefix="../$srcdir/"
+     fi
+   else
+     posrcprefix="../"
+   fi
+   rm -f po/POTFILES
+   sed -e "/^#/d" -e "/^\$/d" -e "s,.*,	$posrcprefix& \\\\," -e "\$s/\(.*\) \\\\/\1/" \
+	< $srcdir/po/POTFILES.in > po/POTFILES
+  ])
+
+# AM_GLIB_DEFINE_LOCALEDIR(VARIABLE)
+# -------------------------------
+# Define VARIABLE to the location where catalog files will
+# be installed by po/Makefile.
+glib_DEFUN([GLIB_DEFINE_LOCALEDIR],
+[glib_REQUIRE([GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT])dnl
+glib_save_prefix="$prefix"
+glib_save_exec_prefix="$exec_prefix"
+test "x$prefix" = xNONE && prefix=$ac_default_prefix
+test "x$exec_prefix" = xNONE && exec_prefix=$prefix
+if test "x$CATOBJEXT" = "x.mo" ; then
+  localedir=`eval echo "${libdir}/locale"`
+else
+  localedir=`eval echo "${datadir}/locale"`
+fi
+prefix="$glib_save_prefix"
+exec_prefix="$glib_save_exec_prefix"
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($1, "$localedir",
+  [Define the location where the catalogs will be installed])
+])
+
+dnl
+dnl Now the definitions that aclocal will find
+dnl
+ifdef(glib_configure_in,[],[
+AC_DEFUN([AM_GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT],[GLIB_GNU_GETTEXT($@)])
+AC_DEFUN([AM_GLIB_DEFINE_LOCALEDIR],[GLIB_DEFINE_LOCALEDIR($@)])
+])dnl
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-arch.m4 b/common/m4/gst-arch.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8a32bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-arch.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+dnl AG_GST_ARCH
+dnl sets up defines and automake conditionals for host architecture
+dnl checks endianness
+dnl defines HOST_CPU
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_ARCH],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST]) dnl we use host_ variables
+
+  dnl Determine CPU
+  case "x${host_cpu}" in
+    xi?86 | xk? | xi?86_64)
+      HAVE_CPU_I386=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_I386, 1, [Define if the host CPU is an x86])
+  
+      dnl FIXME could use some better detection
+      dnl (ie CPUID)
+      case "x${host_cpu}" in
+        xi386 | xi486) ;;
+        *)
+          AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RDTSC, 1, [Define if RDTSC is available]) ;;
+      esac ;;
+    xpowerpc)
+      HAVE_CPU_PPC=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_PPC, 1, [Define if the host CPU is a PowerPC]) ;;
+    xpowerpc64)
+      HAVE_CPU_PPC64=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_PPC64, 1, [Define if the host CPU is a 64 bit PowerPC]) ;;
+    xalpha*)
+      HAVE_CPU_ALPHA=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_ALPHA, 1, [Define if the host CPU is an Alpha]) ;;
+    xarm*)
+      HAVE_CPU_ARM=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_ARM, 1, [Define if the host CPU is an ARM]) ;;
+    xsparc*)
+      HAVE_CPU_SPARC=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_SPARC, 1, [Define if the host CPU is a SPARC]) ;;
+    xmips*)
+      HAVE_CPU_MIPS=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_MIPS, 1, [Define if the host CPU is a MIPS]) ;;
+    xhppa*)
+      HAVE_CPU_HPPA=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_HPPA, 1, [Define if the host CPU is a HPPA]) ;;
+    xs390*)
+      HAVE_CPU_S390=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_S390, 1, [Define if the host CPU is a S390]) ;;
+    xia64*)
+      HAVE_CPU_IA64=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_IA64, 1, [Define if the host CPU is a IA64]) ;;
+    xm68k*)
+      HAVE_CPU_M68K=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_M68K, 1, [Define if the host CPU is a M68K]) ;;
+    xx86_64)
+      HAVE_CPU_X86_64=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_X86_64, 1, [Define if the host CPU is a x86_64]) ;;
+    xcris)
+      HAVE_CPU_CRIS=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_CRIS, 1, [Define if the host CPU is a CRIS]) ;;
+    xcrisv32)
+      HAVE_CPU_CRISV32=yes
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CPU_CRISV32, 1, [Define if the host CPU is a CRISv32]) ;;
+  esac
+  
+  dnl Determine endianness
+  AC_C_BIGENDIAN
+  
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_I386,       test "x$HAVE_CPU_I386" = "xyes")
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_PPC,        test "x$HAVE_CPU_PPC" = "xyes")
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_PPC64,      test "x$HAVE_CPU_PPC64" = "xyes")
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_ALPHA,      test "x$HAVE_CPU_ALPHA" = "xyes")
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_ARM,        test "x$HAVE_CPU_ARM" = "xyes")
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_SPARC,      test "x$HAVE_CPU_SPARC" = "xyes")
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_HPPA,       test "x$HAVE_CPU_HPPA" = "xyes")
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_MIPS,       test "x$HAVE_CPU_MIPS" = "xyes")
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_S390,       test "x$HAVE_CPU_S390" = "xyes")
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_IA64,       test "x$HAVE_CPU_IA64" = "xyes")
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_M68K,       test "x$HAVE_CPU_M68K" = "xyes")
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_X86_64,     test "x$HAVE_CPU_X86_64" = "xyes")
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_CRIS,       test "x$HAVE_CPU_CRIS" = "xyes")
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CPU_CRISV32,    test "x$HAVE_CPU_CRISV32" = "xyes")
+
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HOST_CPU, "$host_cpu", [the host CPU])
+])
+
+dnl check if unaligned memory access works correctly
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_UNALIGNED_ACCESS], [
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([if unaligned memory access works correctly])
+  if test x"$as_cv_unaligned_access" = x ; then
+    case $host in
+      alpha*|arm*|hp*|mips*|sh*|sparc*|ia64*)
+        _AS_ECHO_N([(blacklisted) ])
+        as_cv_unaligned_access=no
+	;;
+      i?86*|powerpc*|m68k*|cris*)
+        _AS_ECHO_N([(whitelisted) ])
+        as_cv_unaligned_access=yes
+	;;
+    esac
+  else
+    _AS_ECHO_N([(cached) ])
+  fi
+  if test x"$as_cv_unaligned_access" = x ; then
+    AC_TRY_RUN([
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  char array[] = "ABCDEFGH";
+  unsigned int iarray[2];
+  memcpy(iarray,array,8);
+#define GET(x) (*(unsigned int *)((char *)iarray + (x)))
+  if(GET(0) != 0x41424344 && GET(0) != 0x44434241) return 1;
+  if(GET(1) != 0x42434445 && GET(1) != 0x45444342) return 1;
+  if(GET(2) != 0x43444546 && GET(2) != 0x46454443) return 1;
+  if(GET(3) != 0x44454647 && GET(3) != 0x47464544) return 1;
+  return 0;
+}
+    ], as_cv_unaligned_access="yes", as_cv_unaligned_access="no")
+  fi
+  AC_MSG_RESULT($as_cv_unaligned_access)
+  if test "$as_cv_unaligned_access" = "yes"; then
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_UNALIGNED_ACCESS, 1,
+      [defined if unaligned memory access works correctly])
+  fi
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-args.m4 b/common/m4/gst-args.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1781af4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-args.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+dnl configure-time options shared among gstreamer modules
+
+dnl AG_GST_ARG_DEBUG
+dnl AG_GST_ARG_PROFILING
+dnl AG_GST_ARG_VALGRIND
+dnl AG_GST_ARG_GCOV
+
+dnl AG_GST_ARG_EXAMPLES
+
+dnl AG_GST_ARG_WITH_PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+dnl AG_GST_ARG_WITH_PACKAGE_NAME
+dnl AG_GST_ARG_WITH_PACKAGE_ORIGIN
+
+dnl AG_GST_ARG_WITH_PLUGINS
+dnl AG_GST_CHECK_PLUGIN
+dnl AG_GST_DISABLE_PLUGIN
+
+dnl AG_GST_ARG_ENABLE_EXTERNAL
+dnl AG_GST_ARG_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL
+dnl AG_GST_ARG_ENABLE_BROKEN
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_ARG_DEBUG],
+[
+  dnl debugging stuff
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-debug],[disable addition of -g debugging info]),
+    [
+      case "${enableval}" in
+        yes) USE_DEBUG=yes ;;
+        no)  USE_DEBUG=no ;;
+        *)   AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --enable-debug) ;;
+      esac
+    ],
+    [USE_DEBUG=yes]) dnl Default value
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_ARG_PROFILING],
+[
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE(profiling,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-profiling],
+      [adds -pg to compiler commandline, for profiling]),
+    [
+      case "${enableval}" in
+        yes) USE_PROFILING=yes ;;
+        no)  USE_PROFILING=no ;;
+        *)   AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --enable-profiling) ;;
+      esac
+    ], 
+    [USE_PROFILING=no]) dnl Default value
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_ARG_VALGRIND],
+[
+  dnl valgrind inclusion
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE(valgrind,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-valgrind],[disable run-time valgrind detection]),
+    [
+      case "${enableval}" in
+        yes) USE_VALGRIND="$USE_DEBUG" ;;
+        no)  USE_VALGRIND=no ;;
+        *)   AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --enable-valgrind) ;;
+      esac
+    ],
+    [USE_VALGRIND="$USE_DEBUG"]) dnl Default value
+  VALGRIND_REQ="2.1"
+  if test "x$USE_VALGRIND" = xyes; then
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(VALGRIND, valgrind > $VALGRIND_REQ,
+      USE_VALGRIND="yes",
+      [
+        USE_VALGRIND="no"
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+      ])
+  fi
+  if test "x$USE_VALGRIND" = xyes; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VALGRIND, 1, [Define if valgrind should be used])
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE(Using extra code paths for valgrind)
+  fi
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_ARG_GCOV],
+[
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE(gcov,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-gcov],
+      [compile with coverage profiling instrumentation (gcc only)]),
+    enable_gcov=$enableval,
+    enable_gcov=no)
+  if test x$enable_gcov = xyes ; then
+    if test "x$GCC" != "xyes"
+    then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([gcov only works if gcc is used])
+    fi
+
+    AS_COMPILER_FLAG(["-fprofile-arcs"],
+      [GCOV_CFLAGS="$GCOV_CFLAGS -fprofile-arcs"],
+      true)
+    AS_COMPILER_FLAG(["-ftest-coverage"],
+      [GCOV_CFLAGS="$GCOV_CFLAGS -ftest-coverage"],
+      true)
+    dnl remove any -O flags - FIXME: is this needed ?
+    GCOV_CFLAGS=`echo "$GCOV_CFLAGS" | sed -e 's/-O[[0-9]]*//g'`
+    dnl libtool 1.5.22 and lower strip -fprofile-arcs from the flags
+    dnl passed to the linker, which is a bug; -fprofile-arcs implicitly
+    dnl links in -lgcov, so we do it explicitly here for the same effect
+    GCOV_LIBS=-lgcov
+    AC_SUBST(GCOV_CFLAGS)
+    AC_SUBST(GCOV_LIBS)
+    GCOV=`echo $CC | sed s/gcc/gcov/g`
+    AC_SUBST(GCOV)
+
+    GST_GCOV_ENABLED=yes
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GST_GCOV_ENABLED, 1,
+      [Defined if gcov is enabled to force a rebuild due to config.h changing])
+    dnl if gcov is used, we do not want default -O2 CFLAGS
+    if test "x$GST_GCOV_ENABLED" = "xyes"
+    then
+      CFLAGS="-O0"
+      AC_SUBST(CFLAGS)
+      CXXFLAGS="-O0"
+      AC_SUBST(CXXFLAGS)
+      FFLAGS="-O0"
+      AC_SUBST(FFLAGS)
+      CCASFLAGS="-O0"
+      AC_SUBST(CCASFLAGS)
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([gcov enabled, setting CFLAGS and friends to $CFLAGS])
+    fi
+  fi
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(GST_GCOV_ENABLED, test x$enable_gcov = xyes)
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_ARG_EXAMPLES],
+[
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE(examples,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-examples], [disable building examples]),
+      [
+        case "${enableval}" in
+          yes) BUILD_EXAMPLES=yes ;;
+          no)  BUILD_EXAMPLES=no ;;
+          *)   AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --disable-examples) ;;
+        esac
+      ],
+      [BUILD_EXAMPLES=yes]) dnl Default value
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_EXAMPLES,      test "x$BUILD_EXAMPLES" = "xyes")
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_ARG_WITH_PKG_CONFIG_PATH],
+[
+  dnl possibly modify pkg-config path
+  AC_ARG_WITH(pkg-config-path, 
+     AC_HELP_STRING([--with-pkg-config-path],
+                    [colon-separated list of pkg-config(1) dirs]),
+     [
+       export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${withval}
+       AC_MSG_NOTICE(Set PKG_CONFIG_PATH to $PKG_CONFIG_PATH)
+     ])
+])
+
+
+dnl This macro requires that GST_CVS is set to yes or no (release)
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_ARG_WITH_PACKAGE_NAME],
+[
+  dnl package name in plugins
+  AC_ARG_WITH(package-name,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-package-name],
+      [specify package name to use in plugins]),
+    [
+      case "${withval}" in
+        yes) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${withval} for --with-package-name) ;;
+        no)  AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${withval} for --with-package-name) ;;
+        *)   GST_PACKAGE_NAME="${withval}" ;;
+      esac
+    ], 
+    [
+      P=$1
+      if test "x$P" = "x"
+      then
+        P=$PACKAGE_NAME
+      fi
+      
+      dnl default value
+      if test "x$GST_CVS" = "xyes"
+      then
+        dnl nano >= 1
+        GST_PACKAGE_NAME="$P CVS/prerelease"
+      else
+        GST_PACKAGE_NAME="$P source release"
+      fi
+    ]
+  )
+  AC_MSG_NOTICE(Using $GST_PACKAGE_NAME as package name)
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GST_PACKAGE_NAME, "$GST_PACKAGE_NAME",
+      [package name in plugins])
+  AC_SUBST(GST_PACKAGE_NAME)
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_ARG_WITH_PACKAGE_ORIGIN],
+[
+  dnl package origin URL
+  AC_ARG_WITH(package-origin,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-package-origin],
+      [specify package origin URL to use in plugins]),
+    [
+      case "${withval}" in
+        yes) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${withval} for --with-package-origin) ;;
+        no)  AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${withval} for --with-package-origin) ;;
+        *)   GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN="${withval}" ;;
+      esac
+    ], 
+    [GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN="[Unknown package origin]"] dnl Default value
+  )
+  AC_MSG_NOTICE(Using $GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN as package origin)
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN, "$GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN",
+      [package origin])
+  AC_SUBST(GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN)
+])
+
+dnl sets WITH_PLUGINS to the list of plug-ins given as an argument
+dnl also clears GST_PLUGINS_ALL and GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_ARG_WITH_PLUGINS],
+[
+  AC_ARG_WITH(plugins,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-plugins],
+      [comma-separated list of dependencyless plug-ins to compile]),
+    [WITH_PLUGINS=$withval],
+    [WITH_PLUGINS=])
+
+  GST_PLUGINS_ALL=""
+  GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED=""
+
+  AC_SUBST(GST_PLUGINS_ALL)
+  AC_SUBST(GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED)
+])
+
+dnl AG_GST_CHECK_PLUGIN(PLUGIN-NAME)
+dnl
+dnl This macro adds the plug-in <PLUGIN-NAME> to GST_PLUGINS_ALL. Then it
+dnl checks if the plug-in is present in WITH_PLUGINS, and if so adds it to
+dnl GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED.
+dnl
+dnl The macro will call AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_PLUGIN_<PLUGIN-NAME>, ...) to allow
+dnl control of what is built in Makefile.ams.
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_CHECK_PLUGIN],
+[
+  GST_PLUGINS_ALL="$GST_PLUGINS_ALL [$1]"
+  if [[ -z "$WITH_PLUGINS" ]] || echo " [$WITH_PLUGINS] " | tr , ' ' | grep -i " [$1] " > /dev/null; then
+    GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED="$GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED [$1]"
+  fi
+  AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_PLUGIN_]translit([$1], a-z, A-Z), echo " $GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED " | grep -i " [$1] " > /dev/null)
+])
+
+dnl AG_GST_DISABLE_PLUGIN(PLUGIN-NAME)
+dnl
+dnl This macro disables the plug-in <PLUGIN-NAME> by removing it from
+dnl GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED.
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_DISABLE_PLUGIN],
+[
+  GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED=`echo " $GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED " | $SED -e 's/ [$1] / /'`
+  AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_PLUGIN_]translit([$1], a-z, A-Z), false)
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_ARG_ENABLE_EXTERNAL],
+[
+  AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(EXTERNAL, [building of plug-ins with external deps],,
+    HAVE_EXTERNAL=yes, enabled,
+    [
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE(building external plug-ins)
+      BUILD_EXTERNAL="yes"
+    ],[
+      AC_MSG_WARN(all plug-ins with external dependencies will not be built)
+      BUILD_EXTERNAL="no"
+    ])
+  # make BUILD_EXTERNAL available to Makefile.am
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_EXTERNAL, test "x$BUILD_EXTERNAL" = "xyes")
+])
+
+dnl experimental plug-ins; stuff that hasn't had the dust settle yet
+dnl read 'builds, but might not work'
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_ARG_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL],
+[
+  AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(EXPERIMENTAL, [building of experimental plug-ins],,
+    HAVE_EXPERIMENTAL=yes, disabled,
+    [
+      AC_MSG_WARN(building experimental plug-ins)
+      BUILD_EXPERIMENTAL="yes"
+    ],[
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE(not building experimental plug-ins)
+      BUILD_EXPERIMENTAL="no"
+    ])
+  # make BUILD_EXPERIMENTAL available to Makefile.am
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_EXPERIMENTAL, test "x$BUILD_EXPERIMENTAL" = "xyes")
+])
+
+dnl broken plug-ins; stuff that doesn't seem to build at the moment
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_ARG_ENABLE_BROKEN],
+[
+  AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(BROKEN, [building of broken plug-ins],,
+    HAVE_BROKEN=yes, disabled,
+    [
+      AC_MSG_WARN([building broken plug-ins -- no bug reports on these, only patches ...])
+    ],[
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([not building broken plug-ins])
+    ])
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-check.m4 b/common/m4/gst-check.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3f6b8ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-check.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+dnl pkg-config-based checks for GStreamer modules and dependency modules
+
+dnl generic:
+dnl AG_GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PREFIX], [WHICH], [REQUIRED])
+dnl sets HAVE_[$PREFIX], [$PREFIX]_*
+dnl AG_GST_CHECK_MODULES([PREFIX], [MODULE], [MINVER], [NAME], [REQUIRED])
+dnl sets HAVE_[$PREFIX], [$PREFIX]_*
+
+dnl specific:
+dnl AG_GST_CHECK_GST([MAJMIN], [MINVER], [REQUIRED])
+dnl   also sets/ACSUBSTs GST_TOOLS_DIR and GST_PLUGINS_DIR
+dnl AG_GST_CHECK_GST_BASE([MAJMIN], [MINVER], [REQUIRED])
+dnl AG_GST_CHECK_GST_GDP([MAJMIN], [MINVER], [REQUIRED])
+dnl AG_GST_CHECK_GST_CONTROLLER([MAJMIN], [MINVER], [REQUIRED])
+dnl AG_GST_CHECK_GST_CHECK([MAJMIN], [MINVER], [REQUIRED])
+dnl AG_GST_CHECK_GST_PLUGINS_BASE([MAJMIN], [MINVER], [REQUIRED])
+dnl   also sets/ACSUBSTs GSTPB_PLUGINS_DIR
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES],
+[
+  which="[$2]"
+  dnl not required by default, since we use this mostly for plugin deps
+  required=ifelse([$3], , "no", [$3])
+
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([$1], $which,
+    [
+      HAVE_[$1]="yes"
+    ],
+    [
+      HAVE_[$1]="no"
+      AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+      if test "x$required" = "xyes"; then
+        AC_MSG_ERROR($[$1]_PKG_ERRORS)
+      else
+        AC_MSG_NOTICE($[$1]_PKG_ERRORS)
+      fi
+    ])
+
+  dnl AC_SUBST of CFLAGS and LIBS was not done before automake 1.7
+  dnl It gets done automatically in automake >= 1.7, which we now require
+]))
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_CHECK_MODULES],
+[
+  module=[$2]
+  minver=[$3]
+  name="[$4]"
+  required=ifelse([$5], , "yes", [$5]) dnl required by default
+
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([$1], $module >= $minver,
+    [
+      HAVE_[$1]="yes"
+    ],
+    [
+      HAVE_[$1]="no"
+      AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE($[$1]_PKG_ERRORS)
+      if test "x$required" = "xyes"; then
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([no $module >= $minver ($name) found])
+      else
+        AC_MSG_NOTICE([no $module >= $minver ($name) found])
+      fi
+    ])
+
+  dnl AC_SUBST of CFLAGS and LIBS was not done before automake 1.7
+  dnl It gets done automatically in automake >= 1.7, which we now require
+]))
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_CHECK_GST],
+[
+  AG_GST_CHECK_MODULES(GST, gstreamer-[$1], [$2], [GStreamer], [$3])
+  dnl allow setting before calling this macro to override
+  if test -z $GST_TOOLS_DIR; then
+    GST_TOOLS_DIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=toolsdir gstreamer-[$1]`
+    if test -z $GST_TOOLS_DIR; then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR(
+        [no tools dir set in GStreamer pkg-config file, core upgrade needed.])
+    fi
+  fi
+  AC_MSG_NOTICE([using GStreamer tools in $GST_TOOLS_DIR])
+  AC_SUBST(GST_TOOLS_DIR)
+
+  dnl check for where core plug-ins got installed
+  dnl this is used for unit tests
+  dnl allow setting before calling this macro to override
+  if test -z $GST_PLUGINS_DIR; then
+    GST_PLUGINS_DIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=pluginsdir gstreamer-[$1]`
+    if test -z $GST_PLUGINS_DIR; then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR(
+        [no pluginsdir set in GStreamer pkg-config file, core upgrade needed.])
+    fi
+  fi
+  AC_MSG_NOTICE([using GStreamer plug-ins in $GST_PLUGINS_DIR])
+  AC_SUBST(GST_PLUGINS_DIR)
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_CHECK_GST_BASE],
+[
+  AG_GST_CHECK_MODULES(GST_BASE, gstreamer-base-[$1], [$2],
+    [GStreamer Base Libraries], [$3])
+])
+  
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_CHECK_GST_GDP],
+[
+  AG_GST_CHECK_MODULES(GST_GDP, gstreamer-dataprotocol-[$1], [$2],
+    [GStreamer Data Protocol Library], [$3])
+])
+  
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_CHECK_GST_CONTROLLER],
+[
+  AG_GST_CHECK_MODULES(GST_CONTROLLER, gstreamer-controller-[$1], [$2],
+    [GStreamer Controller Library], [$3])
+])  
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_CHECK_GST_CHECK],
+[
+  AG_GST_CHECK_MODULES(GST_CHECK, gstreamer-check-[$1], [$2],
+    [GStreamer Check unittest Library], [$3])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_CHECK_GST_PLUGINS_BASE],
+[
+  AG_GST_CHECK_MODULES(GST_PLUGINS_BASE, gstreamer-plugins-base-[$1], [$2],
+    [GStreamer Base Plug-ins Library], [$3])
+
+  dnl check for where base plug-ins got installed
+  dnl this is used for unit tests
+  dnl allow setting before calling this macro to override
+  if test -z $GSTPB_PLUGINS_DIR; then
+    GSTPB_PLUGINS_DIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=pluginsdir gstreamer-plugins-base-[$1]`
+    if test -z $GSTPB_PLUGINS_DIR; then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR(
+        [no pluginsdir set in GStreamer Base Plug-ins pkg-config file])
+    fi
+  fi
+  AC_MSG_NOTICE([using GStreamer Base Plug-ins in $GSTPB_PLUGINS_DIR])
+  AC_SUBST(GSTPB_PLUGINS_DIR)
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-debuginfo.m4 b/common/m4/gst-debuginfo.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b48854d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-debuginfo.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_DEBUGINFO], [
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug,
+AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-debug],[disable addition of -g debugging info]),
+[case "${enableval}" in
+  yes) USE_DEBUG=yes ;;
+  no)  USE_DEBUG=no ;;
+  *) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --enable-debug) ;;
+esac],
+[USE_DEBUG=yes]) dnl Default value
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(DEBUG,
+AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-DEBUG],[disables compilation of debugging messages]),
+[case "${enableval}" in
+  yes) ENABLE_DEBUG=yes ;;
+  no)  ENABLE_DEBUG=no ;;
+  *) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --enable-DEBUG) ;;
+esac],
+[ENABLE_DEBUG=yes]) dnl Default value
+if test x$ENABLE_DEBUG = xyes; then
+  AC_DEFINE(GST_DEBUG_ENABLED, 1, [Define if DEBUG statements should be compiled in])
+fi
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(INFO,
+AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-INFO],[disables compilation of informational messages]),
+[case "${enableval}" in
+  yes) ENABLE_INFO=yes ;;
+  no)  ENABLE_INFO=no ;;
+  *) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --enable-INFO) ;;
+esac],
+[ENABLE_INFO=yes]) dnl Default value
+if test x$ENABLE_INFO = xyes; then
+  AC_DEFINE(GST_INFO_ENABLED, 1, [Define if INFO statements should be compiled in])
+fi
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug-color,
+AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-debug-color],[disables color output of DEBUG and INFO output]),
+[case "${enableval}" in
+  yes) ENABLE_DEBUG_COLOR=yes ;;
+  no)  ENABLE_DEBUG_COLOR=no ;;
+  *) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --enable-debug-color) ;;
+esac],
+[ENABLE_DEBUG_COLOR=yes]) dnl Default value
+if test "x$ENABLE_DEBUG_COLOR" = xyes; then
+  AC_DEFINE(GST_DEBUG_COLOR, 1, [Define if debugging messages should be colorized])
+fi
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-default.m4 b/common/m4/gst-default.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..da1a81c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-default.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+dnl default elements used for tests and such
+
+dnl AG_GST_DEFAULT_ELEMENTS
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_DEFAULT_ELEMENTS],
+[
+  dnl decide on default elements
+  dnl FIXME: provide configure-time options for this
+  dnl FIXME: describe where exactly this gets used
+  dnl FIXME: decide if it's a problem that this could point to sinks from
+  dnl        depending plugin modules
+  DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK="autoaudiosink"
+  DEFAULT_VIDEOSINK="autovideosink"
+  DEFAULT_AUDIOSRC="alsasrc"
+  DEFAULT_VIDEOSRC="v4lsrc"
+  DEFAULT_VISUALIZER="goom"
+  case "$host" in
+    *-sun-* | *pc-solaris* )
+      DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK="sunaudiosink"
+      DEFAULT_VIDEOSINK="ximagesink"
+      DEFAULT_AUDIOSRC="sunaudiosrc"
+      ;;
+    *-darwin* )
+      DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK="osxaudiosink"
+      DEFAULT_AUDIOSRC="osxaudiosrc"
+      DEFAULT_VIDEOSINK="osxvideosink"
+      ;;
+  esac
+  
+  AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK)
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK, "$DEFAULT_AUDIOSINK",
+    [Default audio sink])
+  AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_AUDIOSRC)
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_AUDIOSRC, "$DEFAULT_AUDIOSRC",
+    [Default audio source])
+  AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_VIDEOSINK)
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_VIDEOSINK, "$DEFAULT_VIDEOSINK",
+    [Default video sink])
+  AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_VIDEOSRC)
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_VIDEOSRC, "$DEFAULT_VIDEOSRC",
+    [Default video source])
+  AC_SUBST(DEFAULT_VISUALIZER)
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_VISUALIZER, "$DEFAULT_VISUALIZER",
+    [Default visualizer])
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-doc.m4 b/common/m4/gst-doc.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7000c17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-doc.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_DOCBOOK_CHECK],
+[
+  dnl choose a location to install docbook docs in
+  if test "x$PACKAGE_TARNAME" = "x"
+  then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([Internal error - PACKAGE_TARNAME not set])
+  fi
+  docdir="\$(datadir)/doc/$PACKAGE_TARNAME-$GST_MAJORMINOR"
+
+  dnl enable/disable docbook documentation building
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE(docbook,
+  AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-docbook],
+                 [use docbook to build documentation [default=no]]),,
+                 enable_docbook=no)
+
+  have_docbook=no
+
+  if test x$enable_docbook = xyes; then
+    dnl check if we actually have everything we need
+
+    dnl check for docbook tools
+    AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_DOCBOOK2PS, docbook2ps, yes, no)
+    AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_DOCBOOK2HTML, docbook2html, yes, no)
+    AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_JADETEX, jadetex, yes, no)
+    AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_PS2PDF, ps2pdf, yes, no)
+
+    # -V option appeared in 0.6.10
+    docbook2html_min_version=0.6.10
+    if test "x$HAVE_DOCBOOK2HTML" != "xno"; then
+      docbook2html_version=`docbook2html --version`
+      AC_MSG_CHECKING([docbook2html version ($docbook2html_version) >= $docbook2html_min_version])
+      if perl -w <<EOF
+        (\$min_version_major, \$min_version_minor, \$min_version_micro ) = "$docbook2html_min_version" =~ /(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/;
+        (\$docbook2html_version_major, \$docbook2html_version_minor, \$docbook2html_version_micro ) = "$docbook2html_version" =~ /(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/;
+        exit (((\$docbook2html_version_major > \$min_version_major) ||
+  	     ((\$docbook2html_version_major == \$min_version_major) &&
+  	      (\$docbook2html_version_minor >= \$min_version_minor)) ||
+  	     ((\$docbook2html_version_major == \$min_version_major) &&
+  	      (\$docbook2html_version_minor >= \$min_version_minor) &&
+  	      (\$docbook2html_version_micro >= \$min_version_micro)))
+  	     ? 0 : 1);
+EOF
+      then
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+      else
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+        HAVE_DOCBOOK2HTML=no
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    dnl check if we can process docbook stuff
+    AS_DOCBOOK(have_docbook=yes, have_docbook=no)
+ 
+    dnl check for extra tools
+    AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_DVIPS, dvips, yes, no)
+    AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_XMLLINT, xmllint, yes, no)
+ 
+    dnl check for image conversion tools
+    AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_FIG2DEV, fig2dev, yes, no)
+    if test "x$HAVE_FIG2DEV" = "xno" ; then
+      AC_MSG_WARN([Did not find fig2dev (from xfig), images will not be generated.])
+    fi
+ 
+    dnl The following is a hack: if fig2dev doesn't display an error message
+    dnl for the desired type, we assume it supports it.
+    HAVE_FIG2DEV_EPS=no
+    if test "x$HAVE_FIG2DEV" = "xyes" ; then
+      fig2dev_quiet=`fig2dev -L eps </dev/null 2>&1 >/dev/null`
+      if test "x$fig2dev_quiet" = "x" ; then
+        HAVE_FIG2DEV_EPS=yes
+      fi
+    fi
+    HAVE_FIG2DEV_PNG=no
+    if test "x$HAVE_FIG2DEV" = "xyes" ; then
+      fig2dev_quiet=`fig2dev -L png </dev/null 2>&1 >/dev/null`
+      if test "x$fig2dev_quiet" = "x" ; then
+        HAVE_FIG2DEV_PNG=yes
+      fi
+    fi
+    HAVE_FIG2DEV_PDF=no
+    if test "x$HAVE_FIG2DEV" = "xyes" ; then
+      fig2dev_quiet=`fig2dev -L pdf </dev/null 2>&1 >/dev/null`
+      if test "x$fig2dev_quiet" = "x" ; then
+        HAVE_FIG2DEV_PDF=yes
+      fi
+    fi
+  
+    AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_PNGTOPNM, pngtopnm, yes, no)
+    AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_PNMTOPS,  pnmtops,  yes, no)
+    AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_EPSTOPDF, epstopdf, yes, no)
+  
+    dnl check if we can generate HTML
+    if test "x$HAVE_DOCBOOK2HTML" = "xyes" && \
+       test "x$enable_docbook" = "xyes" && \
+       test "x$HAVE_XMLLINT" = "xyes" && \
+       test "x$HAVE_FIG2DEV_PNG" = "xyes"; then
+      DOC_HTML=yes
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE(Will output HTML documentation)
+     else
+      DOC_HTML=no
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE(Will not output HTML documentation)
+    fi
+    
+    dnl check if we can generate PS
+    if test "x$HAVE_DOCBOOK2PS" = "xyes" && \
+       test "x$enable_docbook" = "xyes" && \
+       test "x$HAVE_XMLLINT" = "xyes" && \
+       test "x$HAVE_JADETEX" = "xyes" && \
+       test "x$HAVE_FIG2DEV_EPS" = "xyes" && \
+       test "x$HAVE_DVIPS" = "xyes" && \
+       test "x$HAVE_PNGTOPNM" = "xyes" && \
+       test "x$HAVE_PNMTOPS" = "xyes"; then
+      DOC_PS=yes
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE(Will output PS documentation)
+    else
+      DOC_PS=no
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE(Will not output PS documentation)
+    fi
+    
+    dnl check if we can generate PDF - using only ps2pdf
+    if test "x$DOC_PS" = "xyes" && \
+       test "x$enable_docbook" = "xyes" && \
+       test "x$HAVE_XMLLINT" = "xyes" && \
+       test "x$HAVE_PS2PDF" = "xyes"; then
+      DOC_PDF=yes
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE(Will output PDF documentation)
+    else
+      DOC_PDF=no
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE(Will not output PDF documentation)
+    fi
+
+    dnl if we don't have everything, we should disable
+    if test "x$have_docbook" != "xyes"; then
+      enable_docbook=no
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  dnl if we're going to install documentation, tell us where
+  if test "x$have_docbook" = "xyes"; then
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE(Installing documentation in $docdir)
+    AC_SUBST(docdir)
+  fi
+
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_DOCBOOK,      test x$enable_docbook = xyes)
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(DOC_HTML,            test x$DOC_HTML = xyes)
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(DOC_PDF,             test x$DOC_PDF = xyes)
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(DOC_PS,              test x$DOC_PS = xyes)
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-error.m4 b/common/m4/gst-error.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f97f9a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-error.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+Dnl handle various error-related things
+
+dnl Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas@apestaart.org>
+dnl Tim-Philipp Müller <tim centricular net>
+
+dnl Last modification: 2008-02-18
+
+dnl AG_GST_SET_ERROR_CFLAGS([ADD-WERROR])
+dnl AG_GST_SET_ERROR_CXXFLAGS([ADD-WERROR])
+dnl AG_GST_SET_LEVEL_DEFAULT([IS-CVS-VERSION])
+
+
+dnl Sets ERROR_CFLAGS to something the compiler will accept.
+dnl AC_SUBST them so they are available in Makefile
+
+dnl -Wall is added if it is supported
+dnl -Werror is added if ADD-WERROR is not "no"
+
+dnl These flags can be overridden at make time:
+dnl make ERROR_CFLAGS=
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_SET_ERROR_CFLAGS],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AS_COMPILER_FLAG])
+
+  
+  dnl if we support -Wall, set it unconditionally
+  AS_COMPILER_FLAG(-Wall,
+                   ERROR_CFLAGS="-Wall",
+                   ERROR_CFLAGS="")
+  
+  dnl if asked for, add -Werror if supported
+  if test "x$1" != "xno"
+  then
+    AS_COMPILER_FLAG(-Werror, ERROR_CFLAGS="$ERROR_CFLAGS -Werror")
+
+    dnl if -Werror isn't suported, try -errwarn=%all (Sun Forte case)
+    if test "x$ERROR_CFLAGS" == "x"
+    then
+      AS_COMPILER_FLAG([-errwarn=%all], [
+          ERROR_CFLAGS="-errwarn=%all"
+          dnl try -errwarn=%all,no%E_EMPTY_DECLARATION,
+          dnl no%E_STATEMENT_NOT_REACHED,no%E_ARGUEMENT_MISMATCH,
+          dnl no%E_MACRO_REDEFINED (Sun Forte case)
+          dnl For Forte we need disable "empty declaration" warning produced by un-needed semicolon 
+          dnl "statement not reached" disabled because there is g_assert_not_reached () in some places
+          dnl "macro redefined" because of gst/gettext.h
+          dnl FIXME: is it really supposed to be 'ARGUEMENT' and not 'ARGUMENT'?
+          for f in 'no%E_EMPTY_DECLARATION' \
+                   'no%E_STATEMENT_NOT_REACHED' \
+                   'no%E_ARGUEMENT_MISMATCH' \
+                   'no%E_MACRO_REDEFINED'
+          do
+            AS_COMPILER_FLAG([-errwarn=%all,$f], [
+              ERROR_CFLAGS="$ERROR_CFLAGS,$f"
+            ])
+          done
+      ])
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  AC_SUBST(ERROR_CFLAGS)
+  AC_MSG_NOTICE([set ERROR_CFLAGS to $ERROR_CFLAGS])
+])
+
+dnl Sets ERROR_CXXFLAGS to something the compiler will accept.
+dnl AC_SUBST them so they are available in Makefile
+
+dnl -Wall is added if it is supported
+dnl -Werror is added if ADD-WERROR is not "no"
+
+dnl These flags can be overridden at make time:
+dnl make ERROR_CXXFLAGS=
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_SET_ERROR_CXXFLAGS],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CXX])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AS_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG])
+
+  
+  dnl if we support -Wall, set it unconditionally
+  AS_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG(-Wall, [
+      ERROR_CXXFLAGS="-Wall"
+  ], [
+      ERROR_CXXFLAGS=""
+  ])
+  
+  dnl if asked for, add -Werror if supported
+  if test "x$1" != "xno"
+  then
+    AS_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG(-Werror, werror_supported=yes, werror_supported=no)
+
+    if test "x$werror_supported" = "xyes"; then
+        ERROR_CXXFLAGS="$ERROR_CXXFLAGS -Werror"
+
+        dnl add exceptions
+        for f in '-Wno-non-virtual-dtor'
+        do
+          AS_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG([$f], ERROR_CXXFLAGS="$ERROR_CXXFLAGS $f")
+        done
+    else
+      dnl if -Werror isn't suported, try -errwarn=%all
+      AS_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG([-errwarn=%all], errwarnall=yes, errwarnall=no)
+      if test "x$errwarnall" = "xyes"; then
+        ERROR_CXXFLAGS="-errwarn=%all"
+        dnl try -errwarn=%all,no%E_EMPTY_DECLARATION,
+        dnl no%E_STATEMENT_NOT_REACHED,no%E_ARGUEMENT_MISMATCH,
+        dnl no%E_MACRO_REDEFINED (Sun Forte case)
+        dnl For Forte we need disable "empty declaration" warning produced by un-needed semicolon 
+        dnl "statement not reached" disabled because there is g_assert_not_reached () in some places
+        dnl "macro redefined" because of gst/gettext.h
+        dnl FIXME: is it really supposed to be 'ARGUEMENT' and not 'ARGUMENT'?
+        dnl FIXME: do any of these work with the c++ compiler? if not, why
+        dnl do we check at all?
+        for f in 'no%E_EMPTY_DECLARATION' \
+                 'no%E_STATEMENT_NOT_REACHED' \
+                 'no%E_ARGUEMENT_MISMATCH' \
+                 'no%E_MACRO_REDEFINED'
+        do
+          AS_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG([-errwarn=%all,$f], [
+            ERROR_CXXFLAGS="$ERROR_CXXFLAGS,$f"
+          ])
+        done
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  AC_SUBST(ERROR_CXXFLAGS)
+  AC_MSG_NOTICE([set ERROR_CXXFLAGS to $ERROR_CXXFLAGS])
+])
+
+dnl Sets the default error level for debugging messages
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_SET_LEVEL_DEFAULT],
+[
+  dnl define correct errorlevel for debugging messages. We want to have
+  dnl GST_ERROR messages printed when running cvs builds
+  if test "x[$1]" = "xyes"; then
+    GST_LEVEL_DEFAULT=GST_LEVEL_ERROR
+  else
+    GST_LEVEL_DEFAULT=GST_LEVEL_NONE
+  fi
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GST_LEVEL_DEFAULT, $GST_LEVEL_DEFAULT,
+    [Default errorlevel to use])
+  dnl AC_SUBST so we can use it for win32/common/config.h
+  AC_SUBST(GST_LEVEL_DEFAULT)
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-feature.m4 b/common/m4/gst-feature.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6777029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-feature.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+dnl Perform a check for a feature for GStreamer
+dnl Richard Boulton <richard-alsa@tartarus.org>
+dnl Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas@apestaart.org> added useful stuff
+dnl Last modification: 25/06/2001
+dnl
+dnl AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(FEATURE-NAME, FEATURE-DESCRIPTION,
+dnl                   DEPENDENT-PLUGINS, TEST-FOR-FEATURE,
+dnl                   DISABLE-BY-DEFAULT, ACTION-IF-USE, ACTION-IF-NOTUSE)
+dnl
+dnl This macro adds a command line argument to allow the user to enable
+dnl or disable a feature, and if the feature is enabled, performs a supplied
+dnl test to check if the feature is available.
+dnl
+dnl The test should define HAVE_<FEATURE-NAME> to "yes" or "no" depending
+dnl on whether the feature is available.
+dnl
+dnl The macro will set USE_<FEATURE-NAME> to "yes" or "no" depending on
+dnl whether the feature is to be used.
+dnl Thomas changed this, so that when USE_<FEATURE-NAME> was already set
+dnl to no, then it stays that way.
+dnl
+dnl The macro will call AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_<FEATURE-NAME>, ...) to allow
+dnl the feature to control what is built in Makefile.ams.  If you want
+dnl additional actions resulting from the test, you can add them with the
+dnl ACTION-IF-USE and ACTION-IF-NOTUSE parameters.
+dnl
+dnl FEATURE-NAME        is the name of the feature, and should be in
+dnl                     purely upper case characters.
+dnl FEATURE-DESCRIPTION is used to describe the feature in help text for
+dnl                     the command line argument.
+dnl DEPENDENT-PLUGINS   lists any plug-ins which depend on this feature.
+dnl TEST-FOR-FEATURE    is a test which sets HAVE_<FEATURE-NAME> to "yes"
+dnl                     or "no" depending on whether the feature is
+dnl                     available.
+dnl DISABLE-BY-DEFAULT  if "disabled", the feature is disabled by default,
+dnl                     if any other value, the feature is enabled by default.
+dnl ACTION-IF-USE       any extra actions to perform if the feature is to be
+dnl                     used.
+dnl ACTION-IF-NOTUSE    any extra actions to perform if the feature is not to
+dnl                     be used.
+dnl
+dnl
+dnl thomas :
+dnl we also added a history.
+dnl GST_PLUGINS_YES will contain all plugins to be built
+dnl                 that were checked through AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE
+dnl GST_PLUGINS_NO will contain those that won't be built
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE],
+[echo
+AC_MSG_NOTICE(*** checking feature: [$2] ***)
+if test "x[$3]" != "x"
+then
+  AC_MSG_NOTICE(*** for plug-ins: [$3] ***)
+fi
+dnl
+builtin(define, [gst_endisable], ifelse($5, [disabled], [enable], [disable]))dnl
+dnl if it is set to NO, then don't even consider it for building
+NOUSE=
+if test "x$USE_[$1]" = "xno"; then
+  NOUSE="yes"
+fi
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(translit([$1], A-Z, a-z),
+  [  ]builtin(format, --%-26s gst_endisable %s, gst_endisable-translit([$1], A-Z, a-z), [$2]ifelse([$3],,,: [$3])),
+  [ case "${enableval}" in
+      yes) USE_[$1]=yes;;
+      no) USE_[$1]=no;;
+      *) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --enable-translit([$1], A-Z, a-z)) ;;
+    esac],
+  [ USE_$1=]ifelse($5, [disabled], [no], [yes]))           dnl DEFAULT
+
+dnl *** set it back to no if it was preset to no
+if test "x$NOUSE" = "xyes"; then
+  USE_[$1]="no"
+  AC_MSG_WARN(*** $3 pre-configured not to be built)
+fi
+NOUSE=
+
+dnl *** If it's enabled
+
+if test x$USE_[$1] = xyes; then
+  dnl save compile variables before the test
+
+  gst_check_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+  gst_check_save_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
+  gst_check_save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+  gst_check_save_CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
+  gst_check_save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
+
+  HAVE_[$1]=no
+  dnl TEST_FOR_FEATURE
+  $4
+
+  LIBS=$gst_check_save_LIBS
+  LDFLAGS=$gst_check_save_LDFLAGS
+  CFLAGS=$gst_check_save_CFLAGS
+  CPPFLAGS=$gst_check_save_CPPFLAGS
+  CXXFLAGS=$gst_check_save_CXXFLAGS
+
+  dnl If it isn't found, unset USE_[$1]
+  if test x$HAVE_[$1] = xno; then
+    USE_[$1]=no
+  else
+    ifelse([$3], , :, [AC_MSG_NOTICE(*** These plugins will be built: [$3])])
+  fi
+fi
+dnl *** Warn if it's disabled or not found
+if test x$USE_[$1] = xyes; then
+  ifelse([$6], , :, [$6])
+  if test "x$3" != "x"; then
+    GST_PLUGINS_YES="\t[$3]\n$GST_PLUGINS_YES"
+  fi
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_[$1], , [Define to enable $2]ifelse($3,,, [ (used by $3)]).)
+else
+  ifelse([$3], , :, [AC_MSG_NOTICE(*** These plugins will not be built: [$3])])
+  if test "x$3" != "x"; then
+    GST_PLUGINS_NO="\t[$3]\n$GST_PLUGINS_NO"
+  fi
+  ifelse([$7], , :, [$7])
+fi
+dnl *** Define the conditional as appropriate
+AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_[$1], test x$USE_[$1] = xyes)
+])
+
+dnl Use a -config program which accepts --cflags and --libs parameters
+dnl to set *_CFLAGS and *_LIBS and check existence of a feature.
+dnl Richard Boulton <richard-alsa@tartarus.org>
+dnl Last modification: 26/06/2001
+dnl AG_GST_CHECK_CONFIGPROG(FEATURE-NAME, CONFIG-PROG-FILENAME, MODULES)
+dnl
+dnl This check was written for GStreamer: it should be renamed and checked
+dnl for portability if you decide to use it elsewhere.
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_CHECK_CONFIGPROG],
+[
+  AC_PATH_PROG([$1]_CONFIG, [$2], no)
+  if test x$[$1]_CONFIG = xno; then
+    [$1]_LIBS=
+    [$1]_CFLAGS=
+    HAVE_[$1]=no
+  else
+    if [$2] --plugin-libs [$3] &> /dev/null; then
+      [$1]_LIBS=`[$2] --plugin-libs [$3]`
+    else
+      [$1]_LIBS=`[$2] --libs [$3]`
+    fi
+    [$1]_CFLAGS=`[$2] --cflags [$3]`
+    HAVE_[$1]=yes
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST([$1]_LIBS)
+  AC_SUBST([$1]_CFLAGS)
+])
+
+dnl Use AC_CHECK_LIB and AC_CHECK_HEADER to do both tests at once
+dnl sets HAVE_module if we have it
+dnl Richard Boulton <richard-alsa@tartarus.org>
+dnl Last modification: 26/06/2001
+dnl AG_GST_CHECK_LIBHEADER(FEATURE-NAME, LIB NAME, LIB FUNCTION, EXTRA LD FLAGS,
+dnl                     HEADER NAME, ACTION-IF-FOUND, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND)
+dnl
+dnl This check was written for GStreamer: it should be renamed and checked
+dnl for portability if you decide to use it elsewhere.
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_CHECK_LIBHEADER],
+[
+  AC_CHECK_LIB([$2], [$3], HAVE_[$1]=yes, HAVE_[$1]=no,[$4])
+  if test "x$HAVE_[$1]" = "xyes"; then
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER([$5], :, HAVE_[$1]=no)
+    if test "x$HAVE_[$1]" = "xyes"; then
+      dnl execute what needs to be
+      ifelse([$6], , :, [$6])
+    else
+      ifelse([$7], , :, [$7])
+    fi
+  else
+    ifelse([$7], , :, [$7])
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(HAVE_[$1])
+]
+)
+
+dnl 2004-02-14 Thomas - changed to get set properly and use proper output
+dnl 2003-06-27 Benjamin Otte - changed to make this work with gstconfig.h
+dnl
+dnl Add a subsystem --disable flag and all the necessary symbols and substitions
+dnl
+dnl AG_GST_CHECK_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE(SYSNAME, [subsystem name])
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_CHECK_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE],
+[
+  dnl this define will replace each literal subsys_def occurrence with
+  dnl the lowercase hyphen-separated subsystem
+  dnl e.g. if $1 is GST_DEBUG then subsys_def will be a macro with gst-debug
+  define([subsys_def],translit([$1], _A-Z, -a-z))
+
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE(subsys_def,
+    AC_HELP_STRING(--disable-subsys_def, [disable $2]),
+    [
+      case "${enableval}" in
+        yes) GST_DISABLE_[$1]=no ;;
+        no) GST_DISABLE_[$1]=yes ;;
+        *) AC_MSG_ERROR([bad value ${enableval} for --enable-subsys_def]) ;;
+       esac
+    ],
+    [GST_DISABLE_[$1]=no]) dnl Default value
+
+  if test x$GST_DISABLE_[$1] = xyes; then
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([disabled subsystem [$2]])
+    GST_DISABLE_[$1]_DEFINE="#define GST_DISABLE_$1 1"
+  else
+    GST_DISABLE_[$1]_DEFINE="/* #undef GST_DISABLE_$1 */"
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(GST_DISABLE_[$1]_DEFINE)
+  undefine([subsys_def])
+])
+
+
+dnl Parse gstconfig.h for feature and defines add the symbols and substitions
+dnl
+dnl AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE(GST_CONFIGPATH, FEATURE)
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE],
+[
+  grep >/dev/null "#undef GST_DISABLE_$2" $1
+  if test $? = 0; then
+    GST_DISABLE_[$2]=0
+  else
+    GST_DISABLE_[$2]=1
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(GST_DISABLE_[$2])
+])
+
+dnl Parse gstconfig.h and defines add the symbols and substitions
+dnl
+dnl GST_CONFIGPATH=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=includedir gstreamer-0.10`"/gst/gstconfig.h"
+dnl AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLES(GST_CONFIGPATH)
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLES],
+[
+  AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE($1,GST_DEBUG)
+  AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE($1,LOADSAVE)
+  AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE($1,PARSE)
+  AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE($1,TRACE)
+  AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE($1,ALLOC_TRACE)
+  AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE($1,REGISTRY)
+  AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE($1,ENUMTYPES)
+  AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE($1,INDEX)
+  AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE($1,PLUGIN)
+  AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE($1,URI)
+  AG_GST_PARSE_SUBSYSTEM_DISABLE($1,XML)
+])
+
+
+
+dnl relies on GST_PLUGINS_ALL, GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED, GST_PLUGINS_YES,
+dnl GST_PLUGINS_NO, and BUILD_EXTERNAL
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_OUTPUT_PLUGINS], [
+
+printf "configure: *** Plug-ins without external dependencies that will be built:\n"
+( for i in $GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED; do printf '\t'$i'\n'; done ) | sort
+printf "\n"
+
+printf "configure: *** Plug-ins without external dependencies that will NOT be built:\n"
+( for i in $GST_PLUGINS_ALL; do
+    case $GST_PLUGINS_SELECTED in
+      *$i*)
+	;;
+      *)
+	printf '\t'$i'\n'
+	;;
+    esac
+  done ) | sort
+printf "\n"
+
+if test "x$BUILD_EXTERNAL" = "xno"; then
+  printf "configure: *** No plug-ins with external dependencies will be built\n"
+else
+  printf "configure: *** Plug-ins with dependencies that will be built:"
+  printf "$GST_PLUGINS_YES\n" | sort
+  printf "\n"
+  printf "configure: *** Plug-ins with dependencies that will NOT be built:"
+  printf "$GST_PLUGINS_NO\n" | sort
+  printf "\n"
+fi
+])
+
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-function.m4 b/common/m4/gst-function.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1216621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-function.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+dnl
+dnl Check for compiler mechanism to show functions in debugging
+dnl copied from an Ali patch floating on the internet
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_CHECK_FUNCTION],[
+  dnl #1: __PRETTY_FUNCTION__
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether $CC implements __PRETTY_FUNCTION__)
+  AC_CACHE_VAL(have_pretty_function,[
+    AC_TRY_LINK([#include <stdio.h>],
+                [printf("%s", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);],
+                have_pretty_function=yes,
+                have_pretty_function=no)
+  ])
+  AC_MSG_RESULT($have_pretty_function)
+  if test "$have_pretty_function" = yes; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_PRETTY_FUNCTION, 1,
+              [defined if the compiler implements __PRETTY_FUNCTION__])
+  fi
+
+dnl #2: __FUNCTION__
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether $CC implements __FUNCTION__)
+  AC_CACHE_VAL(have_function,[
+    AC_TRY_LINK([#include <stdio.h>],
+                [printf("%s", __FUNCTION__);],
+                have_function=yes,
+                have_function=no)
+  ])
+  AC_MSG_RESULT($have_function)
+  if test "$have_function" = yes; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FUNCTION, 1,
+              [defined if the compiler implements __FUNCTION__])
+  fi
+
+dnl #3: __func__
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether $CC implements __func__)
+  AC_CACHE_VAL(have_func,[
+    AC_TRY_LINK([#include <stdio.h>],
+                [printf("%s", __func__);],
+                have_func=yes,
+                have_func=no)
+  ])
+  AC_MSG_RESULT($have_func)
+  if test "$have_func" = yes; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FUNC, 1,
+              [defined if the compiler implements __func__])
+  fi
+
+dnl now define FUNCTION to whatever works, and fallback to ""
+  if test "$have_pretty_function" = yes; then
+    function=__PRETTY_FUNCTION__
+  else
+    if test "$have_function" = yes; then
+      function=__FUNCTION__
+    else
+      if test "$have_func" = yes; then
+        function=__func__
+      else
+        function=\"\"
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(GST_FUNCTION, $function, [macro to use to show function name])
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-gettext.m4 b/common/m4/gst-gettext.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a63651b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-gettext.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+dnl gettext setup
+
+dnl AG_GST_GETTEXT([gettext-package])
+dnl defines GETTEXT_PACKAGE and LOCALEDIR
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_GETTEXT],
+[
+  if test "$USE_NLS" = "yes"; then
+    GETTEXT_PACKAGE=[$1]
+  else
+    GETTEXT_PACKAGE=[NULL]
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([GETTEXT_PACKAGE], "$GETTEXT_PACKAGE",
+                     [gettext package name])
+
+  dnl define LOCALEDIR in config.h
+  AS_AC_EXPAND(LOCALEDIR, $datadir/locale)
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([LOCALEDIR], "$LOCALEDIR",
+                     [gettext locale dir])
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-glib2.m4 b/common/m4/gst-glib2.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3060e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-glib2.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+dnl check for a minimum version of GLib
+
+dnl AG_GST_GLIB_CHECK([minimum-version-required])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_GLIB_CHECK],
+[
+  dnl Minimum required version of GLib
+  GLIB_REQ=[$1]
+  if test "x$GLIB_REQ" = "x"
+  then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([Please specify a required version for GLib 2.0])
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(GLIB_REQ)
+
+  dnl Check for glib with everything
+  AG_GST_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GLIB,
+    glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQ gobject-2.0 gthread-2.0 gmodule-no-export-2.0)
+
+  if test "x$HAVE_GLIB" = "xno"; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([This package requires GLib >= $GLIB_REQ to compile.])
+  fi
+
+  dnl for the poor souls who for example have glib in /usr/local
+  AS_SCRUB_INCLUDE(GLIB_CFLAGS)
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-libxml2.m4 b/common/m4/gst-libxml2.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7d978d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-libxml2.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+dnl call this macro with the minimum required version as an argument
+dnl this macro sets and AC_SUBSTs XML_CFLAGS and XML_LIBS
+dnl it also sets LIBXML_PKG, used for the pkg-config file
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_LIBXML2_CHECK],
+[
+  dnl Minimum required version of libxml2
+  dnl default to 2.4.9 if not specified
+  LIBXML2_REQ=ifelse([$1],,2.4.9,[$1])
+  AC_SUBST(LIBXML2_REQ)
+
+  dnl check for libxml2
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XML, libxml-2.0 >= $LIBXML2_REQ, 
+                    HAVE_LIBXML2=yes, [
+                      AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+                      HAVE_LIBXML2=no
+                    ])
+  if test "x$HAVE_LIBXML2" = "xyes"; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBXML2, 1, [Define if libxml2 is available])
+  else
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([Need libxml2 for glib2 builds -- you should be able to do without it -- this needs fixing])
+  fi
+  dnl this is for the .pc file
+  LIBXML_PKG=', libxml-2.0' 
+  AC_SUBST(LIBXML_PKG)
+  AC_SUBST(XML_LIBS)
+  AC_SUBST(XML_CFLAGS)
+
+  dnl XML_LIBS might pull in -lz without zlib actually being on the system, so
+  dnl try linking with these LIBS and CFLAGS
+  ac_save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+  ac_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+  CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $XML_CFLAGS"
+  LIBS="$LIBS $XML_LIBS"
+  AC_TRY_LINK([
+#include <libxml/tree.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+],[ 
+/* function body */
+],
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([Test xml2 program linked]),
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not link libxml2 test program.  Check if you have the necessary dependencies.])
+  )
+  CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
+  LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-parser.m4 b/common/m4/gst-parser.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9cc0981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-parser.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_BISON_CHECK],
+[
+  dnl FIXME: check if AC_PROG_YACC is suitable here
+  dnl FIXME: make precious
+  AC_PATH_PROG(BISON_PATH, bison, no)
+  if test x$BISON_PATH = xno; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find bison)
+  fi
+
+  dnl check bison version
+  dnl FIXME 0.11: we need version >= 1.875 for the reentrancy support
+  dnl in the parser. If an older version is installed pre-generated
+  dnl sources are used. This should become a hard dependency for 0.11!
+  bison_min_version=1.875
+  bison_version=`$BISON_PATH --version | head -n 1 | sed 's/^.*) //' | sed 's/[[a-zA-Z]]*$//' | cut -d' ' -f1`
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([bison version $bison_version >= $bison_min_version])
+
+  if perl -w <<EOF
+    exit ($bison_version < $bison_min_version) ? 0 : 1;
+EOF 
+  then 
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+    AM_CONDITIONAL(GENERATE_PARSER, test -z $GENERATE_PARSER_TRUE)
+  else 
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([no, using pre-generated parser sources])
+    AM_CONDITIONAL(GENERATE_PARSER, false)
+  fi
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_FLEX_CHECK],
+[
+  dnl we require flex for building the parser
+  AC_PATH_PROG(FLEX_PATH, flex, no)
+  if test x$FLEX_PATH = xno; then
+    AC_MSG_ERROR(Could not find flex)
+  fi
+  
+  dnl check flex version
+  dnl FIXME 0.11: we need version >= 2.5.31 for the reentrancy support
+  dnl in the parser. If an older version is installed pre-generated
+  dnl sources are used. This should become a hard dependency for 0.11!
+  flex_min_version=2.5.31
+  flex_version=`$FLEX_PATH --version | head -n 1 | sed 's/^.* //' | sed 's/[[a-zA-Z]]*$//' | cut -d' ' -f1`
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([flex version $flex_version >= $flex_min_version])
+  if perl -w <<EOF
+    (\$min_version_major, \$min_version_minor, \$min_version_micro ) = "$flex_min_version" =~ /(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/;
+    (\$flex_version_major, \$flex_version_minor, \$flex_version_micro ) = "$flex_version" =~ /(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/;
+    exit (((\$flex_version_major > \$min_version_major) ||
+     ((\$flex_version_major == \$min_version_major) &&
+      (\$flex_version_minor > \$min_version_minor)) ||
+     ((\$flex_version_major == \$min_version_major) &&
+      (\$flex_version_minor == \$min_version_minor) &&
+      (\$flex_version_micro >= \$min_version_micro)))
+     ? 0 : 1);
+EOF
+  then
+    AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+    AM_CONDITIONAL(GENERATE_PARSER, test -z $GENERATE_PARSER_TRUE)
+  else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([no, using pre-generated parser sources])
+    AM_CONDITIONAL(GENERATE_PARSER, false)
+  fi
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-plugin-docs.m4 b/common/m4/gst-plugin-docs.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..29ebbd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-plugin-docs.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+dnl AG_GST_PYXML_CHECK([MINIMUM-PYTHON-VERSION])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_PYXML_CHECK],
+[
+  AC_BEFORE([AS_PATH_PYTHON],[$0])dnl find python first
+
+  have_pyxml=no
+  if test "x$PYTHON" != x; then
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([pyxml])
+    if $PYTHON -c "from xml.dom.ext.reader import Sax2" 2>/dev/null \
+      && $PYTHON -c "from xml.dom.NodeFilter import NodeFilter" 2>/dev/null; then
+      AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+      have_pyxml=yes
+    else
+      AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+    fi
+  fi
+])
+
+dnl AG_GST_PLUGIN_DOCS([MINIMUM-GTK-DOC-VERSION],[MINIMUM-PYTHON-VERSION])
+dnl 
+dnl checks for prerequisites for the common/mangle-tmpl.py script
+dnl used when building the plugin documentation
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_PLUGIN_DOCS],
+[
+  AC_BEFORE([GTK_DOC_CHECK],[$0])dnl check for gtk-doc first
+
+  if test x$enable_gtk_doc = xyes -a x$have_gtk_doc = xyes; then
+    AG_GST_PYXML_CHECK([$1])
+  fi
+
+  build_plugin_docs=no
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to build plugin documentation])
+  if test x$enable_gtk_doc = xyes -a x$have_gtk_doc = xyes; then
+    if test "x$have_pyxml" != xyes; then
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([no (pyxml not installed)])
+    else
+      build_plugin_docs=yes
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+    fi
+  else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([no (gtk-doc disabled or not available)])
+  fi
+
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_PLUGIN_DOCS, test x$build_plugin_docs = xyes)
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-plugindir.m4 b/common/m4/gst-plugindir.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..09989d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-plugindir.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+dnl AG_GST_SET_PLUGINDIR
+
+dnl AC_DEFINE PLUGINDIR to the full location where plug-ins will be installed
+dnl AC_SUBST plugindir, to be used in Makefile.am's
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_SET_PLUGINDIR],
+[
+  dnl define location of plugin directory
+  AS_AC_EXPAND(PLUGINDIR, ${libdir}/gstreamer-$GST_MAJORMINOR)
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PLUGINDIR, "$PLUGINDIR",
+    [directory where plugins are located])
+  AC_MSG_NOTICE([Using $PLUGINDIR as the plugin install location])
+
+  dnl plugin directory configure-time variable for use in Makefile.am
+  plugindir="\$(libdir)/gstreamer-$GST_MAJORMINOR"
+  AC_SUBST(plugindir)
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst-valgrind.m4 b/common/m4/gst-valgrind.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..93c2635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst-valgrind.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_VALGRIND_CHECK],
+[
+  dnl valgrind inclusion
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE(valgrind,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-valgrind], [disable run-time valgrind detection]),
+    [
+      case "${enableval}" in
+        yes) USE_VALGRIND="$USE_DEBUG" ;;
+        no)  USE_VALGRIND=no ;;
+        *) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --enable-valgrind) ;;
+      esac],
+    [
+      USE_VALGRIND="$USE_DEBUG"
+    ]) dnl Default value
+
+  VALGRIND_REQ="2.1"
+  if test "x$USE_VALGRIND" = xyes; then
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(VALGRIND, valgrind > $VALGRIND_REQ,
+      USE_VALGRIND="yes",
+      [
+        USE_VALGRIND="no"
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+      ])
+  fi
+
+  if test "x$USE_VALGRIND" = xyes; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_VALGRIND, 1, [Define if valgrind should be used])
+    AC_MSG_NOTICE(Using extra code paths for valgrind)
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(VALGRIND_CFLAGS)
+  AC_SUBST(VALGRIND_LIBS)
+  
+  AC_PATH_PROG(VALGRIND_PATH, valgrind, no)
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_VALGRIND, test ! "x$VALGRIND_PATH" = "xno")
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gst.m4 b/common/m4/gst.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..04b466f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gst.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+dnl AG_GST_INIT
+dnl sets up use of GStreamer configure.ac macros
+dnl all GStreamer autoconf macros are prefixed
+dnl with AG_GST_ for public macros
+dnl with _AG_GST_ for private macros
+
+AC_DEFUN([AG_GST_INIT],
+[
+  m4_pattern_forbid(^_?AG_GST_)
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/gtk-doc.m4 b/common/m4/gtk-doc.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..57040aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/gtk-doc.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+dnl -*- mode: autoconf -*-
+
+# serial 1
+
+dnl Usage:
+dnl   GTK_DOC_CHECK([minimum-gtk-doc-version])
+AC_DEFUN([GTK_DOC_CHECK],
+[
+  AC_BEFORE([AC_PROG_LIBTOOL],[$0])dnl setup libtool first
+  AC_BEFORE([AM_PROG_LIBTOOL],[$0])dnl setup libtool first
+  dnl for overriding the documentation installation directory
+  AC_ARG_WITH(html-dir,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--with-html-dir=PATH], [path to installed docs]),,
+    [with_html_dir='${datadir}/gtk-doc/html'])
+  HTML_DIR="$with_html_dir"
+  AC_SUBST(HTML_DIR)
+
+  dnl enable/disable documentation building
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE(gtk-doc,
+    AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-gtk-doc],
+                   [use gtk-doc to build documentation [default=no]]),,
+    enable_gtk_doc=no)
+
+  have_gtk_doc=no
+  if test x$enable_gtk_doc = xyes; then
+    if test -z "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+      AC_PATH_PROG(PKG_CONFIG, pkg-config, no)
+    fi
+    if test "$PKG_CONFIG" != "no" && $PKG_CONFIG --exists gtk-doc; then
+      have_gtk_doc=yes
+    fi
+    if test -z "$SED"; then
+      AC_PROG_SED
+    fi
+
+dnl do we want to do a version check?
+ifelse([$1],[],,
+    [gtk_doc_min_version=$1
+    if test "$have_gtk_doc" = yes; then
+      AC_MSG_CHECKING([gtk-doc version >= $gtk_doc_min_version])
+      if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-version $gtk_doc_min_version gtk-doc; then
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+      else
+        AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+        have_gtk_doc=no
+      fi
+    fi
+])
+    if test "$have_gtk_doc" != yes; then
+      enable_gtk_doc=no
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_GTK_DOC, test x$enable_gtk_doc = xyes)
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(GTK_DOC_USE_LIBTOOL, test -n "$LIBTOOL")
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/iconv.m4 b/common/m4/iconv.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c5f3579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/iconv.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+# iconv.m4 serial AM4 (gettext-0.11.3)
+dnl Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU
+dnl General Public License.  As a special exception to the GNU General
+dnl Public License, this file may be distributed as part of a program
+dnl that contains a configuration script generated by Autoconf, under
+dnl the same distribution terms as the rest of that program.
+
+dnl From Bruno Haible.
+
+AC_DEFUN([AM_ICONV_LINKFLAGS_BODY],
+[
+  dnl Prerequisites of AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_BODY.
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_LIB_PREPARE_PREFIX])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_LIB_RPATH])
+
+  dnl Search for libiconv and define LIBICONV, LTLIBICONV and INCICONV
+  dnl accordingly.
+  AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_BODY([iconv])
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AM_ICONV_LINK],
+[
+  dnl Some systems have iconv in libc, some have it in libiconv (OSF/1 and
+  dnl those with the standalone portable GNU libiconv installed).
+
+  dnl Search for libiconv and define LIBICONV, LTLIBICONV and INCICONV
+  dnl accordingly.
+  AC_REQUIRE([AM_ICONV_LINKFLAGS_BODY])
+
+  dnl Add $INCICONV to CPPFLAGS before performing the following checks,
+  dnl because if the user has installed libiconv and not disabled its use
+  dnl via --without-libiconv-prefix, he wants to use it. The first
+  dnl AC_TRY_LINK will then fail, the second AC_TRY_LINK will succeed.
+  am_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
+  AC_LIB_APPENDTOVAR([CPPFLAGS], [$INCICONV])
+
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK(for iconv, am_cv_func_iconv, [
+    am_cv_func_iconv="no, consider installing GNU libiconv"
+    am_cv_lib_iconv=no
+    AC_TRY_LINK([#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <iconv.h>],
+      [iconv_t cd = iconv_open("","");
+       iconv(cd,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL);
+       iconv_close(cd);],
+      am_cv_func_iconv=yes)
+    if test "$am_cv_func_iconv" != yes; then
+      am_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+      LIBS="$LIBS $LIBICONV"
+      AC_TRY_LINK([#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <iconv.h>],
+        [iconv_t cd = iconv_open("","");
+         iconv(cd,NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL);
+         iconv_close(cd);],
+        am_cv_lib_iconv=yes
+        am_cv_func_iconv=yes)
+      LIBS="$am_save_LIBS"
+    fi
+  ])
+  if test "$am_cv_func_iconv" = yes; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ICONV, 1, [Define if you have the iconv() function.])
+  fi
+  if test "$am_cv_lib_iconv" = yes; then
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([how to link with libiconv])
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$LIBICONV])
+  else
+    dnl If $LIBICONV didn't lead to a usable library, we don't need $INCICONV
+    dnl either.
+    CPPFLAGS="$am_save_CPPFLAGS"
+    LIBICONV=
+    LTLIBICONV=
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST(LIBICONV)
+  AC_SUBST(LTLIBICONV)
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AM_ICONV],
+[
+  AM_ICONV_LINK
+  if test "$am_cv_func_iconv" = yes; then
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for iconv declaration])
+    AC_CACHE_VAL(am_cv_proto_iconv, [
+      AC_TRY_COMPILE([
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <iconv.h>
+extern
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+"C"
+#endif
+#if defined(__STDC__) || defined(__cplusplus)
+size_t iconv (iconv_t cd, char * *inbuf, size_t *inbytesleft, char * *outbuf, size_t *outbytesleft);
+#else
+size_t iconv();
+#endif
+], [], am_cv_proto_iconv_arg1="", am_cv_proto_iconv_arg1="const")
+      am_cv_proto_iconv="extern size_t iconv (iconv_t cd, $am_cv_proto_iconv_arg1 char * *inbuf, size_t *inbytesleft, char * *outbuf, size_t *outbytesleft);"])
+    am_cv_proto_iconv=`echo "[$]am_cv_proto_iconv" | tr -s ' ' | sed -e 's/( /(/'`
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$]{ac_t:-
+         }[$]am_cv_proto_iconv)
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(ICONV_CONST, $am_cv_proto_iconv_arg1,
+      [Define as const if the declaration of iconv() needs const.])
+  fi
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/isc-posix.m4 b/common/m4/isc-posix.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1319dd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/isc-posix.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# isc-posix.m4 serial 2 (gettext-0.11.2)
+dnl Copyright (C) 1995-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU
+dnl General Public License.  As a special exception to the GNU General
+dnl Public License, this file may be distributed as part of a program
+dnl that contains a configuration script generated by Autoconf, under
+dnl the same distribution terms as the rest of that program.
+
+# This file is not needed with autoconf-2.53 and newer.  Remove it in 2005.
+
+# This test replaces the one in autoconf.
+# Currently this macro should have the same name as the autoconf macro
+# because gettext's gettext.m4 (distributed in the automake package)
+# still uses it.  Otherwise, the use in gettext.m4 makes autoheader
+# give these diagnostics:
+#   configure.in:556: AC_TRY_COMPILE was called before AC_ISC_POSIX
+#   configure.in:556: AC_TRY_RUN was called before AC_ISC_POSIX
+
+undefine([AC_ISC_POSIX])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AC_ISC_POSIX],
+  [
+    dnl This test replaces the obsolescent AC_ISC_POSIX kludge.
+    AC_CHECK_LIB(cposix, strerror, [LIBS="$LIBS -lcposix"])
+  ]
+)
diff --git a/common/m4/lib-ld.m4 b/common/m4/lib-ld.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ddb5732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/lib-ld.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+# lib-ld.m4 serial 1 (gettext-0.11)
+dnl Copyright (C) 1996-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU
+dnl General Public License.  As a special exception to the GNU General
+dnl Public License, this file may be distributed as part of a program
+dnl that contains a configuration script generated by Autoconf, under
+dnl the same distribution terms as the rest of that program.
+
+dnl Subroutines of libtool.m4,
+dnl with replacements s/AC_/AC_LIB/ and s/lt_cv/acl_cv/ to avoid collision
+dnl with libtool.m4.
+
+dnl From libtool-1.4. Sets the variable with_gnu_ld to yes or no.
+AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_PROG_LD_GNU],
+[AC_CACHE_CHECK([if the linker ($LD) is GNU ld], acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld,
+[# I'd rather use --version here, but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
+if $LD -v 2>&1 </dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' 1>&5; then
+  acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=yes
+else
+  acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld=no
+fi])
+with_gnu_ld=$acl_cv_prog_gnu_ld
+])
+
+dnl From libtool-1.4. Sets the variable LD.
+AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_PROG_LD],
+[AC_ARG_WITH(gnu-ld,
+[  --with-gnu-ld           assume the C compiler uses GNU ld [default=no]],
+test "$withval" = no || with_gnu_ld=yes, with_gnu_ld=no)
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])dnl
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])dnl
+ac_prog=ld
+if test "$GCC" = yes; then
+  # Check if gcc -print-prog-name=ld gives a path.
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for ld used by GCC])
+  case $host in
+  *-*-mingw*)
+    # gcc leaves a trailing carriage return which upsets mingw
+    ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5 | tr -d '\015'` ;;
+  *)
+    ac_prog=`($CC -print-prog-name=ld) 2>&5` ;;
+  esac
+  case $ac_prog in
+    # Accept absolute paths.
+    [[\\/]* | [A-Za-z]:[\\/]*)]
+      [re_direlt='/[^/][^/]*/\.\./']
+      # Canonicalize the path of ld
+      ac_prog=`echo $ac_prog| sed 's%\\\\%/%g'`
+      while echo $ac_prog | grep "$re_direlt" > /dev/null 2>&1; do
+	ac_prog=`echo $ac_prog| sed "s%$re_direlt%/%"`
+      done
+      test -z "$LD" && LD="$ac_prog"
+      ;;
+  "")
+    # If it fails, then pretend we aren't using GCC.
+    ac_prog=ld
+    ;;
+  *)
+    # If it is relative, then search for the first ld in PATH.
+    with_gnu_ld=unknown
+    ;;
+  esac
+elif test "$with_gnu_ld" = yes; then
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for GNU ld])
+else
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for non-GNU ld])
+fi
+AC_CACHE_VAL(acl_cv_path_LD,
+[if test -z "$LD"; then
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}${PATH_SEPARATOR-:}"
+  for ac_dir in $PATH; do
+    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
+    if test -f "$ac_dir/$ac_prog" || test -f "$ac_dir/$ac_prog$ac_exeext"; then
+      acl_cv_path_LD="$ac_dir/$ac_prog"
+      # Check to see if the program is GNU ld.  I'd rather use --version,
+      # but apparently some GNU ld's only accept -v.
+      # Break only if it was the GNU/non-GNU ld that we prefer.
+      if "$acl_cv_path_LD" -v 2>&1 < /dev/null | egrep '(GNU|with BFD)' > /dev/null; then
+	test "$with_gnu_ld" != no && break
+      else
+	test "$with_gnu_ld" != yes && break
+      fi
+    fi
+  done
+  IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
+else
+  acl_cv_path_LD="$LD" # Let the user override the test with a path.
+fi])
+LD="$acl_cv_path_LD"
+if test -n "$LD"; then
+  AC_MSG_RESULT($LD)
+else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+fi
+test -z "$LD" && AC_MSG_ERROR([no acceptable ld found in \$PATH])
+AC_LIB_PROG_LD_GNU
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/lib-link.m4 b/common/m4/lib-link.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6b94251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/lib-link.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,554 @@
+# lib-link.m4 serial 3 (gettext-0.11.3)
+dnl Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU
+dnl General Public License.  As a special exception to the GNU General
+dnl Public License, this file may be distributed as part of a program
+dnl that contains a configuration script generated by Autoconf, under
+dnl the same distribution terms as the rest of that program.
+
+dnl From Bruno Haible.
+
+dnl AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS(name [, dependencies]) searches for libname and
+dnl the libraries corresponding to explicit and implicit dependencies.
+dnl Sets and AC_SUBSTs the LIB${NAME} and LTLIB${NAME} variables and
+dnl augments the CPPFLAGS variable.
+AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_LIB_PREPARE_PREFIX])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_LIB_RPATH])
+  define([Name],[translit([$1],[./-], [___])])
+  define([NAME],[translit([$1],[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz./-],
+                               [ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ___])])
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([how to link with lib[]$1], [ac_cv_lib[]Name[]_libs], [
+    AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_BODY([$1], [$2])
+    ac_cv_lib[]Name[]_libs="$LIB[]NAME"
+    ac_cv_lib[]Name[]_ltlibs="$LTLIB[]NAME"
+    ac_cv_lib[]Name[]_cppflags="$INC[]NAME"
+  ])
+  LIB[]NAME="$ac_cv_lib[]Name[]_libs"
+  LTLIB[]NAME="$ac_cv_lib[]Name[]_ltlibs"
+  INC[]NAME="$ac_cv_lib[]Name[]_cppflags"
+  AC_LIB_APPENDTOVAR([CPPFLAGS], [$INC]NAME)
+  AC_SUBST([LIB]NAME)
+  AC_SUBST([LTLIB]NAME)
+  dnl Also set HAVE_LIB[]NAME so that AC_LIB_HAVE_LINKFLAGS can reuse the
+  dnl results of this search when this library appears as a dependency.
+  HAVE_LIB[]NAME=yes
+  undefine([Name])
+  undefine([NAME])
+])
+
+dnl AC_LIB_HAVE_LINKFLAGS(name, dependencies, includes, testcode)
+dnl searches for libname and the libraries corresponding to explicit and
+dnl implicit dependencies, together with the specified include files and
+dnl the ability to compile and link the specified testcode. If found, it
+dnl sets and AC_SUBSTs HAVE_LIB${NAME}=yes and the LIB${NAME} and
+dnl LTLIB${NAME} variables and augments the CPPFLAGS variable, and
+dnl #defines HAVE_LIB${NAME} to 1. Otherwise, it sets and AC_SUBSTs
+dnl HAVE_LIB${NAME}=no and LIB${NAME} and LTLIB${NAME} to empty.
+AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_HAVE_LINKFLAGS],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_LIB_PREPARE_PREFIX])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_LIB_RPATH])
+  define([Name],[translit([$1],[./-], [___])])
+  define([NAME],[translit([$1],[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz./-],
+                               [ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ___])])
+
+  dnl Search for lib[]Name and define LIB[]NAME, LTLIB[]NAME and INC[]NAME
+  dnl accordingly.
+  AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_BODY([$1], [$2])
+
+  dnl Add $INC[]NAME to CPPFLAGS before performing the following checks,
+  dnl because if the user has installed lib[]Name and not disabled its use
+  dnl via --without-lib[]Name-prefix, he wants to use it.
+  ac_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
+  AC_LIB_APPENDTOVAR([CPPFLAGS], [$INC]NAME)
+
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for lib[]$1], [ac_cv_lib[]Name], [
+    ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+    LIBS="$LIBS $LIB[]NAME"
+    AC_TRY_LINK([$3], [$4], [ac_cv_lib[]Name=yes], [ac_cv_lib[]Name=no])
+    LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
+  ])
+  if test "$ac_cv_lib[]Name" = yes; then
+    HAVE_LIB[]NAME=yes
+    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIB]NAME, 1, [Define if you have the $1 library.])
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([how to link with lib[]$1])
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([$LIB[]NAME])
+  else
+    HAVE_LIB[]NAME=no
+    dnl If $LIB[]NAME didn't lead to a usable library, we don't need
+    dnl $INC[]NAME either.
+    CPPFLAGS="$ac_save_CPPFLAGS"
+    LIB[]NAME=
+    LTLIB[]NAME=
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST([HAVE_LIB]NAME)
+  AC_SUBST([LIB]NAME)
+  AC_SUBST([LTLIB]NAME)
+  undefine([Name])
+  undefine([NAME])
+])
+
+dnl Determine the platform dependent parameters needed to use rpath:
+dnl libext, shlibext, hardcode_libdir_flag_spec, hardcode_libdir_separator,
+dnl hardcode_direct, hardcode_minus_L,
+dnl sys_lib_search_path_spec, sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec.
+AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_RPATH],
+[
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])                dnl we use $CC, $GCC, $LDFLAGS
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_LIB_PROG_LD])            dnl we use $LD, $with_gnu_ld
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])         dnl we use $host
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR_DEFAULT]) dnl we use $ac_aux_dir
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for shared library run path origin], acl_cv_rpath, [
+    CC="$CC" GCC="$GCC" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" LD="$LD" with_gnu_ld="$with_gnu_ld" \
+    ${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh} "$ac_aux_dir/config.rpath" "$host" > conftest.sh
+    . ./conftest.sh
+    rm -f ./conftest.sh
+    acl_cv_rpath=done
+  ])
+  wl="$acl_cv_wl"
+  libext="$acl_cv_libext"
+  shlibext="$acl_cv_shlibext"
+  hardcode_libdir_flag_spec="$acl_cv_hardcode_libdir_flag_spec"
+  hardcode_libdir_separator="$acl_cv_hardcode_libdir_separator"
+  hardcode_direct="$acl_cv_hardcode_direct"
+  hardcode_minus_L="$acl_cv_hardcode_minus_L"
+  sys_lib_search_path_spec="$acl_cv_sys_lib_search_path_spec"
+  sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec="$acl_cv_sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec"
+  dnl Determine whether the user wants rpath handling at all.
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE(rpath,
+    [  --disable-rpath         do not hardcode runtime library paths],
+    :, enable_rpath=yes)
+])
+
+dnl AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_BODY(name [, dependencies]) searches for libname and
+dnl the libraries corresponding to explicit and implicit dependencies.
+dnl Sets the LIB${NAME}, LTLIB${NAME} and INC${NAME} variables.
+AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS_BODY],
+[
+  define([NAME],[translit([$1],[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz./-],
+                               [ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ___])])
+  dnl By default, look in $includedir and $libdir.
+  use_additional=yes
+  AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX([
+    eval additional_includedir=\"$includedir\"
+    eval additional_libdir=\"$libdir\"
+  ])
+  AC_ARG_WITH([lib$1-prefix],
+[  --with-lib$1-prefix[=DIR]  search for lib$1 in DIR/include and DIR/lib
+  --without-lib$1-prefix     don't search for lib$1 in includedir and libdir],
+[
+    if test "X$withval" = "Xno"; then
+      use_additional=no
+    else
+      if test "X$withval" = "X"; then
+        AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX([
+          eval additional_includedir=\"$includedir\"
+          eval additional_libdir=\"$libdir\"
+        ])
+      else
+        additional_includedir="$withval/include"
+        additional_libdir="$withval/lib"
+      fi
+    fi
+])
+  dnl Search the library and its dependencies in $additional_libdir and
+  dnl $LDFLAGS. Using breadth-first-seach.
+  LIB[]NAME=
+  LTLIB[]NAME=
+  INC[]NAME=
+  rpathdirs=
+  ltrpathdirs=
+  names_already_handled=
+  names_next_round='$1 $2'
+  while test -n "$names_next_round"; do
+    names_this_round="$names_next_round"
+    names_next_round=
+    for name in $names_this_round; do
+      already_handled=
+      for n in $names_already_handled; do
+        if test "$n" = "$name"; then
+          already_handled=yes
+          break
+        fi
+      done
+      if test -z "$already_handled"; then
+        names_already_handled="$names_already_handled $name"
+        dnl See if it was already located by an earlier AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS
+        dnl or AC_LIB_HAVE_LINKFLAGS call.
+        uppername=`echo "$name" | sed -e 'y|abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz./-|ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ___|'`
+        eval value=\"\$HAVE_LIB$uppername\"
+        if test -n "$value"; then
+          if test "$value" = yes; then
+            eval value=\"\$LIB$uppername\"
+            test -z "$value" || LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }$value"
+            eval value=\"\$LTLIB$uppername\"
+            test -z "$value" || LTLIB[]NAME="${LTLIB[]NAME}${LTLIB[]NAME:+ }$value"
+          else
+            dnl An earlier call to AC_LIB_HAVE_LINKFLAGS has determined
+            dnl that this library doesn't exist. So just drop it.
+            :
+          fi
+        else
+          dnl Search the library lib$name in $additional_libdir and $LDFLAGS
+          dnl and the already constructed $LIBNAME/$LTLIBNAME.
+          found_dir=
+          found_la=
+          found_so=
+          found_a=
+          if test $use_additional = yes; then
+            if test -n "$shlibext" && test -f "$additional_libdir/lib$name.$shlibext"; then
+              found_dir="$additional_libdir"
+              found_so="$additional_libdir/lib$name.$shlibext"
+              if test -f "$additional_libdir/lib$name.la"; then
+                found_la="$additional_libdir/lib$name.la"
+              fi
+            else
+              if test -f "$additional_libdir/lib$name.$libext"; then
+                found_dir="$additional_libdir"
+                found_a="$additional_libdir/lib$name.$libext"
+                if test -f "$additional_libdir/lib$name.la"; then
+                  found_la="$additional_libdir/lib$name.la"
+                fi
+              fi
+            fi
+          fi
+          if test "X$found_dir" = "X"; then
+            for x in $LDFLAGS $LTLIB[]NAME; do
+              AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX([eval x=\"$x\"])
+              case "$x" in
+                -L*)
+                  dir=`echo "X$x" | sed -e 's/^X-L//'`
+                  if test -n "$shlibext" && test -f "$dir/lib$name.$shlibext"; then
+                    found_dir="$dir"
+                    found_so="$dir/lib$name.$shlibext"
+                    if test -f "$dir/lib$name.la"; then
+                      found_la="$dir/lib$name.la"
+                    fi
+                  else
+                    if test -f "$dir/lib$name.$libext"; then
+                      found_dir="$dir"
+                      found_a="$dir/lib$name.$libext"
+                      if test -f "$dir/lib$name.la"; then
+                        found_la="$dir/lib$name.la"
+                      fi
+                    fi
+                  fi
+                  ;;
+              esac
+              if test "X$found_dir" != "X"; then
+                break
+              fi
+            done
+          fi
+          if test "X$found_dir" != "X"; then
+            dnl Found the library.
+            LTLIB[]NAME="${LTLIB[]NAME}${LTLIB[]NAME:+ }-L$found_dir -l$name"
+            if test "X$found_so" != "X"; then
+              dnl Linking with a shared library. We attempt to hardcode its
+              dnl directory into the executable's runpath, unless it's the
+              dnl standard /usr/lib.
+              if test "$enable_rpath" = no || test "X$found_dir" = "X/usr/lib"; then
+                dnl No hardcoding is needed.
+                LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }$found_so"
+              else
+                dnl Use an explicit option to hardcode DIR into the resulting
+                dnl binary.
+                dnl Potentially add DIR to ltrpathdirs.
+                dnl The ltrpathdirs will be appended to $LTLIBNAME at the end.
+                haveit=
+                for x in $ltrpathdirs; do
+                  if test "X$x" = "X$found_dir"; then
+                    haveit=yes
+                    break
+                  fi
+                done
+                if test -z "$haveit"; then
+                  ltrpathdirs="$ltrpathdirs $found_dir"
+                fi
+                dnl The hardcoding into $LIBNAME is system dependent.
+                if test "$hardcode_direct" = yes; then
+                  dnl Using DIR/libNAME.so during linking hardcodes DIR into the
+                  dnl resulting binary.
+                  LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }$found_so"
+                else
+                  if test -n "$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec" && test "$hardcode_minus_L" = no; then
+                    dnl Use an explicit option to hardcode DIR into the resulting
+                    dnl binary.
+                    LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }$found_so"
+                    dnl Potentially add DIR to rpathdirs.
+                    dnl The rpathdirs will be appended to $LIBNAME at the end.
+                    haveit=
+                    for x in $rpathdirs; do
+                      if test "X$x" = "X$found_dir"; then
+                        haveit=yes
+                        break
+                      fi
+                    done
+                    if test -z "$haveit"; then
+                      rpathdirs="$rpathdirs $found_dir"
+                    fi
+                  else
+                    dnl Rely on "-L$found_dir".
+                    dnl But don't add it if it's already contained in the LDFLAGS
+                    dnl or the already constructed $LIBNAME
+                    haveit=
+                    for x in $LDFLAGS $LIB[]NAME; do
+                      AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX([eval x=\"$x\"])
+                      if test "X$x" = "X-L$found_dir"; then
+                        haveit=yes
+                        break
+                      fi
+                    done
+                    if test -z "$haveit"; then
+                      LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }-L$found_dir"
+                    fi
+                    if test "$hardcode_minus_L" != no; then
+                      dnl FIXME: Not sure whether we should use
+                      dnl "-L$found_dir -l$name" or "-L$found_dir $found_so"
+                      dnl here.
+                      LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }$found_so"
+                    else
+                      dnl We cannot use $hardcode_runpath_var and LD_RUN_PATH
+                      dnl here, because this doesn't fit in flags passed to the
+                      dnl compiler. So give up. No hardcoding. This affects only
+                      dnl very old systems.
+                      dnl FIXME: Not sure whether we should use
+                      dnl "-L$found_dir -l$name" or "-L$found_dir $found_so"
+                      dnl here.
+                      LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }-l$name"
+                    fi
+                  fi
+                fi
+              fi
+            else
+              if test "X$found_a" != "X"; then
+                dnl Linking with a static library.
+                LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }$found_a"
+              else
+                dnl We shouldn't come here, but anyway it's good to have a
+                dnl fallback.
+                LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }-L$found_dir -l$name"
+              fi
+            fi
+            dnl Assume the include files are nearby.
+            additional_includedir=
+            case "$found_dir" in
+              */lib | */lib/)
+                basedir=`echo "X$found_dir" | sed -e 's,^X,,' -e 's,/lib/*$,,'`
+                additional_includedir="$basedir/include"
+                ;;
+            esac
+            if test "X$additional_includedir" != "X"; then
+              dnl Potentially add $additional_includedir to $INCNAME.
+              dnl But don't add it
+              dnl   1. if it's the standard /usr/include,
+              dnl   2. if it's /usr/local/include and we are using GCC on Linux,
+              dnl   3. if it's already present in $CPPFLAGS or the already
+              dnl      constructed $INCNAME,
+              dnl   4. if it doesn't exist as a directory.
+              if test "X$additional_includedir" != "X/usr/include"; then
+                haveit=
+                if test "X$additional_includedir" = "X/usr/local/include"; then
+                  if test -n "$GCC"; then
+                    case $host_os in
+                      linux*) haveit=yes;;
+                    esac
+                  fi
+                fi
+                if test -z "$haveit"; then
+                  for x in $CPPFLAGS $INC[]NAME; do
+                    AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX([eval x=\"$x\"])
+                    if test "X$x" = "X-I$additional_includedir"; then
+                      haveit=yes
+                      break
+                    fi
+                  done
+                  if test -z "$haveit"; then
+                    if test -d "$additional_includedir"; then
+                      dnl Really add $additional_includedir to $INCNAME.
+                      INC[]NAME="${INC[]NAME}${INC[]NAME:+ }-I$additional_includedir"
+                    fi
+                  fi
+                fi
+              fi
+            fi
+            dnl Look for dependencies.
+            if test -n "$found_la"; then
+              dnl Read the .la file. It defines the variables
+              dnl dlname, library_names, old_library, dependency_libs, current,
+              dnl age, revision, installed, dlopen, dlpreopen, libdir.
+              save_libdir="$libdir"
+              case "$found_la" in
+                */* | *\\*) . "$found_la" ;;
+                *) . "./$found_la" ;;
+              esac
+              libdir="$save_libdir"
+              dnl We use only dependency_libs.
+              for dep in $dependency_libs; do
+                case "$dep" in
+                  -L*)
+                    additional_libdir=`echo "X$dep" | sed -e 's/^X-L//'`
+                    dnl Potentially add $additional_libdir to $LIBNAME and $LTLIBNAME.
+                    dnl But don't add it
+                    dnl   1. if it's the standard /usr/lib,
+                    dnl   2. if it's /usr/local/lib and we are using GCC on Linux,
+                    dnl   3. if it's already present in $LDFLAGS or the already
+                    dnl      constructed $LIBNAME,
+                    dnl   4. if it doesn't exist as a directory.
+                    if test "X$additional_libdir" != "X/usr/lib"; then
+                      haveit=
+                      if test "X$additional_libdir" = "X/usr/local/lib"; then
+                        if test -n "$GCC"; then
+                          case $host_os in
+                            linux*) haveit=yes;;
+                          esac
+                        fi
+                      fi
+                      if test -z "$haveit"; then
+                        haveit=
+                        for x in $LDFLAGS $LIB[]NAME; do
+                          AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX([eval x=\"$x\"])
+                          if test "X$x" = "X-L$additional_libdir"; then
+                            haveit=yes
+                            break
+                          fi
+                        done
+                        if test -z "$haveit"; then
+                          if test -d "$additional_libdir"; then
+                            dnl Really add $additional_libdir to $LIBNAME.
+                            LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }-L$additional_libdir"
+                          fi
+                        fi
+                        haveit=
+                        for x in $LDFLAGS $LTLIB[]NAME; do
+                          AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX([eval x=\"$x\"])
+                          if test "X$x" = "X-L$additional_libdir"; then
+                            haveit=yes
+                            break
+                          fi
+                        done
+                        if test -z "$haveit"; then
+                          if test -d "$additional_libdir"; then
+                            dnl Really add $additional_libdir to $LTLIBNAME.
+                            LTLIB[]NAME="${LTLIB[]NAME}${LTLIB[]NAME:+ }-L$additional_libdir"
+                          fi
+                        fi
+                      fi
+                    fi
+                    ;;
+                  -R*)
+                    dir=`echo "X$dep" | sed -e 's/^X-R//'`
+                    if test "$enable_rpath" != no; then
+                      dnl Potentially add DIR to rpathdirs.
+                      dnl The rpathdirs will be appended to $LIBNAME at the end.
+                      haveit=
+                      for x in $rpathdirs; do
+                        if test "X$x" = "X$dir"; then
+                          haveit=yes
+                          break
+                        fi
+                      done
+                      if test -z "$haveit"; then
+                        rpathdirs="$rpathdirs $dir"
+                      fi
+                      dnl Potentially add DIR to ltrpathdirs.
+                      dnl The ltrpathdirs will be appended to $LTLIBNAME at the end.
+                      haveit=
+                      for x in $ltrpathdirs; do
+                        if test "X$x" = "X$dir"; then
+                          haveit=yes
+                          break
+                        fi
+                      done
+                      if test -z "$haveit"; then
+                        ltrpathdirs="$ltrpathdirs $dir"
+                      fi
+                    fi
+                    ;;
+                  -l*)
+                    dnl Handle this in the next round.
+                    names_next_round="$names_next_round "`echo "X$dep" | sed -e 's/^X-l//'`
+                    ;;
+                  *.la)
+                    dnl Handle this in the next round. Throw away the .la's
+                    dnl directory; it is already contained in a preceding -L
+                    dnl option.
+                    names_next_round="$names_next_round "`echo "X$dep" | sed -e 's,^X.*/,,' -e 's,^lib,,' -e 's,\.la$,,'`
+                    ;;
+                  *)
+                    dnl Most likely an immediate library name.
+                    LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }$dep"
+                    LTLIB[]NAME="${LTLIB[]NAME}${LTLIB[]NAME:+ }$dep"
+                    ;;
+                esac
+              done
+            fi
+          else
+            dnl Didn't find the library; assume it is in the system directories
+            dnl known to the linker and runtime loader. (All the system
+            dnl directories known to the linker should also be known to the
+            dnl runtime loader, otherwise the system is severely misconfigured.)
+            LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }-l$name"
+            LTLIB[]NAME="${LTLIB[]NAME}${LTLIB[]NAME:+ }-l$name"
+          fi
+        fi
+      fi
+    done
+  done
+  if test "X$rpathdirs" != "X"; then
+    if test -n "$hardcode_libdir_separator"; then
+      dnl Weird platform: only the last -rpath option counts, the user must
+      dnl pass all path elements in one option. We can arrange that for a
+      dnl single library, but not when more than one $LIBNAMEs are used.
+      alldirs=
+      for found_dir in $rpathdirs; do
+        alldirs="${alldirs}${alldirs:+$hardcode_libdir_separator}$found_dir"
+      done
+      dnl Note: hardcode_libdir_flag_spec uses $libdir and $wl.
+      acl_save_libdir="$libdir"
+      libdir="$alldirs"
+      eval flag=\"$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec\"
+      libdir="$acl_save_libdir"
+      LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }$flag"
+    else
+      dnl The -rpath options are cumulative.
+      for found_dir in $rpathdirs; do
+        acl_save_libdir="$libdir"
+        libdir="$found_dir"
+        eval flag=\"$hardcode_libdir_flag_spec\"
+        libdir="$acl_save_libdir"
+        LIB[]NAME="${LIB[]NAME}${LIB[]NAME:+ }$flag"
+      done
+    fi
+  fi
+  if test "X$ltrpathdirs" != "X"; then
+    dnl When using libtool, the option that works for both libraries and
+    dnl executables is -R. The -R options are cumulative.
+    for found_dir in $ltrpathdirs; do
+      LTLIB[]NAME="${LTLIB[]NAME}${LTLIB[]NAME:+ }-R$found_dir"
+    done
+  fi
+])
+
+dnl AC_LIB_APPENDTOVAR(VAR, CONTENTS) appends the elements of CONTENTS to VAR,
+dnl unless already present in VAR.
+dnl Works only for CPPFLAGS, not for LIB* variables because that sometimes
+dnl contains two or three consecutive elements that belong together.
+AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_APPENDTOVAR],
+[
+  for element in [$2]; do
+    haveit=
+    for x in $[$1]; do
+      AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX([eval x=\"$x\"])
+      if test "X$x" = "X$element"; then
+        haveit=yes
+        break
+      fi
+    done
+    if test -z "$haveit"; then
+      [$1]="${[$1]}${[$1]:+ }$element"
+    fi
+  done
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/lib-prefix.m4 b/common/m4/lib-prefix.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b8b79ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/lib-prefix.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+# lib-prefix.m4 serial 1 (gettext-0.11)
+dnl Copyright (C) 2001-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU
+dnl General Public License.  As a special exception to the GNU General
+dnl Public License, this file may be distributed as part of a program
+dnl that contains a configuration script generated by Autoconf, under
+dnl the same distribution terms as the rest of that program.
+
+dnl From Bruno Haible.
+
+dnl AC_LIB_PREFIX adds to the CPPFLAGS and LDFLAGS the flags that are needed
+dnl to access previously installed libraries. The basic assumption is that
+dnl a user will want packages to use other packages he previously installed
+dnl with the same --prefix option.
+dnl This macro is not needed if only AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS is used to locate
+dnl libraries, but is otherwise very convenient.
+AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_PREFIX],
+[
+  AC_BEFORE([$0], [AC_LIB_LINKFLAGS])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_LIB_PREPARE_PREFIX])
+  dnl By default, look in $includedir and $libdir.
+  use_additional=yes
+  AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX([
+    eval additional_includedir=\"$includedir\"
+    eval additional_libdir=\"$libdir\"
+  ])
+  AC_ARG_WITH([lib-prefix],
+[  --with-lib-prefix[=DIR] search for libraries in DIR/include and DIR/lib
+  --without-lib-prefix    don't search for libraries in includedir and libdir],
+[
+    if test "X$withval" = "Xno"; then
+      use_additional=no
+    else
+      if test "X$withval" = "X"; then
+        AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX([
+          eval additional_includedir=\"$includedir\"
+          eval additional_libdir=\"$libdir\"
+        ])
+      else
+        additional_includedir="$withval/include"
+        additional_libdir="$withval/lib"
+      fi
+    fi
+])
+  if test $use_additional = yes; then
+    dnl Potentially add $additional_includedir to $CPPFLAGS.
+    dnl But don't add it
+    dnl   1. if it's the standard /usr/include,
+    dnl   2. if it's already present in $CPPFLAGS,
+    dnl   3. if it's /usr/local/include and we are using GCC on Linux,
+    dnl   4. if it doesn't exist as a directory.
+    if test "X$additional_includedir" != "X/usr/include"; then
+      haveit=
+      for x in $CPPFLAGS; do
+        AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX([eval x=\"$x\"])
+        if test "X$x" = "X-I$additional_includedir"; then
+          haveit=yes
+          break
+        fi
+      done
+      if test -z "$haveit"; then
+        if test "X$additional_includedir" = "X/usr/local/include"; then
+          if test -n "$GCC"; then
+            case $host_os in
+              linux*) haveit=yes;;
+            esac
+          fi
+        fi
+        if test -z "$haveit"; then
+          if test -d "$additional_includedir"; then
+            dnl Really add $additional_includedir to $CPPFLAGS.
+            CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS}${CPPFLAGS:+ }-I$additional_includedir"
+          fi
+        fi
+      fi
+    fi
+    dnl Potentially add $additional_libdir to $LDFLAGS.
+    dnl But don't add it
+    dnl   1. if it's the standard /usr/lib,
+    dnl   2. if it's already present in $LDFLAGS,
+    dnl   3. if it's /usr/local/lib and we are using GCC on Linux,
+    dnl   4. if it doesn't exist as a directory.
+    if test "X$additional_libdir" != "X/usr/lib"; then
+      haveit=
+      for x in $LDFLAGS; do
+        AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX([eval x=\"$x\"])
+        if test "X$x" = "X-L$additional_libdir"; then
+          haveit=yes
+          break
+        fi
+      done
+      if test -z "$haveit"; then
+        if test "X$additional_libdir" = "X/usr/local/lib"; then
+          if test -n "$GCC"; then
+            case $host_os in
+              linux*) haveit=yes;;
+            esac
+          fi
+        fi
+        if test -z "$haveit"; then
+          if test -d "$additional_libdir"; then
+            dnl Really add $additional_libdir to $LDFLAGS.
+            LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}${LDFLAGS:+ }-L$additional_libdir"
+          fi
+        fi
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+])
+
+dnl AC_LIB_PREPARE_PREFIX creates variables acl_final_prefix,
+dnl acl_final_exec_prefix, containing the values to which $prefix and
+dnl $exec_prefix will expand at the end of the configure script.
+AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_PREPARE_PREFIX],
+[
+  dnl Unfortunately, prefix and exec_prefix get only finally determined
+  dnl at the end of configure.
+  if test "X$prefix" = "XNONE"; then
+    acl_final_prefix="$ac_default_prefix"
+  else
+    acl_final_prefix="$prefix"
+  fi
+  if test "X$exec_prefix" = "XNONE"; then
+    acl_final_exec_prefix='${prefix}'
+  else
+    acl_final_exec_prefix="$exec_prefix"
+  fi
+  acl_save_prefix="$prefix"
+  prefix="$acl_final_prefix"
+  eval acl_final_exec_prefix=\"$acl_final_exec_prefix\"
+  prefix="$acl_save_prefix"
+])
+
+dnl AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX([statement]) evaluates statement, with the
+dnl variables prefix and exec_prefix bound to the values they will have
+dnl at the end of the configure script.
+AC_DEFUN([AC_LIB_WITH_FINAL_PREFIX],
+[
+  acl_save_prefix="$prefix"
+  prefix="$acl_final_prefix"
+  acl_save_exec_prefix="$exec_prefix"
+  exec_prefix="$acl_final_exec_prefix"
+  $1
+  exec_prefix="$acl_save_exec_prefix"
+  prefix="$acl_save_prefix"
+])
diff --git a/common/m4/lt~obsolete.m4 b/common/m4/lt~obsolete.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..637bb20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/lt~obsolete.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+# lt~obsolete.m4 -- aclocal satisfying obsolete definitions.    -*-Autoconf-*-
+#
+#   Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#   Written by Scott James Remnant, 2004.
+#
+# This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation gives
+# unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
+# modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# serial 4 lt~obsolete.m4
+
+# These exist entirely to fool aclocal when bootstrapping libtool.
+#
+# In the past libtool.m4 has provided macros via AC_DEFUN (or AU_DEFUN)
+# which have later been changed to m4_define as they aren't part of the
+# exported API, or moved to Autoconf or Automake where they belong.
+#
+# The trouble is, aclocal is a bit thick.  It'll see the old AC_DEFUN
+# in /usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4 and remember it, then when it sees us
+# using a macro with the same name in our local m4/libtool.m4 it'll
+# pull the old libtool.m4 in (it doesn't see our shiny new m4_define
+# and doesn't know about Autoconf macros at all.)
+#
+# So we provide this file, which has a silly filename so it's always
+# included after everything else.  This provides aclocal with the
+# AC_DEFUNs it wants, but when m4 processes it, it doesn't do anything
+# because those macros already exist, or will be overwritten later.
+# We use AC_DEFUN over AU_DEFUN for compatibility with aclocal-1.6. 
+#
+# Anytime we withdraw an AC_DEFUN or AU_DEFUN, remember to add it here.
+# Yes, that means every name once taken will need to remain here until
+# we give up compatibility with versions before 1.7, at which point
+# we need to keep only those names which we still refer to.
+
+# This is to help aclocal find these macros, as it can't see m4_define.
+AC_DEFUN([LTOBSOLETE_VERSION], [m4_if([1])])
+
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_LINKER_OPTION],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_LINKER_OPTION])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_PROG_EGREP],		[AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_EGREP])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_PROG_ECHO_BACKSLASH],	[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_PROG_ECHO_BACKSLASH])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_SHELL_INIT],		[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_SHELL_INIT])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_SYS_LIBPATH_AIX],	[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_SYS_LIBPATH_AIX])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_PROG_LTMAIN],		[AC_DEFUN([_LT_PROG_LTMAIN])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_TAGVAR],		[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_TAGVAR])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LTDL_ENABLE_INSTALL],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_LTDL_ENABLE_INSTALL])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LTDL_PREOPEN],		[AC_DEFUN([AC_LTDL_PREOPEN])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_SYS_COMPILER],	[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_SYS_COMPILER])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_LOCK],		[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_LOCK])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_SYS_OLD_ARCHIVE],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_SYS_OLD_ARCHIVE])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_TRY_DLOPEN_SELF],	[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_TRY_DLOPEN_SELF])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_PROG_CC_C_O],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_PROG_CC_C_O])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_SYS_HARD_LINK_LOCKS], [AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_SYS_HARD_LINK_LOCKS])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_OBJDIR],		[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_OBJDIR])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LTDL_OBJDIR],		[AC_DEFUN([AC_LTDL_OBJDIR])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_PROG_LD_HARDCODE_LIBPATH], [AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_PROG_LD_HARDCODE_LIBPATH])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_SYS_LIB_STRIP],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_SYS_LIB_STRIP])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_PATH_MAGIC],		[AC_DEFUN([AC_PATH_MAGIC])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_PROG_LD_GNU],		[AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_LD_GNU])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_PROG_LD_RELOAD_FLAG],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_LD_RELOAD_FLAG])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_DEPLIBS_CHECK_METHOD],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_DEPLIBS_CHECK_METHOD])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_PROG_COMPILER_NO_RTTI], [AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_PROG_COMPILER_NO_RTTI])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_SYS_GLOBAL_SYMBOL_PIPE], [AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_SYS_GLOBAL_SYMBOL_PIPE])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_PROG_COMPILER_PIC], [AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_PROG_COMPILER_PIC])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_PROG_LD_SHLIBS],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_PROG_LD_SHLIBS])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_POSTDEP_PREDEP],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_POSTDEP_PREDEP])])
+m4_ifndef([LT_AC_PROG_EGREP],		[AC_DEFUN([LT_AC_PROG_EGREP])])
+m4_ifndef([LT_AC_PROG_SED],		[AC_DEFUN([LT_AC_PROG_SED])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_CC_BASENAME],		[AC_DEFUN([_LT_CC_BASENAME])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_COMPILER_BOILERPLATE],	[AC_DEFUN([_LT_COMPILER_BOILERPLATE])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_LINKER_BOILERPLATE],	[AC_DEFUN([_LT_LINKER_BOILERPLATE])])
+m4_ifndef([_AC_PROG_LIBTOOL],		[AC_DEFUN([_AC_PROG_LIBTOOL])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_SETUP],		[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_SETUP])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_CHECK_DLFCN],		[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_CHECK_DLFCN])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_SYS_DYNAMIC_LINKER],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_SYS_DYNAMIC_LINKER])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_TAGCONFIG],		[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_TAGCONFIG])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_DISABLE_FAST_INSTALL],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_DISABLE_FAST_INSTALL])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_LANG_CXX],		[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_LANG_CXX])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_LANG_F77],		[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_LANG_F77])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_LANG_GCJ],		[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_LANG_GCJ])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_RC],		[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_RC])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_C_CONFIG],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_C_CONFIG])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_LANG_C_CONFIG],	[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_LANG_C_CONFIG])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_CXX_CONFIG],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_CXX_CONFIG])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_LANG_CXX_CONFIG],	[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_LANG_CXX_CONFIG])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_F77_CONFIG],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_F77_CONFIG])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_LANG_F77_CONFIG],	[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_LANG_F77_CONFIG])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_GCJ_CONFIG],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_GCJ_CONFIG])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_LANG_GCJ_CONFIG],	[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_LANG_GCJ_CONFIG])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_RC_CONFIG],	[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_RC_CONFIG])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_LANG_RC_CONFIG],	[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_LANG_RC_CONFIG])])
+m4_ifndef([AC_LIBTOOL_CONFIG],		[AC_DEFUN([AC_LIBTOOL_CONFIG])])
+m4_ifndef([_LT_AC_FILE_LTDLL_C],	[AC_DEFUN([_LT_AC_FILE_LTDLL_C])])
diff --git a/common/m4/pkg.m4 b/common/m4/pkg.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3c20213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/pkg.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+# pkg.m4 - Macros to locate and utilise pkg-config.            -*- Autoconf -*-
+# 
+# Copyright © 2004 Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+#
+# As a special exception to the GNU General Public License, if you
+# distribute this file as part of a program that contains a
+# configuration script generated by Autoconf, you may include it under
+# the same distribution terms that you use for the rest of that program.
+
+# PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG([MIN-VERSION])
+# ----------------------------------
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG],
+[m4_pattern_forbid([^_?PKG_[A-Z_]+$])
+m4_pattern_allow([^PKG_CONFIG(_PATH)?$])
+AC_ARG_VAR([PKG_CONFIG], [path to pkg-config utility])dnl
+if test "x$ac_cv_env_PKG_CONFIG_set" != "xset"; then
+	AC_PATH_TOOL([PKG_CONFIG], [pkg-config])
+fi
+if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+	_pkg_min_version=m4_ifval([$1], [$1], [0.9.0])
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING([pkg-config is at least version $_pkg_min_version])
+	if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version $_pkg_min_version; then
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+	else
+		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+		PKG_CONFIG=""
+	fi
+		
+fi[]dnl
+])# PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+
+# PKG_CHECK_EXISTS(MODULES, [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+#
+# Check to see whether a particular set of modules exists.  Similar
+# to PKG_CHECK_MODULES(), but does not set variables or print errors.
+#
+#
+# Similar to PKG_CHECK_MODULES, make sure that the first instance of
+# this or PKG_CHECK_MODULES is called, or make sure to call
+# PKG_CHECK_EXISTS manually
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_EXISTS],
+[AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])dnl
+if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
+    AC_RUN_LOG([$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "$1"]); then
+  m4_ifval([$2], [$2], [:])
+m4_ifvaln([$3], [else
+  $3])dnl
+fi])
+
+
+# _PKG_CONFIG([VARIABLE], [COMMAND], [MODULES])
+# ---------------------------------------------
+m4_define([_PKG_CONFIG],
+[if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    if test -n "$$1"; then
+        pkg_cv_[]$1="$$1"
+    else
+        PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([$3],
+                         [pkg_cv_[]$1=`$PKG_CONFIG --[]$2 "$3" 2>/dev/null`],
+			 [pkg_failed=yes])
+    fi
+else
+	pkg_failed=untried
+fi[]dnl
+])# _PKG_CONFIG
+
+# PKG_CHECK_MODULES(VARIABLE-PREFIX, MODULES, [ACTION-IF-FOUND],
+# [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+#
+#
+# Note that if there is a possibility the first call to
+# PKG_CHECK_MODULES might not happen, you should be sure to include an
+# explicit call to PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG in your configure.ac
+#
+#
+# --------------------------------------------------------------
+AC_DEFUN([PKG_CHECK_MODULES],
+[AC_REQUIRE([PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG])dnl
+AC_ARG_VAR([$1][_CFLAGS], [C compiler flags for $1, overriding pkg-config])dnl
+AC_ARG_VAR([$1][_LIBS], [linker flags for $1, overriding pkg-config])dnl
+
+pkg_failed=no
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $1])
+
+_PKG_CONFIG([$1][_CFLAGS], [cflags], [$2])
+_PKG_CONFIG([$1][_LIBS], [libs], [$2])
+
+if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
+	$1[]_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --errors-to-stdout --print-errors "$2"`
+	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
+	echo "$$1[]_PKG_ERRORS" 1>&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
+
+	ifelse([$4], , [AC_MSG_ERROR(dnl
+[Package requirements ($2) were not met.
+Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
+installed software in a non-standard prefix.
+
+Alternatively you may set the $1_CFLAGS and $1_LIBS environment variables
+to avoid the need to call pkg-config.  See the pkg-config man page for
+more details.])],
+		[$4])
+elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
+	ifelse([$4], , [AC_MSG_FAILURE(dnl
+[The pkg-config script could not be found or is too old.  Make sure it
+is in your PATH or set the PKG_CONFIG environment variable to the full
+path to pkg-config.
+
+Alternatively you may set the $1_CFLAGS and $1_LIBS environment variables
+to avoid the need to call pkg-config.  See the pkg-config man page for
+more details.
+
+To get pkg-config, see <http://www.freedesktop.org/software/pkgconfig>.])],
+		[$4])
+else
+	$1[]_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_[]$1[]_CFLAGS
+	$1[]_LIBS=$pkg_cv_[]$1[]_LIBS
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+	ifelse([$3], , :, [$3])
+fi[]dnl
+])# PKG_CHECK_MODULES
diff --git a/common/m4/progtest.m4 b/common/m4/progtest.m4
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..443c8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/m4/progtest.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# progtest.m4 serial 2 (gettext-0.10.40)
+dnl Copyright (C) 1996-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU
+dnl General Public License.  As a special exception to the GNU General
+dnl Public License, this file may be distributed as part of a program
+dnl that contains a configuration script generated by Autoconf, under
+dnl the same distribution terms as the rest of that program.
+dnl
+dnl This file can can be used in projects which are not available under
+dnl the GNU General Public License or the GNU Library General Public
+dnl License but which still want to provide support for the GNU gettext
+dnl functionality.
+dnl Please note that the actual code of the GNU gettext library is covered
+dnl by the GNU Library General Public License, and the rest of the GNU
+dnl gettext package package is covered by the GNU General Public License.
+dnl They are *not* in the public domain.
+
+dnl Authors:
+dnl   Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1996.
+
+# Search path for a program which passes the given test.
+
+dnl AM_PATH_PROG_WITH_TEST(VARIABLE, PROG-TO-CHECK-FOR,
+dnl   TEST-PERFORMED-ON-FOUND_PROGRAM [, VALUE-IF-NOT-FOUND [, PATH]])
+AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_PROG_WITH_TEST],
+[# Extract the first word of "$2", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy $2; ac_word=[$]2
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $ac_word])
+AC_CACHE_VAL(ac_cv_path_$1,
+[case "[$]$1" in
+  /*)
+  ac_cv_path_$1="[$]$1" # Let the user override the test with a path.
+  ;;
+  *)
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS="${IFS}:"
+  for ac_dir in ifelse([$5], , $PATH, [$5]); do
+    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
+    if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
+      if [$3]; then
+	ac_cv_path_$1="$ac_dir/$ac_word"
+	break
+      fi
+    fi
+  done
+  IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
+dnl If no 4th arg is given, leave the cache variable unset,
+dnl so AC_PATH_PROGS will keep looking.
+ifelse([$4], , , [  test -z "[$]ac_cv_path_$1" && ac_cv_path_$1="$4"
+])dnl
+  ;;
+esac])dnl
+$1="$ac_cv_path_$1"
+if test ifelse([$4], , [-n "[$]$1"], ["[$]$1" != "$4"]); then
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([$]$1)
+else
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+fi
+AC_SUBST($1)dnl
+])
diff --git a/common/mangle-tmpl.py b/common/mangle-tmpl.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d319040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/mangle-tmpl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+# -*- Mode: Python -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+
+"""
+use the output from gst-xmlinspect.py to mangle tmpl/*.sgml and
+insert/overwrite Short Description and Long Description
+"""
+
+# FIXME: right now it uses pygst and scans on its own;
+# we really should use inspect/*.xml instead since the result of
+# gst-xmlinspect.py is commited by the docs maintainer, who can be
+# expected to have pygst, but this step should be done for every docs build,
+# so no pygst allowed
+
+# read in inspect/*.xml
+# for every tmpl/element-(name).xml: mangle with details from element
+
+import glob
+import re
+import sys
+import os
+
+class Tmpl:
+    def __init__(self, filename):
+        self.filename = filename
+        self._sectionids = []
+        self._sections = {}
+
+    def read(self):
+        """
+        Read and parse the sections from the given file.
+        """
+        lines = open(self.filename).readlines()
+        matcher = re.compile("<!-- ##### SECTION (\S+) ##### -->\n")
+        id = None
+
+        for line in lines:
+            match = matcher.search(line)
+            if match:
+                id = match.expand("\\1")
+                self._sectionids.append(id)
+                self._sections[id] = []
+            else:
+                if not id:
+                    sys.stderr.write(
+                        "WARNING: line before a SECTION header: %s" % line)
+                else:
+                    self._sections[id].append(line)
+
+    def get_section(self, id):
+        """
+        Get the content from the given section.
+        """
+        return self._sections[id]
+
+    def set_section(self, id, content):
+        """
+        Replace the given section id with the given content.
+        """
+        self._sections[id] = content
+
+    def output(self):
+        """
+        Return the output of the current template in the tmpl/*.sgml format.
+        """
+        lines = []
+        for id in self._sectionids:
+            lines.append("<!-- ##### SECTION %s ##### -->\n" % id)
+            for line in self._sections[id]:
+                lines.append(line)
+
+        return "".join(lines)
+
+    def write(self, backup=False):
+        """
+        Write out the template file again, backing up the previous one.
+        """
+        if backup:
+            target = self.filename + ".mangle.bak"
+            os.rename(self.filename, target)
+
+        handle = open(self.filename, "w")
+        handle.write(self.output())
+        handle.close()
+
+from xml.dom.ext.reader import Sax2
+from xml.dom.NodeFilter import NodeFilter
+
+def get_elements(file):
+    elements = {}
+    handle = open(file)
+    reader = Sax2.Reader()
+    doc = reader.fromStream(handle)
+    handle.close()
+
+    walker = doc.createTreeWalker(doc.documentElement,
+        NodeFilter.SHOW_ELEMENT, None, 0)
+    while walker.currentNode and walker.currentNode.tagName != 'elements':
+        walker.nextNode()
+        
+    # we're at elements now
+    el = walker.firstChild()
+    while walker.currentNode:
+        element = walker.firstChild()
+        # loop over children of <element>
+        name = None
+        description = None
+        while walker.currentNode:
+            if walker.currentNode.tagName == 'name':
+                name = walker.currentNode.firstChild.data.encode('UTF-8')
+            if walker.currentNode.tagName == 'description':
+                description = walker.currentNode.firstChild.data.encode('UTF-8')
+            if not walker.nextSibling(): break
+        # back up to <element>
+        walker.parentNode()
+        elements[name] = {'description': description}
+
+        if not walker.nextSibling(): break
+
+    return elements
+
+        
+def main():
+    if not len(sys.argv) == 3:
+        sys.stderr.write('Please specify the inspect/ dir and the tmpl/ dir')
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    inspectdir = sys.argv[1]
+    tmpldir = sys.argv[2]
+
+    # parse all .xml files; build map of element name -> short desc
+    #for file in glob.glob("inspect/plugin-*.xml"):
+    elements = {}
+    for file in glob.glob("%s/plugin-*.xml" % inspectdir):
+        elements.update(get_elements(file))
+
+    for file in glob.glob("%s/element-*.sgml" % tmpldir):
+        base = os.path.basename(file)
+        element = base[len("element-"):-len(".sgml")]
+        tmpl = Tmpl(file)
+        tmpl.read()
+        if element in elements.keys():
+            description = elements[element]['description']
+            tmpl.set_section("Short_Description", "%s\n\n" % description)
+
+        # put in an include if not yet there
+        line = '<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2003/XInclude" href="' + \
+            'element-' + element + '-details.xml" />\n'
+        section = tmpl.get_section("Long_Description")
+        if not section[0]  == line:
+            section.insert(0, line)
+        tmpl.set_section("Long_Description", section)
+        tmpl.write()
+
+main()
diff --git a/common/plugins.xsl b/common/plugins.xsl
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..150087f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/plugins.xsl
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*- mode: xml -*-->
+
+<xsl:stylesheet
+  xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform"
+  xmlns:exsl="http://exslt.org/common"
+  extension-element-prefixes="exsl"
+  version="1.0">
+<xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"
+            doctype-public ="-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+            doctype-system = "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd"/> 
+
+<xsl:param name="module" />
+
+  <xsl:template match="element">
+    <xsl:element name="varlistentry">
+      <xsl:element name="term">
+        <xsl:element name="link">
+          <xsl:attribute name="linkend"><xsl:value-of select="$module" />-plugins-<xsl:value-of select="name"/></xsl:attribute>
+          <xsl:value-of select="name" />
+        </xsl:element>
+      </xsl:element>
+      <xsl:element name="listitem">
+        <xsl:element name="simpara"><xsl:value-of select="description" /></xsl:element>
+      </xsl:element>
+    </xsl:element>
+    <xsl:variable name="name"><xsl:copy-of select="name"/></xsl:variable>
+    <!-- here we write an element-(name)-details.xml file for the element -->
+    <exsl:document href="{concat ('xml/element-', $name, '-details.xml')}" method="xml" indent="yes">
+
+      <xsl:element name="refsect2">
+        <xsl:element name="title">Element Information</xsl:element>
+        <xsl:element name="variablelist">
+        
+          <!-- plugin name and link -->
+          <xsl:element name="varlistentry">
+            <xsl:element name="term">plugin</xsl:element>
+            <xsl:element name="listitem">
+              <xsl:element name="simpara">
+                <xsl:element name="link">
+                  <xsl:attribute name="linkend">plugin-<xsl:value-of select="../../name"/></xsl:attribute>
+                  <xsl:value-of select="../../name" />
+                </xsl:element>
+              </xsl:element>
+            </xsl:element>
+          </xsl:element>
+        
+          <xsl:element name="varlistentry">
+            <xsl:element name="term">author</xsl:element>
+            <xsl:element name="listitem">
+              <xsl:element name="simpara"><xsl:value-of select="author" /></xsl:element>
+            </xsl:element>
+          </xsl:element>
+        
+          <xsl:element name="varlistentry">
+            <xsl:element name="term">class</xsl:element>
+            <xsl:element name="listitem">
+              <xsl:element name="simpara"><xsl:value-of select="class" /></xsl:element>
+            </xsl:element>
+          </xsl:element>
+                      
+        </xsl:element> <!-- variablelist -->
+
+        <xsl:element name="title">Element Pads</xsl:element>
+        <!-- process all caps -->
+        <xsl:for-each select="pads/caps">
+          <xsl:element name="variablelist">
+            <xsl:element name="varlistentry">
+              <xsl:element name="term">name</xsl:element>
+              <xsl:element name="listitem">
+                <xsl:element name="simpara"><xsl:value-of select="name" /></xsl:element>
+              </xsl:element>
+            </xsl:element>
+            
+            <xsl:element name="varlistentry">
+              <xsl:element name="term">direction</xsl:element>
+              <xsl:element name="listitem">
+                <xsl:element name="simpara"><xsl:value-of select="direction" /></xsl:element>
+              </xsl:element>
+            </xsl:element>
+            
+            <xsl:element name="varlistentry">
+              <xsl:element name="term">presence</xsl:element>
+              <xsl:element name="listitem">
+                <xsl:element name="simpara"><xsl:value-of select="presence" /></xsl:element>
+              </xsl:element>
+            </xsl:element>
+            
+            <xsl:element name="varlistentry">
+              <xsl:element name="term">details</xsl:element>
+              <xsl:element name="listitem">
+                <xsl:element name="simpara"><xsl:value-of select="details" /></xsl:element>
+              </xsl:element>
+            </xsl:element>
+
+          </xsl:element> <!-- variablelist -->
+
+          <!--xsl:element name="programlisting"><xsl:value-of select="details" /></xsl:element-->
+
+        </xsl:for-each>
+      </xsl:element>
+
+    </exsl:document>
+  </xsl:template>
+
+  <xsl:template match="plugin">
+    <xsl:element name="refentry">
+      <xsl:attribute name="id"><xsl:value-of select="$module" />-plugins-plugin-<xsl:value-of select="name"/></xsl:attribute>
+
+      <xsl:element name="refmeta">
+        <xsl:element name="refentrytitle">
+          <xsl:value-of select="name"/>
+        </xsl:element>
+        <xsl:element name="manvolnum">3</xsl:element>
+        <xsl:element name="refmiscinfo">FIXME Library</xsl:element>
+      </xsl:element> <!-- refmeta -->
+
+      <xsl:element name="refnamediv">
+        <xsl:element name="refname">
+          <xsl:element name="anchor">
+            <xsl:attribute name="id">plugin-<xsl:value-of select="name"/></xsl:attribute>
+            <xsl:value-of select="name"/>
+          </xsl:element>
+        </xsl:element>
+  
+        <xsl:element name="refpurpose">
+          <xsl:value-of select="description"/>
+        </xsl:element>
+      </xsl:element>
+
+      <xsl:element name="refsect1">
+        <xsl:element name="title">Plugin Information</xsl:element>
+        <xsl:element name="variablelist">
+
+          <xsl:element name="varlistentry">
+            <xsl:element name="term">filename</xsl:element>
+            <xsl:element name="listitem">
+              <xsl:element name="simpara"><xsl:value-of select="basename" /></xsl:element>
+            </xsl:element>
+          </xsl:element>
+
+          <xsl:element name="varlistentry">
+            <xsl:element name="term">version</xsl:element>
+            <xsl:element name="listitem">
+              <xsl:element name="simpara"><xsl:value-of select="version" /></xsl:element>
+            </xsl:element>
+          </xsl:element>
+
+          <xsl:element name="varlistentry">
+            <xsl:element name="term">run-time license</xsl:element>
+            <xsl:element name="listitem">
+              <xsl:element name="simpara"><xsl:value-of select="license" /></xsl:element>
+            </xsl:element>
+          </xsl:element>
+
+          <xsl:element name="varlistentry">
+            <xsl:element name="term">package</xsl:element>
+            <xsl:element name="listitem">
+              <xsl:element name="simpara"><xsl:value-of select="package" /></xsl:element>
+            </xsl:element>
+          </xsl:element>
+
+          <xsl:element name="varlistentry">
+            <xsl:element name="term">origin</xsl:element>
+            <xsl:element name="listitem">
+              <xsl:element name="simpara">
+                <!-- only show origin as link if it starts with http -->
+                <xsl:choose>
+                  <xsl:when test="substring(@href, 1, 4) = 'http'">
+                    <xsl:element name="ulink">
+                      <xsl:attribute name="url"><xsl:value-of select="origin" /></xsl:attribute>
+                      <xsl:value-of select="origin" />
+                    </xsl:element>
+                  </xsl:when>
+                  <xsl:otherwise>
+                    <xsl:value-of select="origin" />
+                  </xsl:otherwise>
+                </xsl:choose>
+              </xsl:element>
+            </xsl:element>
+          </xsl:element>
+
+        </xsl:element>
+      </xsl:element>
+
+      <xsl:element name="refsect1">
+        <xsl:element name="title">Elements</xsl:element>
+        <!-- process all elements -->
+        <xsl:element name="variablelist">
+          <xsl:apply-templates select="elements"/>
+        </xsl:element>
+      </xsl:element>
+
+    </xsl:element>
+
+  </xsl:template>
+
+  <!-- ignore -->
+  <xsl:template match="gst-plugin-paths" />
+
+</xsl:stylesheet>
diff --git a/common/po.mak b/common/po.mak
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e019fac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/po.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# rule to download the latest .po files
+download-po: $(top_srcdir)/common/download-translations
+	$(top_srcdir)/common/download-translations $(PACKAGE)
+
diff --git a/common/release.mak b/common/release.mak
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..afb0c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/release.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# include this snippet to add a common release: target by using
+# include $(top_srcdir)/common/release.mak
+
+# make bz2 as well
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = dist-bzip2
+
+release: dist
+	$(MAKE) $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).tar.gz.md5
+	$(MAKE) $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).tar.bz2.md5
+
+# generate md5 sum files
+%.md5: %
+	md5sum $< > $@
+
+# check that no marshal or enumtypes files are included
+# this in turn ensures that distcheck fails for missing .list files which is currently
+# shadowed when the corresponding .c and .h files are included.
+distcheck-hook:
+	@test "x" = "x`find $(distdir) -name \*-enumtypes.[ch] | grep -v win32`" && \
+	test "x" = "x`find $(distdir) -name \*-marshal.[ch]`" || \
+	( $(ECHO) "*** Leftover enumtypes or marshal files in the tarball." && \
+          $(ECHO) "*** Make sure the following files are not disted:" && \
+          find $(distdir) -name \*-enumtypes.[ch] | grep -v win32 && \
+          find $(distdir) -name \*-marshal.[ch] && \
+          false )
diff --git a/common/scangobj-merge.py b/common/scangobj-merge.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4917255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/scangobj-merge.py
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- Mode: Python -*-
+# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+
+"""
+parse, update and write .signals and .args files
+"""
+
+from twisted.python import util
+
+import sys
+import os
+
+def debug(*args):
+    pass
+
+class Object:
+    def __init__(self, name):
+        self._signals = util.OrderedDict()
+        self._args = util.OrderedDict()
+        self.name = name
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<Object %s>" % self.name
+
+    def add_signal(self, signal, overwrite=True):
+        if not overwrite and self._signals.has_key(signal.name):
+            raise IndexError, "signal %s already in %r" % (signal.name, self)
+        self._signals[signal.name] = signal
+
+    def add_arg(self, arg, overwrite=True):
+        if not overwrite and self._args.has_key(arg.name):
+            raise IndexError, "arg %s already in %r" % (arg.name, self)
+        self._args[arg.name] = arg
+        
+class Docable:
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        for key in self.attrs:
+            setattr(self, key, kwargs[key])
+        self.dict = kwargs
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<%r %s>" % (str(self.__class__), self.name)
+
+class Signal(Docable):
+    attrs = ['name', 'returns', 'args']
+
+class Arg(Docable):
+    attrs = ['name', 'type', 'range', 'flags', 'nick', 'blurb', 'default']
+
+class GDoc:
+    def load_file(self, filename):
+        try:
+            lines = open(filename).readlines()
+            self.load_data("".join(lines))
+        except IOError:
+            print "WARNING - could not read from %s" % filename
+
+    def save_file(self, filename, backup=False):
+        """
+        Save the signals information to the given .signals file if the
+        file content changed.
+        """
+        olddata = None
+        try:
+            lines = open(filename).readlines()
+            olddata = "".join(lines)
+        except IOError:
+            print "WARNING - could not read from %s" % filename
+        newdata = self.get_data()
+        if olddata and olddata == newdata:
+            return
+
+        if olddata:
+            if backup:
+                os.rename(filename, filename + '.bak')
+
+        handle = open(filename, "w")
+        handle.write(newdata)
+        handle.close()
+
+class Signals(GDoc):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._objects = util.OrderedDict()
+
+    def load_data(self, data):
+        """
+        Load the .signals lines, creating our list of objects and signals.
+        """
+        import re
+        smatcher = re.compile(
+            '(?s)'                                      # make . match \n
+            '<SIGNAL>\n(.*?)</SIGNAL>\n'
+            )
+        nmatcher = re.compile(
+            '<NAME>'
+            '(?P<object>\S*)'                           # store object
+            '::'
+            '(?P<signal>\S*)'                           # store signal
+            '</NAME>'
+        )
+        rmatcher = re.compile(
+            '(?s)'                                      # make . match \n
+            '<RETURNS>(?P<returns>\S*)</RETURNS>\n'     # store returns
+            '(?P<args>.*)'                              # store args
+        )
+        for block in smatcher.findall(data):
+            nmatch = nmatcher.search(block)
+            if nmatch:
+                o = nmatch.group('object')
+                debug("Found object", o)
+                debug("Found signal", nmatch.group('signal'))
+                if not self._objects.has_key(o):
+                    object = Object(o)
+                    self._objects[o] = object
+
+                rmatch = rmatcher.search(block)
+                if rmatch:
+                    dict = rmatch.groupdict().copy()
+                    dict['name'] = nmatch.group('signal')
+                    signal = Signal(**dict)
+                    self._objects[o].add_signal(signal)
+
+    def get_data(self):
+        lines = []
+        for o in self._objects.values():
+            for s in o._signals.values():
+                block = """<SIGNAL>
+<NAME>%(object)s::%(name)s</NAME>
+<RETURNS>%(returns)s</RETURNS>
+%(args)s</SIGNAL>
+"""
+                d = s.dict.copy()
+                d['object'] = o.name
+                lines.append(block % d)
+
+        return "\n".join(lines) + '\n'
+
+class Args(GDoc):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._objects = util.OrderedDict()
+
+    def load_data(self, data):
+        """
+        Load the .args lines, creating our list of objects and args.
+        """
+        import re
+        amatcher = re.compile(
+            '(?s)'                                      # make . match \n
+            '<ARG>\n(.*?)</ARG>\n'
+            )
+        nmatcher = re.compile(
+            '<NAME>'
+            '(?P<object>\S*)'                           # store object
+            '::'
+            '(?P<arg>\S*)'                              # store arg
+            '</NAME>'
+        )
+        rmatcher = re.compile(
+            '(?s)'                                      # make . match \n
+            '<TYPE>(?P<type>\S*)</TYPE>\n'              # store type
+            '<RANGE>(?P<range>.*?)</RANGE>\n'           # store range
+            '<FLAGS>(?P<flags>\S*)</FLAGS>\n'           # store flags
+            '<NICK>(?P<nick>.*?)</NICK>\n'              # store nick
+            '<BLURB>(?P<blurb>.*?)</BLURB>\n'           # store blurb
+            '<DEFAULT>(?P<default>.*?)</DEFAULT>\n'     # store default
+        )
+        for block in amatcher.findall(data):
+            nmatch = nmatcher.search(block)
+            if nmatch:
+                o = nmatch.group('object')
+                debug("Found object", o)
+                debug("Found arg", nmatch.group('arg'))
+                if not self._objects.has_key(o):
+                    object = Object(o)
+                    self._objects[o] = object
+
+                rmatch = rmatcher.search(block)
+                if rmatch:
+                    dict = rmatch.groupdict().copy()
+                    dict['name'] = nmatch.group('arg')
+                    arg = Arg(**dict)
+                    self._objects[o].add_arg(arg)
+                else:
+                    print "ERROR: could not match arg from block %s" % block
+
+    def get_data(self):
+        lines = []
+        for o in self._objects.values():
+            for a in o._args.values():
+                block = """<ARG>
+<NAME>%(object)s::%(name)s</NAME>
+<TYPE>%(type)s</TYPE>
+<RANGE>%(range)s</RANGE>
+<FLAGS>%(flags)s</FLAGS>
+<NICK>%(nick)s</NICK>
+<BLURB>%(blurb)s</BLURB>
+<DEFAULT>%(default)s</DEFAULT>
+</ARG>
+"""
+                d = a.dict.copy()
+                d['object'] = o.name
+                lines.append(block % d)
+
+        return "\n".join(lines) + '\n'
+
+def main(argv):
+    modulename = None
+    try:
+        modulename = argv[1]
+    except IndexError:
+        sys.stderr.write('Pleae provide a documentation module name\n')
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print "Merging scangobj output for %s" % modulename
+    signals = Signals()
+    signals.load_file(modulename + '.signals')
+    signals.load_file(modulename + '.signals.new')
+    signals.save_file(modulename + '.signals', backup=True)
+
+    args = Args()
+    args.load_file(modulename + '.args')
+    args.load_file(modulename + '.args.new')
+    args.save_file(modulename + '.args', backup=True)
+
+main(sys.argv)
diff --git a/common/upload.mak b/common/upload.mak
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..60731e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/upload.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# this snippet is to be included by both our docbook manuals
+# and gtk-doc API references
+
+# it adds an upload target to each of these dir's Makefiles
+
+# each Makefile.am should define the following variables:
+# - DOC: the base name of the documentation
+#        (faq, manual, pwg, gstreamer, gstreamer-libs)
+# - FORMATS: the formats in which DOC is output
+#            (html ps pdf)
+
+# if you want to use it, make sure your $HOME/.ssh/config file contains the
+# correct User entry for the Host entry for the DOC_SERVER
+
+# these variables define the location of the online docs
+DOC_SERVER = gstreamer.freedesktop.org
+DOC_BASE = /srv/gstreamer.freedesktop.org/www/data/doc
+DOC_URL = $(DOC_SERVER):$(DOC_BASE)
+
+upload: $(FORMATS)
+	@if test "x$(PACKAGE_VERSION_NANO)" = x0; then \
+            export DOCVERSION=$(VERSION); \
+        else export DOCVERSION=head; \
+        fi; \
+        export DIR=$(DOC_BASE)/gstreamer/$$DOCVERSION/$(DOC); \
+	ssh $(DOC_SERVER) mkdir -p $$DIR; \
+	if echo $(FORMATS) | grep html > /dev/null; then export SRC="$$SRC html"; fi; \
+	if echo $(FORMATS) | grep ps > /dev/null; then export SRC="$$SRC $(DOC).ps"; fi; \
+	if echo $(FORMATS) | grep pdf > /dev/null; then export SRC="$$SRC $(DOC).pdf"; fi; \
+	echo Uploading $$SRC to $(DOC_SERVER):$$DIR; \
+	rsync -rv -e ssh --delete $$SRC $(DOC_SERVER):$$DIR; \
+	ssh $(DOC_SERVER) chmod -R g+w $$DIR; \
+	echo Done
diff --git a/common/win32.mak b/common/win32.mak
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..63b1310
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/win32.mak
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# various tests to make sure we dist the win32 stuff (for MSVC builds) right
+
+# the MANIFEST contains all win32 related files that should be disted
+win32 = $(shell cat $(top_srcdir)/win32/MANIFEST)
+
+# wildcard is apparently not portable to other makes, hence the use of find
+# these are library .def files with the symbols to export
+win32defs = $(shell find $(top_srcdir)/win32/common -name '*.def')
+
+# wildcard is apparently not portable to other makes, hence the use of find
+# these are files that need to be disted with CRLF line endings:
+win32crlf = $(shell find $(top_srcdir)/win32 -name '*.dsw' -o -name '*.dsp')
+
+win32-debug:
+	@echo; \
+	echo win32     = $(win32); \
+	echo; \
+	echo win32defs = $(win32defs); \
+	echo; \
+	echo win32crlf = $(win32crlf); \
+	echo
+
+win32-check-crlf:
+	@echo Checking win32 files for CR LF line endings ...; \
+	fail=0 ; \
+	for each in $(win32crlf) ; do \
+	  if ! (file $$each | grep CRLF >/dev/null) ; then \
+	    echo $$each must be fixed to have CRLF line endings ; \
+	    fail=1; \
+	  fi ; \
+	done ; \
+	exit $$fail
+
+# make sure all symbols we export on linux are defined in the win32 .def too
+# (don't care about other unixes for now, it's enough if it works on one of
+# the linux build bots; we assume .so )
+check-exports:
+	fail=0 ; \
+	for l in $(win32defs); do \
+	  libbase=`basename "$$l" ".def"`; \
+	  libso=`find "$(top_builddir)" -name "$$libbase-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.so"`; \
+	  libdef="$(top_srcdir)/win32/common/$$libbase.def"; \
+	  if test "x$$libso" != "x"; then \
+	    echo Checking symbols in $$libso; \
+	    if ! ($(top_srcdir)/common/check-exports $$libdef $$libso) ; then \
+	      fail=1; \
+	    fi; \
+	  fi; \
+	done
+
+
+dist-hook: check-exports win32-check-crlf
+
+