6 files changed, 39 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/host/include/uhd/CMakeLists.txt b/host/include/uhd/CMakeLists.txt
index c0339dbd3..ad528c9fb 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/host/include/uhd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ INSTALL(FILES
     config.hpp
     device.hpp
     device.ipp
+    version.hpp
     wax.hpp
     DESTINATION ${INCLUDE_DIR}/uhd
 )
diff --git a/host/include/uhd/types/dict.hpp b/host/include/uhd/types/dict.hpp
index 50a2b5c3b..de96ea768 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/types/dict.hpp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/types/dict.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
 
 #include <uhd/config.hpp>
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
+#include <boost/format.hpp>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <stdexcept>
+#include <typeinfo>
 #include <vector>
 #include <list>
 
@@ -117,7 +120,10 @@ namespace uhd{
             BOOST_FOREACH(const pair_t &p, _map){
                 if (p.first == key) return p.second;
             }
-            throw std::invalid_argument("key not found in dict");
+            throw std::invalid_argument(str(boost::format(
+                "key \"%s\" not found in dict(%s, %s)"
+            ) % boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(key)
+            % typeid(Key).name() % typeid(Val).name()));
         }
 
         /*!
diff --git a/host/include/uhd/usrp/dboard_base.hpp b/host/include/uhd/usrp/dboard_base.hpp
index e88d39876..9b75d791f 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/usrp/dboard_base.hpp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/usrp/dboard_base.hpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public:
      * Derived classes should pass the args into the base class,
      * but should not deal with the internals of the args.
      */
-    struct ctor_args_impl; typedef ctor_args_impl* ctor_args_t;
+    typedef void * ctor_args_t;
 
     //structors
     dboard_base(ctor_args_t);
diff --git a/host/include/uhd/utils/algorithm.hpp b/host/include/uhd/utils/algorithm.hpp
index b52edc6b5..54bc78494 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/utils/algorithm.hpp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/utils/algorithm.hpp
@@ -112,17 +112,6 @@ namespace std{
     }
 
     /*!
-     * A templated signum implementation.
-     * \param n the comparable to process
-     * \return -1 when n negative, +1 when n positive, otherwise 0
-     */
-    template<typename T> inline int signum(T n){
-        if (n < 0) return -1;
-        if (n > 0) return +1;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    /*!
      * A templated clip implementation.
      * \param val the value to clip between an upper and lower limit
      * \param bound1 the upper or lower bound
diff --git a/host/include/uhd/utils/pimpl.hpp b/host/include/uhd/utils/pimpl.hpp
index 09bf0c0a2..18454f0c4 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/utils/pimpl.hpp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/utils/pimpl.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include <uhd/config.hpp>
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
 
 /*! \file pimpl.hpp
  * "Pimpl idiom" (pointer to implementation idiom).
@@ -50,6 +51,6 @@
  * \param _args the constructor args for the pimpl
  */
 #define UHD_PIMPL_MAKE(_name, _args) \
-    boost::shared_ptr<_name>(new _name _args)
+    boost::make_shared<_name> _args
 
 #endif /* INCLUDED_UHD_UTILS_PIMPL_HPP */
diff --git a/host/include/uhd/version.hpp b/host/include/uhd/version.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..19d672e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/include/uhd/version.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+//
+// 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 3 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_UHD_VERSION_HPP
+#define INCLUDED_UHD_VERSION_HPP
+
+#include <uhd/config.hpp>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace uhd{
+    UHD_API std::string get_version_string(void);
+} //namespace uhd
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_UHD_VERSION_HPP */