4 files changed, 57 insertions, 0 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/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 */
diff --git a/host/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/host/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index cc60dfbba..767029dc4 100644
--- a/host/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/host/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ ENDIF(HAVE_DLFCN_H)
 ########################################################################
 # Append to the list of sources for lib uhd
 ########################################################################
+CONFIGURE_FILE(
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/version.cpp.in
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.cpp
+@ONLY)
+
 LIBUHD_APPEND_SOURCES(
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/device.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/gain_handler.cpp
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ LIBUHD_APPEND_SOURCES(
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/thread_priority.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/types.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/utils.cpp
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/version.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/wax.cpp
 )
 
diff --git a/host/lib/version.cpp.in b/host/lib/version.cpp.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a5afc45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/lib/version.cpp.in
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//
+// 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/>.
+//
+
+#include <uhd/version.hpp>
+
+std::string uhd::get_version_string(void){
+    return "@CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION@";
+}