const& String Root::getVersion()

steven · Post by **steven** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:56 am

Hey

Could it be possible to add the method Root::getVersion() returning the ogre version?

static const String& getVersion() { return mVersion; };

Even better if it could tell the build version : debug or release.

This would permit me to make diagnostic tests on tester machines ensuring that the correct version of ogre is installed.

Thanks

Post by **haffax** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:34 am

There are macros for this. OGRE_DEBUG_MODE is 1 if compiled in debug mode, 0 else, see OgrePlatform.h for details. OGRE_VERSION the combined version number (major, minor, patchlevel) See OgrePrerequisites.h for details.

Version string can be built this way:

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std::stringstream ss;
ss << "Ogre3D "
    << OGRE_VERSION_MAJOR << "."
    << OGRE_VERSION_MINOR << "."
    << OGRE_VERSION_PATCH 
    << " (" << OGRE_VERSION_NAME ")";

steven · Post by **steven** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:15 pm

yes - I know

But I thought it was more elegant to have a get method.
And it doesn't tell me if its debug or release.

Also I need to import OgePrerequisites.h which I would prefer not.
As it has lots of #pragma that I would like to avoid in my code.

Post by **sinbad** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:17 pm

You've got OgrePrerequisites.h whether you know it or not. It's included in every single Ogre header file, the clue is in the name