Add VERSION string.

bin/mn

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import time
 from mininet.clean import cleanup
 from mininet.cli import CLI
 from mininet.log import lg, LEVELS, info, warn
-from mininet.net import Mininet, MininetWithControlNet
+from mininet.net import Mininet, MininetWithControlNet, VERSION
 from mininet.node import ( Host, CPULimitedHost, Controller, OVSController,
                            NOX, RemoteController, UserSwitch, OVSKernelSwitch,
                            OVSLegacyKernelSwitch )
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ def addDictOption( opts, choicesDict, default, name, helpStr=None ):
                     help = helpStr )
 
 
+def version( *_args ):
+    "Print Mininet version and exit"
+    print "mn (Mininet %s)" % VERSION
+    exit()
+
 class MininetRunner( object ):
     "Build, setup, and run Mininet."
 
@@ -179,10 +184,7 @@ class MininetRunner( object ):
         opts.add_option( '--pin', action='store_true',
                          default=False, help="pin hosts to CPU cores "
                          "(requires --host cfs or --host rt)" )
-        def fakeversion( *args ):
-            "Fake version for help2man"
-            print "mn (development version)"
-        opts.add_option( '--version', action='callback', callback=fakeversion )
+        opts.add_option( '--version', action='callback', callback=version )
 
         self.options, self.args = opts.parse_args()
 

mininet/net.py

@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ from mininet.util import quietRun, fixLimits, numCores
 from mininet.util import macColonHex, ipStr, ipParse, netParse, ipAdd
 from mininet.term import cleanUpScreens, makeTerms
 
+# Mininet version: should be consistent with README and LICENSE
+VERSION = "2.0.0d1"
+
 class Mininet( object ):
     "Network emulation with hosts spawned in network namespaces."