versioncheck.py

#!/usr/bin/python

from subprocess import check_output as co
from sys import exit

# Actually run bin/mn rather than importing via python path
version = 'Mininet ' + co( 'PYTHONPATH=. bin/mn --version', shell=True )
version = version.strip()

# Find all Mininet path references
lines = co( "grep -or 'Mininet \w\+\.\w\+\.\w\+[+]*' *", shell=True )

error = False

for line in lines.split( '\n' ):
    if line and 'Binary' not in line:
        fname, fversion = line.split( ':' )
        if version != fversion:
            print "%s: incorrect version '%s' (should be '%s')" % (
                fname, fversion, version )
            error = True

if error:
    exit( 1 )