diff --git a/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c b/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c
index 3836d2115e..f5c86bb08b 100644
--- a/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c
+++ b/ext/schroedinger/gstschroenc.c
@@ -516,7 +516,6 @@ gst_schro_enc_handle_frame (GstBaseVideoEncoder * base_video_encoder,
     GST_DEBUG ("granule offset %" G_GINT64_FORMAT, schro_enc->granule_offset);
   }
 
-  GST_ERROR ("sink buffer %p", frame->sink_buffer);
   schro_frame = gst_schro_buffer_wrap (gst_buffer_ref (frame->sink_buffer),
       state->format, state->width, state->height);
 
diff --git a/tools/gst-project-maker b/tools/gst-project-maker
index c2acc0846f..c75fae64f7 100755
--- a/tools/gst-project-maker
+++ b/tools/gst-project-maker
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ NAME=$(echo $name | sed -e 's/\(.*\)/\U\1/')
 Prefix=$(echo $prefix | sed -e 's/_\(.\)/\U\1/g' -e 's/^\(.\)/\U\1/')
 Name=$(echo $name | sed -e 's/_\(.\)/\U\1/g' -e 's/^\(.\)/\U\1/')
 
+if [ "$prefix" != "gst" ] ; then
+  cmdline_prefix="--prefix $prefix"
+else
+  cmdline_prefix=""
+fi
+
 GST_IS_REPLACE=${PREFIX}_IS_${NAME}
 GST_REPLACE=${PREFIX}_${NAME}
 GST_TYPE_REPLACE=${PREFIX}_TYPE_${NAME}
@@ -134,6 +140,7 @@ AM_MAINTAINER_MODE([enable])
 
 dnl check for tools (compiler etc.)
 AC_PROG_CC
+AM_PROG_CC_C_O
 
 dnl required version of libtool
 LT_PREREQ([2.2.6])
@@ -197,12 +204,12 @@ dnl set proper LDFLAGS for plugins
 GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS='-module -avoid-version -export-symbols-regex [_]*\(gst_\|Gst\|GST_\).*'
 AC_SUBST(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile plugins/Makefile])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile plugins/Makefile tools/Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT
 EOF
 
 cat >$basedir/Makefile.am <<EOF
-SUBDIRS = plugins
+SUBDIRS = plugins tools
 
 EXTRA_DIST = autogen.sh
 
@@ -217,7 +224,7 @@ cat >$basedir/plugins/Makefile.am <<EOF
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = lib$gstreplace.la
 
 # sources used to compile this plug-in
-lib${gstreplace}_la_SOURCES = ${gstreplace}.c
+lib${gstreplace}_la_SOURCES = ${gstreplace}plugin.c ${gstreplace}.c ${gstreplace}.h
 
 # compiler and linker flags used to compile this plugin, set in configure.ac
 lib${gstreplace}_la_CFLAGS = \$(GST_CFLAGS)
@@ -279,14 +286,13 @@ cat <<EOF
 #endif
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
+#include "gstreplace.h"
 
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
-#if 0
-  gst_element_register (replace, "replace", GST_RANK_NONE,
-      GST_TYPE_REPLACE_TEMPLATE);
-#endif
+  gst_element_register (plugin, "replace", GST_RANK_NONE,
+      GST_TYPE_REPLACE);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -316,9 +322,69 @@ generate | sed \
   -e "s/GstReplace/$GstReplace/g" \
   -e "s/gst_replace/$gst_replace/g" \
   -e "s/gstreplace/$gstreplace/g" \
-  -e "s/replace/$replace/g" >$basedir/plugins/$gstreplace.c
+  -e "s/replace/$replace/g" >$basedir/plugins/${gstreplace}plugin.c
 
-gst-indent $basedir/plugins/$gstreplace.c
-rm -f $basedir/plugins/$gstreplace.c~
+gst-indent $basedir/plugins/${gstreplace}plugin.c
+rm -f $basedir/plugins/${gstreplace}plugin.c~
+
+cat >$basedir/plugins/${gstreplace}.c <<EOF
+/* This file should be replaced by element source generated by
+ * gst-element-maker, or by your own source code.  To generate suitable
+ * element source using gst-element-maker, run:
+ *
+ *   gst-element-maker $cmdline_prefix $replace BASE_CLASS
+ *
+ * Where BASE_CLASS is replaced by one of the base class templates,
+ * such as basesrc, basetransform, audiofilter, videofilter2, etc.
+ * Then copy the resulting $gstreplace.c file over this file, and
+ * $gstreplace.h over $gstreplace.h.
+ */
+/* The rest of this file is shim code to allow the project to compile */
+EOF
+
+cat >$basedir/plugins/${gstreplace}.h <<EOF
+/* This file should be replaced by element header generated by
+ * gst-element-maker, or by your own source code.  To generate suitable
+ * element header using gst-element-maker, run:
+ *
+ *   gst-element-maker $cmdline_prefix $replace BASE_CLASS
+ *
+ * Where BASE_CLASS is replaced by one of the base class templates,
+ * such as basesrc, basetransform, audiofilter, videofilter2, etc.
+ * Then copy the resulting $gstreplace.h file over this file, and
+ * $gstreplace.c over $gstreplace.c.
+ */
+/* The rest of this file is shim code to allow the project to compile */
+#define ${GST_TYPE_REPLACE} G_TYPE_NONE
+EOF
+
+
+mkdir -p $basedir/tools
+
+cat >$basedir/tools/Makefile.am <<EOF
+bin_PROGRAMS = ${gst__replace}
+
+# sources used to compile this plug-in
+${gst_replace}_SOURCES = ${gstreplace}.c
+
+# compiler and linker flags used to compile the program, set in configure.ac
+${gst_replace}_CFLAGS = \$(GST_CFLAGS)
+${gst_replace}_LDADD = \$(GST_LIBS)
+
+EOF
+
+cat >$basedir/tools/${gstreplace}.c <<EOF
+/* This file should be replaced by application source generated by
+ * gst-app-maker, or by your own source code.  To generate suitable
+ * app source using gst-app-maker, run:
+ *
+ *   gst-app-maker $cmdline_prefix $replace
+ *
+ * Then copy the resulting $gstreplace.c file over this file.
+ */
+/* The rest of this file is shim code to allow the project to compile */
+#include <stdio.h>
+int main (void) { printf ("FIXME\n"); return 0; }
+EOF