diff --git a/examples/queue4/.gitignore b/examples/queue4/.gitignore
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index 0000000000..be5981bce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/queue4/.gitignore
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+Makefile
+queue4
diff --git a/examples/queue4/Makefile b/examples/queue4/Makefile
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index 0000000000..f195a19ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/queue4/Makefile
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+
+CC = gcc
+
+queue4: queue4.c 
+	$(CC) -Wall `gstreamer-config --cflags --libs` queue4.c -o queue4 
+
+clean: 
+	rm -f *.o queue4
+	
+	
diff --git a/examples/queue4/queue4.c b/examples/queue4/queue4.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a86b3ffbeb
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+++ b/examples/queue4/queue4.c
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+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+gboolean playing;
+
+/* eos will be called when the src element has an end of stream */
+void eos(GstSrc *src, gpointer data) 
+{
+  g_print("have eos, quitting\n");
+
+  playing = FALSE;
+}
+
+int main(int argc,char *argv[]) 
+{
+  GstElement *disksrc, *audiosink, *queue, *queue2, *parse, *decode;
+  GstElement *bin;
+  GstElement *thread, *thread2;
+
+  if (argc != 2) {
+    g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
+  /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
+  thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
+  g_assert(thread != NULL);
+  thread2 = gst_thread_new("thread2");
+  g_assert(thread2 != NULL);
+
+  /* create a new bin to hold the elements */
+  bin = gst_bin_new("bin");
+  g_assert(bin != NULL);
+
+  /* create a disk reader */
+  disksrc = gst_elementfactory_make("disksrc", "disk_source");
+  g_assert(disksrc != NULL);
+  gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(disksrc),"location", argv[1],NULL);
+  gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(disksrc),"eos",
+                     GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(eos), thread);
+
+  queue = gst_elementfactory_make("queue", "queue");
+  queue2 = gst_elementfactory_make("queue", "queue2");
+
+  /* and an audio sink */
+  audiosink = gst_elementfactory_make("audiosink", "play_audio");
+  g_assert(audiosink != NULL);
+
+  parse = gst_elementfactory_make("mp3parse", "parse");
+  decode = gst_elementfactory_make("mpg123", "decode");
+
+  /* add objects to the main bin */
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin), disksrc);
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin), queue);
+
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(thread), parse);
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(thread), decode);
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(thread), queue2);
+
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(thread2), audiosink);
+  
+  gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(disksrc,"src"),
+                  gst_element_get_pad(queue,"sink"));
+
+  gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(queue,"src"),
+                  gst_element_get_pad(parse,"sink"));
+  gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse,"src"),
+                  gst_element_get_pad(decode,"sink"));
+  gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"),
+                  gst_element_get_pad(queue2,"sink"));
+
+  gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(queue2,"src"),
+                  gst_element_get_pad(audiosink,"sink"));
+
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin), thread);
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin), thread2);
+
+  /* make it ready */
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(bin), GST_STATE_READY);
+  /* start playing */
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(bin), GST_STATE_PLAYING);
+
+  playing = TRUE;
+
+  while (playing) {
+    gst_bin_iterate(GST_BIN(bin));
+  }
+
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(bin), GST_STATE_NULL);
+
+  exit(0);
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/queue4/.gitignore b/tests/old/examples/queue4/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be5981bce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/old/examples/queue4/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Makefile
+queue4
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/queue4/Makefile b/tests/old/examples/queue4/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f195a19ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/old/examples/queue4/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+CC = gcc
+
+queue4: queue4.c 
+	$(CC) -Wall `gstreamer-config --cflags --libs` queue4.c -o queue4 
+
+clean: 
+	rm -f *.o queue4
+	
+	
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/queue4/queue4.c b/tests/old/examples/queue4/queue4.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a86b3ffbeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/old/examples/queue4/queue4.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+gboolean playing;
+
+/* eos will be called when the src element has an end of stream */
+void eos(GstSrc *src, gpointer data) 
+{
+  g_print("have eos, quitting\n");
+
+  playing = FALSE;
+}
+
+int main(int argc,char *argv[]) 
+{
+  GstElement *disksrc, *audiosink, *queue, *queue2, *parse, *decode;
+  GstElement *bin;
+  GstElement *thread, *thread2;
+
+  if (argc != 2) {
+    g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+
+  /* create a new thread to hold the elements */
+  thread = gst_thread_new("thread");
+  g_assert(thread != NULL);
+  thread2 = gst_thread_new("thread2");
+  g_assert(thread2 != NULL);
+
+  /* create a new bin to hold the elements */
+  bin = gst_bin_new("bin");
+  g_assert(bin != NULL);
+
+  /* create a disk reader */
+  disksrc = gst_elementfactory_make("disksrc", "disk_source");
+  g_assert(disksrc != NULL);
+  gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(disksrc),"location", argv[1],NULL);
+  gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(disksrc),"eos",
+                     GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(eos), thread);
+
+  queue = gst_elementfactory_make("queue", "queue");
+  queue2 = gst_elementfactory_make("queue", "queue2");
+
+  /* and an audio sink */
+  audiosink = gst_elementfactory_make("audiosink", "play_audio");
+  g_assert(audiosink != NULL);
+
+  parse = gst_elementfactory_make("mp3parse", "parse");
+  decode = gst_elementfactory_make("mpg123", "decode");
+
+  /* add objects to the main bin */
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin), disksrc);
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin), queue);
+
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(thread), parse);
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(thread), decode);
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(thread), queue2);
+
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(thread2), audiosink);
+  
+  gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(disksrc,"src"),
+                  gst_element_get_pad(queue,"sink"));
+
+  gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(queue,"src"),
+                  gst_element_get_pad(parse,"sink"));
+  gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(parse,"src"),
+                  gst_element_get_pad(decode,"sink"));
+  gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(decode,"src"),
+                  gst_element_get_pad(queue2,"sink"));
+
+  gst_pad_connect(gst_element_get_pad(queue2,"src"),
+                  gst_element_get_pad(audiosink,"sink"));
+
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin), thread);
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(bin), thread2);
+
+  /* make it ready */
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(bin), GST_STATE_READY);
+  /* start playing */
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(bin), GST_STATE_PLAYING);
+
+  playing = TRUE;
+
+  while (playing) {
+    gst_bin_iterate(GST_BIN(bin));
+  }
+
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(bin), GST_STATE_NULL);
+
+  exit(0);
+}
+