diff --git a/examples/helloworld2/Makefile b/examples/helloworld2/Makefile
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+
+CC = gcc
+
+helloworld2: helloworld2.c 
+	$(CC) -Wall `gstreamer-config --cflags` `gtk-config --cflags` helloworld2.c -o helloworld2 `gstreamer-config --libs` `gtk-config --libs`
+
+clean: 
+	rm -f *.o helloworld2
+	
+	
diff --git a/examples/helloworld2/helloworld2.c b/examples/helloworld2/helloworld2.c
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+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+static gboolean playing;
+
+/* eos will be called when the src element has an end os stream */
+void eos(GstSrc *src) 
+{
+  g_print("have eos, quitting\n");
+
+  playing = FALSE;
+}
+
+int main(int argc,char *argv[]) 
+{
+  GstElement *disksrc, *audiosink;
+  GstPipeline *pipeline;
+
+  if (argc != 2) {
+    g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+  gst_plugin_load_all();
+  g_print("\n");
+
+  gst_type_dump();
+
+  /* create a new bin to hold the elements */
+  pipeline = gst_pipeline_new("pipeline");
+
+  /* create a disk reader */
+  disksrc = gst_elementfactory_make("disksrc", "disk_source");
+  gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(disksrc),"location", argv[1],NULL);
+  gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(disksrc),"eos",
+                     GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(eos),NULL);
+
+  /* and an audio sink */
+  audiosink = gst_elementfactory_make("audiosink", "play_audio");
+
+  /* add objects to the main pipeline */
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(pipeline), disksrc);
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(pipeline), audiosink);
+
+  if (!gst_pipeline_autoplug(pipeline)) {
+    g_print("unable to handle stream\n");
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+
+  /* find out how to handle this bin */
+  gst_bin_create_plan(GST_BIN(pipeline));
+
+  /* make it ready */
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(pipeline), GST_STATE_READY);
+  /* start playing */
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(pipeline), GST_STATE_PLAYING);
+
+  playing = TRUE;
+
+  while (playing) {
+    gst_bin_iterate(GST_BIN(pipeline));
+  }
+
+  /* stop the bin */
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(pipeline), GST_STATE_NULL);
+
+  gst_pipeline_destroy(pipeline);
+
+  exit(0);
+}
+
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/helloworld2/Makefile b/tests/old/examples/helloworld2/Makefile
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+++ b/tests/old/examples/helloworld2/Makefile
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+
+CC = gcc
+
+helloworld2: helloworld2.c 
+	$(CC) -Wall `gstreamer-config --cflags` `gtk-config --cflags` helloworld2.c -o helloworld2 `gstreamer-config --libs` `gtk-config --libs`
+
+clean: 
+	rm -f *.o helloworld2
+	
+	
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/helloworld2/helloworld2.c b/tests/old/examples/helloworld2/helloworld2.c
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+++ b/tests/old/examples/helloworld2/helloworld2.c
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+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+static gboolean playing;
+
+/* eos will be called when the src element has an end os stream */
+void eos(GstSrc *src) 
+{
+  g_print("have eos, quitting\n");
+
+  playing = FALSE;
+}
+
+int main(int argc,char *argv[]) 
+{
+  GstElement *disksrc, *audiosink;
+  GstPipeline *pipeline;
+
+  if (argc != 2) {
+    g_print("usage: %s <filename>\n", argv[0]);
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+
+  gst_init(&argc,&argv);
+  gst_plugin_load_all();
+  g_print("\n");
+
+  gst_type_dump();
+
+  /* create a new bin to hold the elements */
+  pipeline = gst_pipeline_new("pipeline");
+
+  /* create a disk reader */
+  disksrc = gst_elementfactory_make("disksrc", "disk_source");
+  gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(disksrc),"location", argv[1],NULL);
+  gtk_signal_connect(GTK_OBJECT(disksrc),"eos",
+                     GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC(eos),NULL);
+
+  /* and an audio sink */
+  audiosink = gst_elementfactory_make("audiosink", "play_audio");
+
+  /* add objects to the main pipeline */
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(pipeline), disksrc);
+  gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(pipeline), audiosink);
+
+  if (!gst_pipeline_autoplug(pipeline)) {
+    g_print("unable to handle stream\n");
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+
+  /* find out how to handle this bin */
+  gst_bin_create_plan(GST_BIN(pipeline));
+
+  /* make it ready */
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(pipeline), GST_STATE_READY);
+  /* start playing */
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(pipeline), GST_STATE_PLAYING);
+
+  playing = TRUE;
+
+  while (playing) {
+    gst_bin_iterate(GST_BIN(pipeline));
+  }
+
+  /* stop the bin */
+  gst_element_set_state(GST_ELEMENT(pipeline), GST_STATE_NULL);
+
+  gst_pipeline_destroy(pipeline);
+
+  exit(0);
+}
+