diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ecde305..40d5b75 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ GLEW_DEST ?= /usr
 
 GLEW_MAJOR = 1
 GLEW_MINOR = 1
-GLEW_MICRO = 1
+GLEW_MICRO = 2
 GLEW_VERSION = $(GLEW_MAJOR).$(GLEW_MINOR).$(GLEW_MICRO)
 
 TARDIR = ../glew-$(GLEW_VERSION)
diff --git a/auto/Makefile b/auto/Makefile
index 15f7cf7..d8d00f9 100644
--- a/auto/Makefile
+++ b/auto/Makefile
@@ -6,20 +6,25 @@
 # General Public License Version 2 as published by the Free Software
 # Foundation or, at your option, any later version.
 
-SHELL := bash
-REGISTRY := registry
-BIN := bin
-SRC := src
-CORE := core
-EXT := extensions
-BLACKLIST := blacklist
+GLEW_MAJOR = 1
+GLEW_MINOR = 1
+GLEW_MICRO = 2
+GLEW_VERSION = $(GLEW_MAJOR).$(GLEW_MINOR).$(GLEW_MICRO)
 
-PARSE_SPEC := parse_spec.pl
+SHELL = bash
+REGISTRY = registry
+BIN = bin
+SRC = src
+CORE = core
+EXT = extensions
+BLACKLIST = blacklist
 
-TOP := ..
-I.DEST := $(TOP)/include/GL
-S.DEST := $(TOP)/src
-D.DEST := $(TOP)/doc
+PARSE_SPEC = parse_spec.pl
+
+TOP = ..
+I.DEST = $(TOP)/include/GL
+S.DEST = $(TOP)/src
+D.DEST = $(TOP)/doc
 
 TARGETS = $(I.DEST)/glew.h $(I.DEST)/wglew.h $(I.DEST)/glxew.h $(S.DEST)/glew.c $(S.DEST)/glewinfo.c $(D.DEST)/glew.html $(D.DEST)/wglew.html $(D.DEST)/glxew.html
 
@@ -84,6 +89,7 @@ $(S.DEST)/glew.c: $(EXT)/.dummy
 	$(BIN)/make_list.pl $(EXT)/GLX_* >> $@
 	cat $(SRC)/glew_post.c >> $@
 	$(BIN)/fix_OML_sync_control.sh $@
+	sed -i -e "s/GLEW_VERSION_STRING/$(GLEW_MAJOR)\.$(GLEW_MINOR)\.$(GLEW_MICRO)/g" $@
 
 $(S.DEST)/glewinfo.c: $(EXT)/.dummy
 	cp -f $(SRC)/glewinfo_pre.c $@
diff --git a/auto/src/glew_gl.c b/auto/src/glew_gl.c
index 2c85386..441e930 100644
--- a/auto/src/glew_gl.c
+++ b/auto/src/glew_gl.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static int _glewStrSame (const char *a, const char *b, int n)
  * other extension names. Could use strtok() but the constant
  * string returned by glGetString might be in read-only memory.
  */
-GLboolean glewGetExtension (const char *name)
+GLboolean glewGetExtension (const GLubyte *name)
 {    
   char *p, *end;
   int len = _glewStrLen(name);
diff --git a/auto/src/glew_post.c b/auto/src/glew_post.c
index 951577d..16eee3d 100644
--- a/auto/src/glew_post.c
+++ b/auto/src/glew_post.c
@@ -5,28 +5,38 @@
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
-const char* glewGetErrorString (GLuint error)
+const GLubyte* glewGetErrorString (GLenum error)
 {
-  static const char* _glewErrorString[] =
+  static const GLubyte* _glewErrorString[] =
   {
     "no error",
     "missing GL version",
-    "missing {ARB,EXT}_extensions_string",
     "GL 1.1 and up are not supported",
     "GLX 1.2 and up are not supported",
     "unknown error"
   };
-  if (error > 5) error = 5;
+  if (error > sizeof(_glewErrorString)) error = sizeof(_glewErrorString);
   return _glewErrorString[error];
 }
 
+const GLubyte* glewGetString (GLenum name)
+{
+  static const GLubyte* _glewString[] =
+  {
+    NULL,
+    "GLEW_VERSION_STRING"
+  };
+  if (name > sizeof(_glewString)-1) return NULL;
+  return _glewString[name];
+}
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
 GLboolean glewExperimental = GL_FALSE;
 
-GLuint glewInit ()
+GLenum glewInit ()
 {
-  GLuint r;
+  GLenum r;
   if ( (r = _glewInit()) ) return r;
 #ifdef _WIN32
   return _wglewInit();
diff --git a/auto/src/glew_post.h b/auto/src/glew_post.h
index b01000d..4a070a6 100644
--- a/auto/src/glew_post.h
+++ b/auto/src/glew_post.h
@@ -2,16 +2,20 @@
 
 /* error codes */
 #define GLEW_OK 0
+#define GLEW_NO_ERROR 0
 #define GLEW_ERROR_NO_GL_VERSION 1  /* missing GL version */
-#define GLEW_ERROR_NO_EXTENSIONS_STRING 2  /* missing {ARB,EXT}_extensions_string */
-#define GLEW_ERROR_GL_VERSION_10_ONLY 3  /* GL 1.1 and up are not supported */
-#define GLEW_ERROR_GLX_VERSION_11_ONLY 4  /* GLX 1.2 and up are not supported */
+#define GLEW_ERROR_GL_VERSION_10_ONLY 2  /* GL 1.1 and up are not supported */
+#define GLEW_ERROR_GLX_VERSION_11_ONLY 3  /* GLX 1.2 and up are not supported */
+
+/* string codes */
+#define GLEW_VERSION 1
 
 /* API */
 GLEWAPI GLboolean glewExperimental;
-GLEWAPI GLuint glewInit ();
-GLEWAPI GLboolean glewGetExtension (const char* name);
-GLEWAPI const char* glewGetErrorString (GLuint error);
+GLEWAPI GLenum glewInit ();
+GLEWAPI GLboolean glewGetExtension (const GLubyte* name);
+GLEWAPI const GLubyte* glewGetErrorString (GLenum error);
+GLEWAPI const GLubyte* glewGetString (GLenum name);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/auto/src/glew_pre.c b/auto/src/glew_pre.c
index 76d21d0..11f84e5 100644
--- a/auto/src/glew_pre.c
+++ b/auto/src/glew_pre.c
@@ -48,28 +48,21 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-static void * __dlopenGetProcAddress(const GLubyte *procName)
+static void* __dlopenGetProcAddress (const GLubyte *procName)
 {
-    static void *h = NULL;
-    static void *gpa;
+  static void *h = NULL;
+  static void *gpa;
 
-    if (!h)
-    {
-        if (!(h = dlopen(NULL, RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL)))
-        {
-            fprintf(stderr,
-                    "E: GLEW failed to dlopen myself: %s.\nAbort.\n",
-                    dlerror());
-            exit(100);
-        }
+  if (!h)
+  {
+    if (!(h = dlopen(NULL, RTLD_LAZY | RTLD_LOCAL))) return NULL;
+    gpa = dlsym(h, "glXGetProcAddress");
+  }
 
-        gpa = dlsym(h, "glXGetProcAddress");
-    }
-
-    if (gpa != NULL)
-        return ((void* (*)(const GLubyte*))gpa)(procName);
-    else
-        return dlsym(h, (const char *)procName);
+  if (gpa != NULL)
+    return ((void* (*)(const GLubyte*))gpa)(procName);
+  else
+    return dlsym(h, (const char *)procName);
 }
 #endif /* GLEW_NEEDS_CUSTOM_GET_PROCADDRESS */
 
diff --git a/auto/src/glew_wgl.c b/auto/src/glew_wgl.c
index e63d91e..4fed911 100644
--- a/auto/src/glew_wgl.c
+++ b/auto/src/glew_wgl.c
@@ -34,6 +34,4 @@ static GLuint _wglewInit ()
   WGLEW_ARB_extensions_string = wglGetExtensionsStringARB != NULL;
   _glewInit_WGL_EXT_extensions_string();
   WGLEW_EXT_extensions_string = wglGetExtensionsStringEXT != NULL;
-  if (WGLEW_ARB_extensions_string == GL_FALSE && 
-      WGLEW_EXT_extensions_string == GL_FALSE) return GLEW_ERROR_NO_EXTENSIONS_STRING;
   /* initialize extensions */
diff --git a/auto/src/glewinfo_post.c b/auto/src/glewinfo_post.c
index 0229181..07e8e6a 100644
--- a/auto/src/glewinfo_post.c
+++ b/auto/src/glewinfo_post.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
   fprintf(f, "Running on a %s from %s\n", 
 	  glGetString(GL_RENDERER), glGetString(GL_VENDOR));
   fprintf(f, "OpenGL version %s is supported\n", glGetString(GL_VERSION));
+  fprintf(f, "GLEW version %s is supported\n", glewGetString(GLEW_VERSION));
   glewInfo();
 #ifdef _WIN32
   wglewInfo();