GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 509566
option --version removed breaks the compatibility
Last modified: 2008-02-11 18:27:14 UTC
There is some programs using gnome-about --version to get the GNOME version installed, having this option not available create issues. One example is on https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-desktop/+bug/175235
Note that --gnome-version is the correct way to get the GNOME version. We're currently blocked for --version because the GOption python bindings are not covering everything we need.
I've manually added a --version option back.