diff --git a/Gtk2HsSetup.hs b/Gtk2HsSetup.hs
--- a/Gtk2HsSetup.hs
+++ b/Gtk2HsSetup.hs
@@ -23,16 +23,24 @@
         CABAL_VERSION_MICRO)
 #else
 #warning Setup.hs is guessing the version of Cabal. If compilation of Setup.hs fails use -DCABAL_VERSION_MINOR=x for Cabal version 1.x.0 when building (prefixed by --ghc-option= when using the 'cabal' command)
+#if (__GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 700)
+#define CABAL_VERSION CABAL_VERSION_ENCODE(1,10,0)
+#else
 #if (__GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 612)
 #define CABAL_VERSION CABAL_VERSION_ENCODE(1,8,0)
 #else
 #define CABAL_VERSION CABAL_VERSION_ENCODE(1,6,0)
 #endif
 #endif
+#endif
 
 -- | Build a Gtk2hs package.
 --
-module Gtk2HsSetup ( gtk2hsUserHooks, getPkgConfigPackages ) where
+module Gtk2HsSetup ( 
+  gtk2hsUserHooks, 
+  getPkgConfigPackages, 
+  checkGtk2hsBuildtools
+  ) where
 
 import Distribution.Simple
 import Distribution.Simple.PreProcess
@@ -65,7 +73,7 @@
 import Distribution.Simple.Compiler  ( Compiler(..) )
 import Distribution.Simple.Program (
   Program(..), ConfiguredProgram(..),
-  rawSystemProgramConf, rawSystemProgramStdoutConf,
+  rawSystemProgramConf, rawSystemProgramStdoutConf, programName,
   c2hsProgram, pkgConfigProgram, requireProgram, ghcPkgProgram,
   simpleProgram, lookupProgram, rawSystemProgramStdout, ProgArg)
 import Distribution.ModuleName ( ModuleName, components, toFilePath )
@@ -83,10 +91,11 @@
 #endif
 import Distribution.Text ( simpleParse, display )
 import System.FilePath
-import System.Directory ( doesFileExist )
+import System.Exit (exitFailure)
+import System.Directory ( doesFileExist, getDirectoryContents, doesDirectoryExist )
 import Distribution.Version (Version(..))
 import Distribution.Verbosity
-import Control.Monad (when, unless, filterM)
+import Control.Monad (when, unless, filterM, liftM, forM, forM_)
 import Data.Maybe ( isJust, isNothing, fromMaybe, maybeToList )
 import Data.List (isPrefixOf, isSuffixOf, nub)
 import Data.Char (isAlpha)
@@ -94,7 +103,6 @@
 import qualified Data.Set as S
 
 import Control.Applicative ((<$>))
-import System.Directory (getDirectoryContents, doesDirectoryExist)
 
 -- the name of the c2hs pre-compiled header file
 precompFile = "precompchs.bin"
@@ -103,13 +111,13 @@
     hookedPrograms = [typeGenProgram, signalGenProgram, c2hsLocal],
     hookedPreProcessors = [("chs", ourC2hs)],
     confHook = \pd cf ->
-      confHook simpleUserHooks pd cf >>= return . adjustLocalBuildInfo,
+      (fmap adjustLocalBuildInfo (confHook simpleUserHooks pd cf)),
     postConf = \args cf pd lbi -> do
       genSynthezisedFiles (fromFlag (configVerbosity cf)) pd lbi
       postConf simpleUserHooks args cf pd lbi,
     buildHook = \pd lbi uh bf -> fixDeps pd >>= \pd ->
-                                 (buildHook simpleUserHooks) pd lbi uh bf,
-    copyHook = \pd lbi uh flags -> (copyHook simpleUserHooks) pd lbi uh flags >>
+                                 buildHook simpleUserHooks pd lbi uh bf,
+    copyHook = \pd lbi uh flags -> copyHook simpleUserHooks pd lbi uh flags >>
       installCHI pd lbi (fromFlag (copyVerbosity flags)) (fromFlag (copyDest flags)),
     instHook = \pd lbi uh flags ->
 #if defined(mingw32_HOST_OS) || defined(__MINGW32__)
@@ -187,7 +195,11 @@
      _ | modeGenerateRegFile   -> die "Generate Reg File not supported"
        | modeGenerateRegScript -> die "Generate Reg Script not supported"
        | otherwise             -> registerPackage verbosity
+#if CABAL_VERSION_CHECK(1,10,0)
+                                    installedPkgInfo pkg lbi inplace [packageDb]
+#else
                                     installedPkgInfo pkg lbi inplace packageDb
+#endif
 
   where
     modeGenerateRegFile = isJust (flagToMaybe (regGenPkgConf regFlags))
@@ -298,7 +310,7 @@
 getCppOptions bi lbi
     = nub $
       ["-I" ++ dir | dir <- PD.includeDirs bi]
-   ++ [opt | opt@('-':c:_) <- (PD.cppOptions bi ++ PD.ccOptions bi), c `elem` "DIU"]
+   ++ [opt | opt@('-':c:_) <- PD.cppOptions bi ++ PD.ccOptions bi, c `elem` "DIU"]
 
 installCHI :: PackageDescription -- ^information from the .cabal file
         -> LocalBuildInfo -- ^information from the configure step
@@ -308,14 +320,13 @@
   let InstallDirs { libdir = libPref } = absoluteInstallDirs pkg lbi copydest
   -- cannot use the recommended 'findModuleFiles' since it fails if there exists
   -- a modules that does not have a .chi file
-  mFiles <- mapM (findFileWithExtension' ["chi"] [buildDir lbi])
-                 (map toFilePath
+  mFiles <- mapM (findFileWithExtension' ["chi"] [buildDir lbi] . toFilePath)
 #if CABAL_VERSION_CHECK(1,8,0)
                    (PD.libModules lib)
 #else
                    (PD.libModules pkg)
 #endif
-                 )
+                 
   let files = [ f | Just f <- mFiles ]
 #if CABAL_VERSION_CHECK(1,8,0)
   installOrdinaryFiles verbosity libPref files
@@ -331,13 +342,13 @@
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 typeGenProgram :: Program
-typeGenProgram = (simpleProgram "gtk2hsTypeGen")
+typeGenProgram = simpleProgram "gtk2hsTypeGen"
 
 signalGenProgram :: Program
-signalGenProgram = (simpleProgram "gtk2hsHookGenerator")
+signalGenProgram = simpleProgram "gtk2hsHookGenerator"
 
 c2hsLocal :: Program
-c2hsLocal = (simpleProgram "gtk2hsC2hs")
+c2hsLocal = simpleProgram "gtk2hsC2hs"
 
 genSynthezisedFiles :: Verbosity -> PackageDescription -> LocalBuildInfo -> IO ()
 genSynthezisedFiles verb pd lbi = do
@@ -370,7 +381,7 @@
          res <- rawSystemProgramStdoutConf verb prog (withPrograms lbi) args
          rewriteFile outFile res
 
-  (flip mapM_) (filter (\(tag,_) -> "x-types-" `isPrefixOf` tag && "file" `isSuffixOf` tag) xList) $
+  forM_ (filter (\(tag,_) -> "x-types-" `isPrefixOf` tag && "file" `isSuffixOf` tag) xList) $
     \(fileTag, f) -> do
       let tag = reverse (drop 4 (reverse fileTag))
       info verb ("Ensuring that class hierarchy in "++f++" is up-to-date.")
@@ -391,7 +402,7 @@
   sequence
     [ do version <- pkgconfig ["--modversion", display pkgname]
          case simpleParse version of
-           Nothing -> die $ "parsing output of pkg-config --modversion failed"
+           Nothing -> die "parsing output of pkg-config --modversion failed"
            Just v  -> return (PackageIdentifier pkgname v)
     | Dependency pkgname _ <- concatMap pkgconfigDepends (allBuildInfo pkg) ]
   where
@@ -456,9 +467,9 @@
 extractDeps :: ModDep -> IO ModDep
 extractDeps md@ModDep { mdLocation = Nothing } = return md
 extractDeps md@ModDep { mdLocation = Just f } = withUTF8FileContents f $ \con -> do
-  let findImports acc (('{':'#':xs):xxs) = case (dropWhile ((==) ' ') xs) of
+  let findImports acc (('{':'#':xs):xxs) = case (dropWhile (' ' ==) xs) of
         ('i':'m':'p':'o':'r':'t':' ':ys) ->
-          case simpleParse (takeWhile ((/=) '#') ys) of
+          case simpleParse (takeWhile ('#' /=) ys) of
             Just m -> findImports (m:acc) xxs 
             Nothing -> die ("cannot parse chs import in "++f++":\n"++
                             "offending line is {#"++xs)
@@ -484,3 +495,17 @@
         Just md -> (md:out', visited')
           where
             (out',visited') = foldl visit (out, m `S.insert` visited) (mdRequires md)
+
+-- Check user whether install gtk2hs-buildtools correctly.
+checkGtk2hsBuildtools :: [String] -> IO ()
+checkGtk2hsBuildtools programs = do
+  programInfos <- mapM (\ name -> do
+                         location <- programFindLocation (simpleProgram name) normal
+                         return (name, location)
+                      ) programs
+  let printError name = do
+        putStrLn $ "Cannot find " ++ name ++ "\n" 
+                 ++ "Please install `gtk2hs-buildtools` first and check that the install directory is in your PATH (e.g. HOME/.cabal/bin)."
+        exitFailure
+  forM_ programInfos $ \ (name, location) ->
+    when (isNothing location) (printError name) 
diff --git a/Media/Streaming/GStreamer/Base/Adapter.chs b/Media/Streaming/GStreamer/Base/Adapter.chs
--- a/Media/Streaming/GStreamer/Base/Adapter.chs
+++ b/Media/Streaming/GStreamer/Base/Adapter.chs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
 adapterNew :: IO Adapter
 adapterNew =
-    constructNewGObject mkAdapter {# call adapter_new #}
+    wrapNewGObject mkAdapter {# call adapter_new #}
 
 adapterClear :: AdapterClass adapterT
              => adapterT
diff --git a/Media/Streaming/GStreamer/Controller/Controller.chs b/Media/Streaming/GStreamer/Controller/Controller.chs
--- a/Media/Streaming/GStreamer/Controller/Controller.chs
+++ b/Media/Streaming/GStreamer/Controller/Controller.chs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         do cPropertiesGList <- toGList cProperties
            cController <- {# call controller_new_list #} (toGObject object) cPropertiesGList
            {# call g_list_free #} cPropertiesGList
-           constructNewGObject mkController $ return cController
+           wrapNewGObject mkController $ return cController
 
 controllerRemoveProperties :: ControllerClass controllerT
                            => controllerT
diff --git a/Media/Streaming/GStreamer/Core/Signals.chs b/Media/Streaming/GStreamer/Core/Signals.chs
--- a/Media/Streaming/GStreamer/Core/Signals.chs
+++ b/Media/Streaming/GStreamer/Core/Signals.chs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 import Control.Monad	(liftM)
 
 import System.Glib.FFI
-import System.Glib.UTFString   (peekUTFString)
+import System.Glib.UTFString   (peekUTFString,maybePeekUTFString)
 import System.Glib.GError      (failOnGError)
 {#import System.Glib.Signals#}
 {#import System.Glib.GObject#} 
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
--- a/Setup.hs
+++ b/Setup.hs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 -- Setup file for a Gtk2Hs module. Contains only adjustments specific to this module,
 -- all Gtk2Hs-specific boilerplate is stored in Gtk2HsSetup.hs which should be kept
 -- identical across all modules.
-import Gtk2HsSetup ( gtk2hsUserHooks )
+import Gtk2HsSetup ( gtk2hsUserHooks, checkGtk2hsBuildtools )
 import Distribution.Simple ( defaultMainWithHooks )
 
-main = defaultMainWithHooks gtk2hsUserHooks
+main = do
+  checkGtk2hsBuildtools ["gtk2hsC2hs", "gtk2hsTypeGen", "gtk2hsHookGenerator"]
+  defaultMainWithHooks gtk2hsUserHooks
+  
diff --git a/demo/VorbisPlay.hs b/demo/VorbisPlay.hs
--- a/demo/VorbisPlay.hs
+++ b/demo/VorbisPlay.hs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
        case element of
          Just element' ->
              return element'
-         Nothing -> 
+         Nothing ->
              do hPutStrLn stderr "could not create all GStreamer elements\n"
                 exitFailure
 
@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@
        when (length args /= 1) $
             do hPutStrLn stderr "Usage: vorbis-play <Ogg/Vorbis filename>\n"
                exitFailure
-       
+
        Gst.init
-       
+
        mainLoop <- G.mainLoopNew Nothing True
-       
+
        pipeline <- Gst.pipelineNew "audio-player"
        source <- mkElement $ Gst.elementFactoryMake "filesrc" $ Just "file-source"
        parser <- mkElement $ Gst.elementFactoryMake "oggdemux" $ Just "ogg-parser"
        decoder <- mkElement $ Gst.elementFactoryMake "vorbisdec" $ Just "vorbis-decoder"
        conv <- mkElement $ Gst.elementFactoryMake "audioconvert" $ Just "convert"
        sink <- mkElement $ Gst.elementFactoryMake "alsasink" $ Just "alsa-output"
-       
+
        let elements = [source, parser, decoder, conv, sink]
-       
+
        G.objectSetPropertyString "location" source (head args)
-       
+
        bus <- Gst.pipelineGetBus (Gst.castToPipeline pipeline)
        Gst.busAddWatch bus G.priorityDefault $ \bus message ->
            do case Gst.messageType message of
@@ -54,18 +54,18 @@
                           G.mainLoopQuit mainLoop
                 _ -> return ()
               return True
-       
+
        mapM_ (Gst.binAdd $ Gst.castToBin pipeline) elements
-       
+
        Gst.elementLink source parser
        Gst.elementLink decoder conv
        Gst.elementLink conv sink
-       
+
        G.on parser Gst.elementPadAdded $ \pad ->
            do sinkPad <- Gst.elementGetStaticPad decoder "sink"
               Gst.padLink pad $ fromJust sinkPad
               return ()
-       
+
        flip G.timeoutAdd 100 $ do
          position <- Gst.elementQueryPosition pipeline Gst.FormatTime
          duration <- Gst.elementQueryDuration pipeline Gst.FormatTime
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
            Just (_, position') ->
                case duration of
                  Just (_, duration') -> do
-                   printf "%10d / %10d\r" 
+                   printf "%10d / %10d\r"
                      (fromIntegral (position' `div` Gst.second)::Integer)
                      (fromIntegral (duration' `div` Gst.second)::Integer)
                  Nothing -> do
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@
              putStr "no information\r"
          hFlush stdout
          return True
-       
+
        Gst.elementSetState pipeline Gst.StatePlaying
-       
+
        G.mainLoopRun mainLoop
-       
+
        Gst.elementSetState pipeline Gst.StateNull
-       
+
        return ()
diff --git a/gstreamer.cabal b/gstreamer.cabal
--- a/gstreamer.cabal
+++ b/gstreamer.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           gstreamer
-Version:        0.11.1
+Version:        0.12.0
 License:        LGPL-2.1
 License-file:   COPYING
 Copyright:      (c) 2001-2010 The Gtk2Hs Team
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 Library
         build-depends:  base >= 3 && < 5,
                         directory, array, haskell98, bytestring, mtl,
-                        glib  >= 0.11 && < 0.12
+                        glib  >= 0.12 && < 0.13
 
         build-tools:    gtk2hsC2hs, gtk2hsTypeGen, gtk2hsHookGenerator
 
