bump version number to 1.0.4_beta
diff --git a/README b/README
index ec29dac..2b7f987 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 
 ===============================================================================
-FLAC - 1.0.3 - Contents
+FLAC - 1.0.4_beta - Contents
 ===============================================================================
 
 - Introduction
diff --git a/build/config.mk b/build/config.mk
index 0e01998..9db2087 100644
--- a/build/config.mk
+++ b/build/config.mk
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # GNU makefile fragment for emulating stuff normally done by configure
 #
 
-VERSION=\"1.0.3\"
+VERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\"
 
 ORDINALS_H = ../../include/FLAC/ordinals.h
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index fcf3555..41abcba 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # instead of FLAC__ since autoconf triggers off 'AC_' in strings
 
 AC_INIT(src/flac/main.c)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(flac, 1.0.3)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(flac, 1.0.4_beta)
 
 # Function to configure paths for id3lib; search for 'meat' to get to the end.
 # adapted from ogg.m4
diff --git a/flac.pbproj/project.pbxproj b/flac.pbproj/project.pbxproj
index f7f3a73..efb8bc6 100644
--- a/flac.pbproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/flac.pbproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = include;
 				OPTIMIZATION_CFLAGS = "-O3";
-				OTHER_CFLAGS = "-DFLAC__VERSION_STRING=\\\\\\\"1.0.3\\\\\\\"";
+				OTHER_CFLAGS = "-DFLAC__VERSION_STRING=\\\\\\\"1.0.4_beta\\\\\\\"";
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "";
 				OTHER_REZFLAGS = "";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = flac;
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS = include;
 				OPTIMIZATION_CFLAGS = "-O3";
-				OTHER_CFLAGS = "-DFLAC__VERSION_STRING=\\\\\\\"1.0.3\\\\\\\"";
+				OTHER_CFLAGS = "-DFLAC__VERSION_STRING=\\\\\\\"1.0.4_beta\\\\\\\"";
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = "";
 				OTHER_REZFLAGS = "";
 				PRODUCT_NAME = metaflac;
diff --git a/src/flac/Makefile.vc b/src/flac/Makefile.vc
index f3edecc..19f1200 100644
--- a/src/flac/Makefile.vc
+++ b/src/flac/Makefile.vc
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 

 !IFDEF DEBUG

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -DFLAC__HAS_OGG -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

+	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -DFLAC__HAS_OGG -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

 !else

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -DFLAC__HAS_OGG -YX -DNODEBUG $<

+	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -DFLAC__HAS_OGG -YX -DNODEBUG $<

 !endif

 

 C_FILES= \

diff --git a/src/libFLAC/format.c b/src/libFLAC/format.c
index 736668e..6db6fea 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/format.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/format.c
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 
 #if defined _MSC_VER || defined __MINW32__
 /* yet one more hack because of MSVC6: */
-const FLAC__byte *FLAC__VENDOR_STRING = "reference libFLAC 1.0.4_beta 20020823";
+const FLAC__byte *FLAC__VENDOR_STRING = "reference libFLAC 1.0.4_beta 20020910";
 #else
-const FLAC__byte *FLAC__VENDOR_STRING = "reference libFLAC " FLAC__VERSION_STRING " 20020823";
+const FLAC__byte *FLAC__VENDOR_STRING = "reference libFLAC " FLAC__VERSION_STRING " 20020910";
 #endif
 
 const FLAC__byte FLAC__STREAM_SYNC_STRING[4] = { 'f','L','a','C' };
diff --git a/src/metaflac/Makefile.vc b/src/metaflac/Makefile.vc
index 146e70d..75694ce 100644
--- a/src/metaflac/Makefile.vc
+++ b/src/metaflac/Makefile.vc
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 

 !IFDEF DEBUG

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

+	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

 !else

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

+	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

 !endif

 

 C_FILES= \

diff --git a/src/plugin_winamp2/Makefile.vc b/src/plugin_winamp2/Makefile.vc
index 3252289..139421f 100644
--- a/src/plugin_winamp2/Makefile.vc
+++ b/src/plugin_winamp2/Makefile.vc
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 

 !IFDEF DEBUG

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) /GX $(cdebug) $(cflags) $(cvarsdll) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" /I ".." -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

+	$(cc) /GX $(cdebug) $(cflags) $(cvarsdll) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" /I ".." -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

 !else

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) $(cvarsdll) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" /I ".." -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

+	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) $(cvarsdll) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" /I ".." -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

 !endif

 

 C_FILES= \

diff --git a/src/test_libFLAC++/Makefile.vc b/src/test_libFLAC++/Makefile.vc
index 8f9f803..c8af45f 100644
--- a/src/test_libFLAC++/Makefile.vc
+++ b/src/test_libFLAC++/Makefile.vc
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 

 !IFDEF DEBUG

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

+	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

 !else

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

+	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

 !endif

 

 !IFDEF DEBUG

diff --git a/src/test_libFLAC/Makefile.vc b/src/test_libFLAC/Makefile.vc
index ab6ef53..753e17c 100644
--- a/src/test_libFLAC/Makefile.vc
+++ b/src/test_libFLAC/Makefile.vc
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 

 !IFDEF DEBUG

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\libFLAC\include" /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

+	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\libFLAC\include" /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

 !else

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\libFLAC\include" /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

+	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\libFLAC\include" /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

 !endif

 

 C_FILES= \

diff --git a/src/test_libOggFLAC++/Makefile.vc b/src/test_libOggFLAC++/Makefile.vc
index 10692be..c9ca167 100644
--- a/src/test_libOggFLAC++/Makefile.vc
+++ b/src/test_libOggFLAC++/Makefile.vc
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 

 !IFDEF DEBUG

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

+	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

 !else

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

+	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

 !endif

 

 !IFDEF DEBUG

diff --git a/src/test_libOggFLAC/Makefile.vc b/src/test_libOggFLAC/Makefile.vc
index 5187b9e..131b262 100644
--- a/src/test_libOggFLAC/Makefile.vc
+++ b/src/test_libOggFLAC/Makefile.vc
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 

 !IFDEF DEBUG

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

+	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

 !else

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

+	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

 !endif

 

 C_FILES= \

diff --git a/src/test_streams/Makefile.vc b/src/test_streams/Makefile.vc
index b2fb411..ca5baf0 100644
--- a/src/test_streams/Makefile.vc
+++ b/src/test_streams/Makefile.vc
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
 

 !IFDEF DEBUG

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

+	$(cc) $(cdebug) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX /Od /D "_DEBUG" $<

 !else

 .c.obj:

-	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.3\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

+	$(cc) /O2 $(crelease) $(cflags) /I "..\..\include" /I ".\include" -DSTRICT -DVERSION=\"1.0.4_beta\" -YX -DNODEBUG $<

 !endif

 

 C_FILES= \