diff --git a/examples/status.go b/examples/status.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c413db8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+    "fmt"
+    "os"
+
+    "github.com/RealImage/go-libzfs"
+)
+
+func main () {
+    poolName := os.Args[1]
+    fmt.Println("Trying to open pool having name " + poolName)
+
+    pool, err := zfs.PoolOpen(poolName)
+    if err != nil {
+        fmt.Println("Failed to open pool: " + err.Error())
+        return
+    }
+
+    defer pool.Close()
+
+    status, err := pool.Status()
+    if err != nil {
+        fmt.Println("Failed to get status: " + err.Error())
+        return
+    }
+
+    if status != zfs.PoolStatusOk {
+        fmt.Println("Zpool status failed with code: " + string(status))
+        return
+    }
+
+    state, err := pool.State()
+    if err != nil {
+        fmt.Println("Failed to get Zpool state: " + err.Error())
+        return
+    }
+
+    fmt.Println("Zpool state: " + zfs.PoolStateToName(state))
+}
diff --git a/zfs.c b/zfs.c
index 9089392..43e0afe 100644
--- a/zfs.c
+++ b/zfs.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "zpool.h"
 #include "zfs.h"
 
+#define verify(EX)  ((void)(EX))
 
 dataset_list_t *create_dataset_list_item() {
 	dataset_list_t *zlist = malloc(sizeof(dataset_list_t));
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ int read_user_property(zfs_handle_t *zh, property_list_t *list, const char *prop
 	char *strval;
 	char *sourceval;
 	// char source[ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN];
-	
+
 	if (nvlist_lookup_nvlist(user_props,
 		prop, &propval) != 0) {
 		sourcetype = ZPROP_SRC_NONE;