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+#! /bin/bash
+#
+# version.sh: create a version string for use by configure.ac
+
+version=
+
+if head=$(git rev-parse --short --verify HEAD 2>/dev/null); then
+
+	# If available, use the git commit revision for the package version.
+
+	# Add a date prefix for easy reading.
+	# date='2010-11-30 16:36:09 -0800'
+
+	date=$(git log --pretty=format:"%ci" -1 HEAD)
+	date=${date##20}
+	date=${date%%:[0-9][0-9] *}
+	date=${date//-/.}
+	date=${date// /.}
+	date=${date//:/.}
+
+	version=$(printf '%s-%s%s' ${date} g ${head})
+
+	# Add a '-dirty' postfix for uncommitted changes.
+
+	if git diff-index HEAD | read dummy; then
+		version=`printf '%s%s' ${version} -dirty`
+	fi
+else
+	# Default to current date and time.
+
+	version="dev-$(date +%y.%m.%d-%H.%M.%S)"
+fi
+
+echo $version