+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking version of the package" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking version of the package... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test -f ${srcdir}/.version; then
+ { read VERSION; } < ${srcdir}/.version
+ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $VERSION" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$VERSION" >&6; }
+elif test -f ../.version; then
+ { read VERSION; } < ../.version
+ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $VERSION" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$VERSION" >&6; }
+else
+ VERSION="0.0.0"
+ { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: unknown using 0.0.0" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}unknown using 0.0.0" >&6; }
+fi