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+# 
+
+# script to read the version information from `../configure`
+# relevant lines are starting with:
+#   `doxygen_version_major`
+#   `doxygen_version_minor`
+#   `doxygen_version_revision`
+#   `doxygen_version_mmn`
+# the collected information is written to: `../VERSION` and `../src/version.cpp`
+#
+import sys
+#
+# set 'default' values
+#
+major = 0
+minor = 0
+revision = 0
+mnt = 'NO'
+#
+# open input file
+#  read file and get relevant information
+# close
+#
+f = open('../configure', 'r')
+for line in f:
+    # check if line can match (saves 3 comparisons)
+    if (line.startswith('doxygen_version')):
+        if (line.startswith('doxygen_version_major')):
+            major = line.replace('doxygen_version_major=','')
+        elif (line.startswith('doxygen_version_minor')):
+            minor = line.replace('doxygen_version_minor=','')
+        elif (line.startswith('doxygen_version_revision')):
+            revision = line.replace('doxygen_version_revision=','')
+        elif (line.startswith('doxygen_version_mmn')):
+            mnt = line.replace('doxygen_version_mmn=','')
+f.close()
+
+# strip superfluous '\n`
+major = major.replace('\n','')
+minor = minor.replace('\n','')
+revision = revision.replace('\n','')
+mnt = mnt.replace('\n','')
+#
+# open output files
+# write relevant infomation
+# close files
+#
+f1 = open('../VERSION','w')
+f2 = open('../src/version.cpp','w')
+if (mnt == 'NO'):
+    f1.write(major + '.' + minor + '.' + revision)
+    f2.write('char versionString[]="' + major + '.' + minor + '.' + revision + '";')
+else:
+    f1.write(major + '.' + minor + '.' + revision + '-' + mnt)
+    f2.write('char versionString[]="' + major + '.' + minor + '.' + revision + '-' + mnt + '";')
+f1.close()
+f2.close()