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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Get version-info specified in Makefile
+V=$1
+
+# Use `git describe` to get current version if we're inside a git repo
+if test "$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)" = '.git'
+then
+	V=$(git describe --abbrev=4 HEAD 2>/dev/null)
+fi
+
+new="CGIT_VERSION = $V"
+old=$(cat VERSION 2>/dev/null)
+
+# Exit if VERSION is uptodate
+test "$old" = "$new" && exit 0
+
+# Update VERSION with new version-info
+echo "$new" > VERSION
+cat VERSION