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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Thin Provisioing Tools.
+ *
+ * This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
+ * modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
+ * of the GNU General Public License v.3.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef _THIN_PROVISIONING_TOOLS_VERSION_H
+/**
+ * The Thin Provisioning Tools version number
+ */
+
+#define THIN_PROVISIONING_TOOLS_VERSION @THIN_PROVISIONING_TOOLS_VERSION@
+#endif