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diff --git a/get-version.sh b/get-version.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Needed to remove the new line when echoing the version
+nl='
+'
+
+VERSION=
+
+usage="\
+Usage: $0 version_file
+Print a version string.
+"
+
+version_file="$1"
+if test -z "$version_file"; then
+  echo "$usage"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if test -f $version_file; then
+  . ./$version_file
+else
+  echo "Version file $version_file not found"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if test -z $PKG_VERSION; then
+  echo "No version found in $version_file"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Omit the trailing newline
+echo "$PKG_VERSION" | tr -d "$nl"