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+/************************************************
+
+  version.c -
+
+  $Author: matz $
+  $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $
+  $Date: 1994/06/17 14:23:51 $
+  created at: Thu Sep 30 20:08:01 JST 1993
+
+  Copyright (C) 1994 Yukihiro Matsumoto
+
+************************************************/
+
+#include "ruby.h"
+#include "version.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+static VALUE rb_version;
+
+VALUE rb_readonly_hook();
+
+Init_version()
+{
+    rb_version = str_new2(RUBY_VERSION);
+    rb_define_variable("$VERSION", &rb_version, Qnil, rb_readonly_hook);
+}
+
+show_version()
+{
+    printf("ruby - version %s (%s)\n", RUBY_VERSION, VERSION_DATE);
+}