#!/usr/bin/perl -w $ver = 0; if( open FH, ' =~ /version_num = (\d+);/ and $ver = $1 + 1; close FH; } chop( $date = `date` ); open FH, '>ver.cpp' or die $!; print FH <<"EOF"; extern const unsigned long version_num = $ver; extern const char *const version_time = "$date"; EOF close FH;