#!/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 $!; # Cannot use const here since gcc will strip it out... print FH <<"EOF"; unsigned long version_num = $ver; const char *version_time = "$date"; EOF close FH;