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+/* Utility to help print --version output in a consistent format.
+ Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU 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. */
+
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "version-etc.h"
+
+#if ENABLE_NLS
+# include <libintl.h>
+# define _(Text) gettext (Text)
+#else
+# define _(Text) Text
+#endif
+
+void
+version_etc (FILE *stream,
+ const char *command_name, const char *package,
+ const char *version, const char *authors)
+{
+ fprintf (stream, "%s (%s) %s\n", command_name, package, version);
+ fputs (_("\
+\n\
+Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.\n\
+This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO\n\
+warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.\n\
+\n\
+"
+ ), stream);
+ fprintf (stream, _("Written by %s.\n"), authors);
+}
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+#ifndef VERSION_ETC_H
+# define VERSION_ETC_H 1
+
+# ifndef PARAMS
+# if defined PROTOTYPES || (defined __STDC__ && __STDC__)
+# define PARAMS(Args) Args
+# else
+# define PARAMS(Args) ()
+# endif
+# endif
+
+void
+version_etc PARAMS ((FILE *stream,
+ const char *command_name, const char *package,
+ const char *version, const char *authors));
+
+#endif /* VERSION_ETC_H */