automatically include program version and print it from vty and --version
diff --git a/openbsc/Makefile.am b/openbsc/Makefile.am
index 7acae75..4ce11ce 100644
--- a/openbsc/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/Makefile.am
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@
pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
pkgconfig_DATA = openbsc.pc libsccp.pc
-#dist-hook:
-# rm -rf `find $(distdir) -name .svn`
+BUILT_SOURCES = $(top_srcdir)/.version
+$(top_srcdir)/.version:
+ echo $(VERSION) > $@-t && mv $@-t $@
+dist-hook:
+ echo $(VERSION) > $(distdir)/.tarball-version