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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Regents of the University of California
+ *                     Alexander Afanasyev
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_CXX_VERSION_H
+#define NDN_CXX_VERSION_H
+
+//  NDN_CXX_VERSION % 100 is the minor version
+//  NDN_CXX_VERSION / 100 % 1000 is the major version
+
+#define NDN_CXX_VERSION 0001
+
+#define NDN_CXX_VERSION_MAJOR  0
+#define NDN_CXX_VERSION_MINOR  1
+
+#endif // NDN_CXX_VERSION_H