Merge pull request #2527 from DennisHeimbigner/versionfix.dmh

Move construction of VERSION file to end of the build

Makefile.am

@@ -217,3 +217,11 @@ install-data-hook:
 	@echo '| https://www.unidata.ucar.edu                                 |'
 	@echo '+-------------------------------------------------------------+'
 	@echo ''
+
+
+# Create the VERSION file after the build
+# in case it is being used by packagers
+all-local: liblib/libnetcdf.la
+	echo ${PACKAGE_VERSION} > VERSION
+# Remove the VERSION file
+CLEANFILES = VERSION

configure.ac

@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ AC_SUBST([netCDF_SO_VERSION]) netCDF_SO_VERSION=20:0:1
 # pattered after the files generated by libhdf4, libhdf5.
 #####
 
-# Create the VERSION file, which contains the package version from
-# AC_INIT.
-echo AC_PACKAGE_VERSION>VERSION
+# Create the VERSION file, which contains the package version from AC_INIT.
+# This file is apparently unused. But see the bottom of Makefile.am
+# echo AC_PACKAGE_VERSION>VERSION
+
 AC_SUBST(PACKAGE_VERSION)
 
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([netCDF AC_PACKAGE_VERSION])
@@ -115,7 +116,11 @@ ISMSYS=yes
 fi
 
 # Get windows version info
+if text "x$ISMSVC" = xyes ; then
 WINVER=`systeminfo | sed -e '/^OS Version:/p' -ed | sed -e 's|[^0-9]*\([0-9.]*\).*|\1|'`
+else
+WINVER="0.0.0"
+fi
 WINVERMAJOR=`echo $WVER | sed -e 's|\([^.]*\)[.]\([^.]*\)[.]\(.*\)|\1|'`
 WINVERBUILD=`echo $WVER | sed -e 's|\([^.]*\)[.]\([^.]*\)[.]\(.*\)|\3|'`
 if test "x$WINVERMAJOR" = x ; then WINVERMAJOR=0; fi