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+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# clang-version [-p] clang-command
+#
+# Prints the compiler version of `clang-command' in a canonical 4-digit form
+# such as `0500' for clang-5.0 etc.
+#
+# With the -p option, prints the patchlevel as well, for example `050001' for
+# clang-5.0.1 etc.
+#
+
+if [ "$1" = "-p" ] ; then
+ with_patchlevel=1;
+ shift;
+fi
+
+compiler="$*"
+
+if [ ${#compiler} -eq 0 ]; then
+ echo "Error: No compiler specified."
+ printf "Usage:\n\t$0 <clang-command>\n"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+MAJOR=$(echo __clang_major__ | $compiler -E -x c - | tail -n 1)
+MINOR=$(echo __clang_minor__ | $compiler -E -x c - | tail -n 1)
+if [ "x$with_patchlevel" != "x" ] ; then
+ PATCHLEVEL=$(echo __clang_patchlevel__ | $compiler -E -x c - | tail -n 1)
+ printf "%02d%02d%02d\\n" $MAJOR $MINOR $PATCHLEVEL
+else
+ printf "%02d%02d\\n" $MAJOR $MINOR
+fi