--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
mk/sysconf:
@echo "You need to run configure first" ; exit 1
-common/rclversion.h: VERSION
- echo 'static const char *rclversion = "'`cat VERSION`'";' \
- > common/rclversion.h
+versfile=common/rclversion.h
+${versfile} : VERSION
+ echo '#include <xapian/version.h>' > ${versfile}
+ echo 'static const char *rclversion = "'`cat VERSION`'"' >> ${versfile}
+ echo '" + Xapian " XAPIAN_VERSION;' >> ${versfile}
static: mk/sysconf common/rclversion.h
cd lib; ${MAKE}