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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# cairo version.py
+#
+# Extracts the version from cairo-version.h for the meson build files.
+#
+import os
+import sys
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    srcroot = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
+    version_major = None
+    version_minor = None
+    version_micro = None
+
+    f = open(os.path.join(srcroot, 'src', 'cairo-version.h'), 'r')
+    for line in f:
+        if line.startswith('#define CAIRO_VERSION_MAJOR '):
+            version_major = line[28:].strip()
+        if line.startswith('#define CAIRO_VERSION_MINOR '):
+            version_minor = line[28:].strip()
+        if line.startswith('#define CAIRO_VERSION_MICRO '):
+            version_micro = line[28:].strip()
+    f.close()
+
+    if not (version_major and version_minor and version_micro):
+       print('ERROR: Could not extract cairo version from cairo-version.h in', srcroot, file=sys.stderr)
+       sys.exit(-1)
+
+    print('{0}.{1}.{2}'.format(version_major, version_minor, version_micro))