Index: librnd_ver.c
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--- librnd_ver.c	(nonexistent)
+++ librnd_ver.c	(revision 35928)
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* Has to be a separate compilation unit to firewall all the extra #defines
+   in librnd/config.h */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include "log.h"
+#include <librnd/config.h>
+
+unsigned long librnd_ver_get(int *major, int *minor, int *patch)
+{
+	if (major != NULL) *major = ((unsigned long)RND_API_VER & 0xFF0000UL) >> 16;
+	if (minor != NULL) *minor = ((unsigned long)RND_API_VER & 0x00FF00UL) >> 8;
+	if (patch != NULL) *patch = ((unsigned long)RND_API_VER & 0x0000FFUL);
+	return RND_API_VER;
+}
+
+void librnd_ver_req_min(int exact_major, int min_minor)
+{
+	int major, minor, patch;
+	librnd_ver_get(&major, &minor, &patch);
+	if (major != exact_major) {
+		report("\n\nERROR: Your currently installed librnd version is %d.%d.%d but %d.x.x (>= %d.%d.0 and < %d.0.0) is required (major version mismatch)\n\n", major, minor, patch, exact_major, exact_major, min_minor, exact_major+1);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+	if (minor < min_minor) {
+		report("\n\nERROR: Your currently installed librnd version is %d.%d.%d but %d.%d.x (>= %d.%d.0 and < %d.0.0) is required (minor version mismatch)\n\n", major, minor, patch, exact_major, min_minor, exact_major, min_minor, exact_major+1);
+		exit(1);
+	}
+}