--- a/setup.py	Sun Sep 02 15:46:18 2007 +0200
+++ b/setup.py	Sun Sep 02 17:04:22 2007 +0200
@@ -2,15 +2,28 @@
 # $Id$
 
 from distutils.core import setup
-import hgkw.version
+import os, time
 
 # specify version, Mercurial version otherwise
 version = ''
 
-hgkw.version.rememberversion(version)
+unknown_version = 'unknown'
+
+def getversion():
+    global version, unknown_version
+    if not version and os.path.isdir('.hg'):
+        p = os.popen('hg --quiet identify 2> %s' % os.devnull)
+        ident = p.read()[:-1]
+        if not p.close() and ident:
+            if ident[-1] != '+':
+                version = ident
+            else:
+                version = ident[:-1]
+                version += time.strftime('+%Y%m%d')
+    return version or unknown_version
 
 setup(name='hgkw',
-      version=hgkw.version.getversion(),
+      version=getversion(),
       description='Mercurial keyword extension (standalone)',
       author='Christian Ebert',
       author_email='blacktrash@gmx.net',