--- a/.hgignore	Sun Sep 02 15:46:18 2007 +0200
+++ b/.hgignore	Sun Sep 02 17:04:22 2007 +0200
@@ -9,4 +9,3 @@
 
 build/*
 MANIFEST
-hgkw/__version__.py

--- a/MANIFEST.in	Sun Sep 02 15:46:18 2007 +0200
+++ b/MANIFEST.in	Sun Sep 02 17:04:22 2007 +0200
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # $Id$
 
-exclude hgkw/__version__.py
-
 include tests/test-keyword tests/test-keyword.out
 
 include MANIFEST.in

--- a/hgkw/version.py	Sun Sep 02 15:46:18 2007 +0200
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-# $Id$
-
-'''version.py - hgkw version.
-Code stolen from Mercurial, and simplified for my needs.
-'''
-
-import os, time
-
-unknown_version = 'unknown'
-
-def getversion(doreload=False):
-    try:
-        import hgkw.__version__
-        if doreload:
-            reload(hgkw.__version__)
-        version = hgkw.__version__.version
-    except ImportError:
-        version = unknown_version
-    return version
-
-def rememberversion(version=None):
-    if not version and os.path.isdir('.hg'):
-        # get version from Mercurial
-        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')
-    if version and version != getversion(): # write version
-        directory = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-        for suff in ['py', 'pyc', 'pyo']:
-            try:
-                os.unlink(os.path.join(directory, '__version__.%s' % suff))
-            except OSError:
-                pass
-        f = open(os.path.join(directory, '__version__.py'), 'w')
-        try:
-            f.write('# this file is auto-generated\n')
-            f.write('version = %r\n' % version)
-        finally:
-            f.close()
-        # reload file
-        getversion(doreload=True)

--- 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',