BUILD = $(shell cat $(build))
INCREASE_BUILD = echo `expr \`cat $(build)\` + 1` > .b; mv .b $(build)
#
-
+FOOBAR =
# the version:
#
-VERSION=$(MAJOR_VERSION).$(MINOR_VERSION).$(PATCH_LEVEL)$(MY_PATCH_LEVEL)
-TOPLEVEL_VERSION=$(TOPLEVEL_MAJOR_VERSION).$(TOPLEVEL_MINOR_VERSION).$(TOPLEVEL_PATCH_LEVEL)$(TOPLEVEL_MY_PATCH_LEVEL)
+ifneq ($(MY_PATCH_LEVEL),$(FOOBAR))
+VERSION=$(MAJOR_VERSION).$(MINOR_VERSION).$(PATCH_LEVEL).$(MY_PATCH_LEVEL)
+else
+VERSION=$(MAJOR_VERSION).$(MINOR_VERSION).$(PATCH_LEVEL)
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(TOPLEVEL_MY_PATCH_LEVEL),$(FOOBAR))
+TOPLEVEL_VERSION=$(TOPLEVEL_MAJOR_VERSION).$(TOPLEVEL_MINOR_VERSION).$(TOPLEVEL_PATCH_LEVEL).$(TOPLEVEL_MY_PATCH_LEVEL)
+else
+TOPLEVEL_VERSION=$(TOPLEVEL_MAJOR_VERSION).$(TOPLEVEL_MINOR_VERSION).$(TOPLEVEL_PATCH_LEVEL)
+endif
+
#