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+// Copyright (c) 2020 Tailscale Inc & AUTHORS All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// +build !redo
+
+// Package version provides the version that the binary was built at.
+package version
+
+const LONG = "LONGVER-TODO"
+const SHORT = "SHORTVER-TODO"