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+#!/bin/awk -f
+# Before running this script please ensure that your PATH is
+# typical as you use for compilation/installation. I use
+# /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin, but it may
+# differ on your system.
+
+BEGIN {
+	usage = "If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version.\n"
+	usage = usage "Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.\n"
+	print usage
+
+	system("uname -a")
+	printf("\n")
+
+	printversion("GNU C", version("gcc -dumpversion 2>&1"))
+	printversion("GNU Make", version("make --version 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Binutils", version("ld -v 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Util-linux", version("mount --version 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Mount", version("mount --version 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Module-init-tools", version("depmod -V  2>&1"))
+	printversion("E2fsprogs", version("tune2fs 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Jfsutils", version("fsck.jfs -V 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Reiserfsprogs", version("reiserfsck -V 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Reiser4fsprogs", version("fsck.reiser4 -V 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Xfsprogs", version("xfs_db -V 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Pcmciautils", version("pccardctl -V 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Pcmcia-cs", version("cardmgr -V 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Quota-tools", version("quota -V 2>&1"))
+	printversion("PPP", version("pppd --version 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Isdn4k-utils", version("isdnctrl 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Nfs-utils", version("showmount --version 2>&1"))
+
+	if (system("test -r /proc/self/maps") == 0) {
+		while (getline <"/proc/self/maps" > 0) {
+			n = split($0, procmaps, "/")
+			if (/libc.*so$/ && match(procmaps[n], /[0-9]+([.]?[0-9]+)+/)) {
+				ver = substr(procmaps[n], RSTART, RLENGTH)
+				printversion("Linux C Library", ver)
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	printversion("Dynamic linker (ldd)", version("ldd --version 2>&1"))
+
+	while ("ldconfig -p 2>/dev/null" | getline > 0) {
+		if (/(libg|stdc)[+]+\.so/) {
+			libcpp = $NF
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if (system("test -r " libcpp) == 0)
+		printversion("Linux C++ Library", version("readlink " libcpp))
+
+	printversion("Procps", version("ps --version 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Net-tools", version("ifconfig --version 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Kbd", version("loadkeys -V 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Console-tools", version("loadkeys -V 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Oprofile", version("oprofiled --version 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Sh-utils", version("expr --v 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Udev", version("udevadm --version 2>&1"))
+	printversion("Wireless-tools", version("iwconfig --version 2>&1"))
+
+	if (system("test -r /proc/modules") == 0) {
+		while ("sort /proc/modules" | getline > 0) {
+			mods = mods sep $1
+			sep = " "
+		}
+		printversion("Modules Loaded", mods)
+	}
+}
+
+function version(cmd,    ver) {
+	while (cmd | getline > 0) {
+		if (!/ver_linux/ && match($0, /[0-9]+([.]?[0-9]+)+/)) {
+			ver = substr($0, RSTART, RLENGTH)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	close(cmd)
+	return ver
+}
+
+function printversion(name, value,  ofmt) {
+	if (value != "") {
+		ofmt = "%-20s\t%s\n"
+		printf(ofmt, name, value)
+	}
+}