version is now based on env variable or pom.properties

project.clj

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-(load-file "src/clj/reply/version.clj")
-
-(defproject reply reply.version/*reply-version*
+(defproject reply "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"
   :description "REPL-y: A fitter, happier, more productive REPL for Clojure." 
   :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.3.0"]
                  [org.clojars.trptcolin/jline "2.7-alpha5"]

src/clj/reply/initialization.clj

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
   "Assumes cd-client will be on the classpath when this is evaluated."
   []
   `(do
-    (println "REPL-y" reply.version/*reply-version*)
+    (println "REPL-y" (reply.version/get-version))
     (println "Clojure" (clojure-version))
 
     (use '[clojure.repl :only ~'[source apropos dir]])

src/clj/reply/version.clj

@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
-(ns reply.version)
+(ns reply.version
+  (:import java.util.Properties))
 
-(def ^:dynamic *reply-version* "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT")
+(defn load-pom-properties 
+  "this loads a config file from the classpath"
+  []
+  (try 
+    (let [file-reader (.. (Thread/currentThread)
+                          (getContextClassLoader)
+                          (getResourceAsStream "META-INF/maven/reply/reply/pom.properties"))
+          props (Properties.)]
+      (.load props file-reader)
+      (into {} props))
+    (catch Exception e nil)))
+
+(defn get-version []
+  (or (System/getenv "reply.version")
+      (get (load-pom-properties) "version")
+      "version unknown"))