diff --git a/libs/pbd/pbd/version.h b/libs/pbd/pbd/version.h
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--- a/libs/pbd/pbd/version.h
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-#ifndef __libpbd_version_h__
-#define __libpbd_version_h__
-#include "pbd/libpbd_visibility.h"
-LIBPBD_API extern const char* libpbd_revision;
-LIBPBD_API extern int libpbd_major_version;
-LIBPBD_API extern int libpbd_minor_version;
-LIBPBD_API extern int libpbd_micro_version;
-#endif /* __libpbd_version_h__ */