+## make sure that the version number matches the debian changelog
+## (don't bother if this is being run from the tests).
+
+if [ -f "$TESTDIR"/../packaging/debian/changelog ]; then
+ echo "##################################################"
+ echo "### checking version string match..."
+ repver=$(monkeysphere version)
+ debver=$(head -n1 "$TESTDIR"/../packaging/debian/changelog | sed 's/.*(\([^-]*\)-.*/\1/')
+ if [ "$repver" = "$debver" ] ; then
+ echo "Versions match!"
+ else
+ printf "reported version string (%s) does not match debian changelog (%s)\n" "$repver" "$debver"
+ exit 1
+ fi
+fi