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diff --git a/share/examples/FreeBSD_version/FreeBSD_version.c b/share/examples/FreeBSD_version/FreeBSD_version.c
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+++ b/share/examples/FreeBSD_version/FreeBSD_version.c
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+#if __FreeBSD__ == 0		/* 1.0 did not define __FreeBSD__ */
+#define __FreeBSD_version 199401
+#elif __FreeBSD__ == 1		/* 1.1 defined it to be 1 */
+#define __FreeBSD_version 199405
+#else				/* 2.0 and higher define it to be 2 */
+#include <osreldate.h>		/* and this works */
+#endif
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+int
+main(void) {
+	printf("Compilation release date: %d\n", __FreeBSD_version);
+#if __FreeBSD_version >= 199408
+	printf("Execution environment release date: %d\n", getosreldate());
+#else
+	printf("Execution environment release date: can't tell\n");
+#endif
+	return (0);
+}