read version from VERSION file in source.

Author: Dilawar Singh

moose-core/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ endif( )
 add_definitions( -DVERSION_MOOSE="${VERSION_MOOSE}")
 
 # Write VERSION to a file VERSION so that setup.py can use it.
-message(STATUS "+ Writing ${VERSION_MOOSE} to ${VERSION_FILE}" )
+set(VERSION_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}")
+message(STATUS "Writing ${VERSION_MOOSE} to ${VERSION_FILE}" )
 file(WRITE ${VERSION_FILE} ${VERSION_MOOSE} )
 
 # This snippet is from LLVM project.

moose-core/python/setup.py

@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@
 
 script_dir = os.path.dirname( os.path.abspath( __file__ ) )
 
-version = '3.1.2'
+version = '3.1.3'
+if os.path.exists( os.path.join( script_dir, '..', 'VERSION' ) ):
+    with open(os.path.join( script_dir, '..', 'VERSION' ) ) as f:
+        version = f.read( )
 
 try:
     import importlib.machinery