:type '(alist :key-type (string) :value-type (string))
:group 'notmuch)
+;;
+
+(defun notmuch-version ()
+ "Return a string with the notmuch version number."
+ (let ((long-string
+ ;; Trim off the trailing newline.
+ (substring (shell-command-to-string
+ (concat notmuch-command " --version"))
+ 0 -1)))
+ (if (string-match "^notmuch\\( version\\)? \\(.*\\)$"
+ long-string)
+ (match-string 2 long-string)
+ "unknown")))
+
+;;
+
;; XXX: This should be a generic function in emacs somewhere, not
;; here.
(defun point-invisible-p ()