On some systems (bash 4?) configure fails because of it when
"gcc -V" fails.
# Set this to YES for a released version, otherwise NO
: ${RELEASE=NO}
# Set this to YES for a released version, otherwise NO
: ${RELEASE=NO}
# The primary version (e.g. 6.7, 6.6.1) is set in the AC_INIT line
# above. If this is not a released version, then we will append the
# date to the version number (e.g. 6.7.20070204). The date is
# The primary version (e.g. 6.7, 6.6.1) is set in the AC_INIT line
# above. If this is not a released version, then we will append the
# date to the version number (e.g. 6.7.20070204). The date is