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diff --git a/lisp/ldg-exec.el b/lisp/ldg-exec.el
index ab041fec..f13cfa5a 100644
--- a/lisp/ldg-exec.el
+++ b/lisp/ldg-exec.el
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
;; Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
;; MA 02111-1307, USA.
+(defconst ledger-version-needed "3.0.0"
+ "The version of ledger executable needed for interactive features")
+
+(defvar ledger-works nil
+ "Flag showing whether the ledger binary can support ledger-mode interactive features")
+
(defgroup ledger-exec nil
"Interface to the Ledger command-line accounting program."
:group 'ledger)
@@ -52,4 +58,29 @@
(read (current-buffer))
(kill-buffer (current-buffer)))))
+(defun ledger-version-greater-p (needed)
+ "verify the ledger binary is usable for ledger-mode"
+ (let ((buffer ledger-buf)
+ (version-strings '())
+ (version-number))
+ (with-temp-buffer
+ (ledger-exec-ledger buffer (current-buffer) "--version")
+ (goto-char (point-min))
+ (delete-horizontal-space)
+ (setq version-strings (split-string
+ (buffer-substring-no-properties (point)
+ (+ (point) 12))))
+ (if (and (string-match (regexp-quote "Ledger") (car version-strings))
+ (or (string= needed (car (cdr version-strings)))
+ (string< needed (car (cdr version-strings)))))
+ t
+ nil))))
+
+(defun ledger-check-version ()
+ (interactive)
+ (setq ledger-works (ledger-version-greater-p ledger-version-needed))
+ (if ledger-works
+ (message "Good Ledger Version")
+ (message "Bad Ledger Version")))
+
(provide 'ldg-exec)