Return the date this version of botan was released, in an integer of the form YYYYMMDD. For instance a version released on May 21, 2013 would return the integer 20130521. If the currently running version is not an official release, this function will return 0 instead.
Get the major version number.
Get the minor version number.
Get the patch number.
Get a human-readable string identifying the version of Botan. No particular format should be assumed.
Compare using BOTAN_VERSION_CODE_FOR, as in static assert (BOTAN_VERSION_CODE > BOTAN_VERSION_CODE_FOR(1,8,0), "Botan version too old");
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