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sub get-version is export {
    # are we local or installed?
    my $ver;

    my $metafil = "dist.ini".IO.parent.child("META6.json");
    if $metafil.IO.r {
        # must be local
        my %meta = from-json $metafil.IO.slurp;
        $ver = %meta<version>:exists ?? %meta<version> !! die "FATAL: no ;
    }
    else {
        $ver = $?DISTRIBUTION.meta<version> // '';
    }
    $ver
}