Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/dev/issmversion.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/dev/issmversion.m	(revision 27627)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/dev/issmversion.m	(revision 27628)
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
-function issmversion(),
+function vers = issmversion(),
 %ISSMVERSION - display ISSM version
 %
 %   Usage:
 %      issmversion()
+%      version = issmversion()
 
 
 if exist('IssmConfig_matlab')~=3,
 	error('ISSM not correctly installed. "IssmConfig_matlab" not found');
+end
+
+if nargout==1
+	vers = IssmConfig('PACKAGE_VERSION');
+	return;
 end