Index: libcompass-ruby-0.8.5debian/lib/compass/version.rb
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--- libcompass-ruby-0.8.5debian.orig/lib/compass/version.rb	2009-07-07 00:50:23.000000000 -0400
+++ libcompass-ruby-0.8.5debian/lib/compass/version.rb	2010-03-06 16:20:22.000000000 -0500
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     def read_version_file
       require 'yaml'
-      @version = YAML::load(File.read(scope('VERSION.yml')))
+      @version = YAML::load(File.read(File.join('/usr/lib/ruby', RUBY_VERSION.match(/^\d+\.\d+/).to_s, 'compass/VERSION.yml')))
       @version[:string] = "#{@version[:major]}.#{@version[:minor]}.#{@version[:patch]}"
       @version[:teeny] = @version[:patch]
     end
