+# Extracting the 3-digit version number from a complete package name.
+# Arg. #1: Complete package name with version
+# (ex: linux-2.6.37.1 will output 2.6.37)
+get_pkg_ver3()
+{
+ # Checking for correct number of arguments
+ if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+ echo "${FUNCNAME}(), wrong number of arguments: ${*}"
+ return 1
+ fi
+
+ echo ${1} | sed "s!^.*-\([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\).*!\1!g"
+}
+