1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/find-version.sh b/find-version.sh
index 4ac390e..99aa538 100755
--- a/find-version.sh
+++ b/find-version.sh
@@ -2,18 +2,24 @@
 ":"; exec emacs --quick --script "$0" -- "$@" # -*- mode: emacs-lisp; lexical-binding: t; -*-
 
 (with-temp-buffer
+  ;; the version information is stored in the Cargo.toml file.
   (insert-file-contents "Cargo.toml")
   (goto-char (point-min))
   (cond
+   ;; search for the version assignment statement
    ((search-forward "version =" nil t)
-    (re-search-forward " *" (line-end-position) t)
+    ;; skip spaces
+    (re-search-forward "[[:space:]]*" (line-end-position) t)
+    ;; check it starts with a double quote
     (cond
      ((= (char-after) 34))
      ((error "Invalid syntax at %d" (point))))
     (let ((end (line-end-position)))
+      ;; and check it ends with a double quote as well
       (cond
        ((= (char-before end) 34))
        ((error "Invalid syntax at %d" (1- end))))
+      ;; then print the bare version string out without delimiters
       (princ
        (buffer-substring-no-properties
         (1+ (point)) (1- end)))))