Add '--version' flag and allow version and help flags when called as 'cargo-clippy'

src/main.rs

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Usage:
 Common options:
     -h, --help               Print this message
     --features               Features to compile for the package
+    -V, --version            Print version info and exit
 
 Other options are the same as `cargo rustc`.
 
@@ -147,15 +148,20 @@ pub fn main() {
         panic!("yummy");
     }
     
-    let dep_path = env::current_dir().expect("current dir is not readable").join("target").join("debug").join("deps");
-
-    if let Some("clippy") = std::env::args().nth(1).as_ref().map(AsRef::as_ref) {
-        // this arm is executed on the initial call to `cargo clippy`
-
+    // Check for version and help flags even when invoked as 'cargo-clippy'
     if std::env::args().any(|a| a == "--help" || a == "-h") {
         show_help();
         return;
     }
+    if std::env::args().any(|a| a == "--version" || a == "-V") {
+        println!("{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let dep_path = env::current_dir().expect("current dir is not readable").join("target").join("debug").join("deps");
+
+    if let Some("clippy") = std::env::args().nth(1).as_ref().map(AsRef::as_ref) {
+        // this arm is executed on the initial call to `cargo clippy`
 
         let manifest_path_arg = std::env::args().skip(2).find(|val| val.starts_with("--manifest-path="));