Unexpected version number behaviour

[Cameron Horsburgh]

Hi folks,

I just tried recompiling a slightly older LilyPond score. I didn't convert-ly 
first. The version number in the file is "2.7.15" but I got the following error:

    \version statement found, please add

    \version "2.9.7"

This is potentially confusing, especially for a new user. If the version number 
is older than expected I would expect a message instructing me to run 
convert-ly.
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