From d8c45bbbde1f7798d91eb3b8cbe0f3257bc98a5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JarbasAi <jarbasai@mailfence.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 21:59:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] classic mycrof-core

(why do i still care?)
---
 ovos_workshop/skills/base.py | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ovos_workshop/skills/base.py b/ovos_workshop/skills/base.py
index 49a5bf0e..4947b2b9 100644
--- a/ovos_workshop/skills/base.py
+++ b/ovos_workshop/skills/base.py
@@ -937,8 +937,13 @@ def __get_response(self):
             if OVOS_VERSION_MAJOR == 0 and OVOS_VERSION_MINOR == 0 and OVOS_VERSION_BUILD <= 8 and OVOS_VERSION_ALPHA < 5:
                 is_old = True
         except ImportError:
-            # standalone usage without core
-            pass
+            try:
+                # classic mycroft-core / not ovos
+                from mycroft.version import CORE_VERSION_MAJOR
+                is_old = True
+            except ImportError:
+                # standalone usage without core
+                pass
 
         self.bus.emit(Message("skill.converse.get_response.enable",
                               {"skill_id": self.skill_id}))