# First try git-describe, then see if there is a version file
# (included in release tarballs), then default
-VN=$(git-describe --abbrev=4 HEAD 2>/dev/null) ||
+VN=$(git-describe --abbrev=4 HEAD 2>/dev/null | sed -e 's/-/./g') ||
VN=$(cat version) ||
VN="$DEF_VER"