#!/bin/sh
GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
+DEF_VER=v1.1.GIT
-VN=$(git-describe --abbrev=4 HEAD 2>/dev/null) || VN=v1.0.GIT
-VN=$(expr "$VN" : v'\(.*\)')
+# First try git-describe, then see if there is a version file
+# (included in release tarballs), then default
+VN=$(git-describe --abbrev=4 HEAD 2>/dev/null) ||
+VN=$(cat version) ||
+VN="$DEF_VER"
+
+VN=$(expr "$VN" : v*'\(.*\)')
if test -r $GVF
then
VC=$(sed -e 's/^GIT_VERSION = //' <$GVF)
./git-tar-tree HEAD $(GIT_TARNAME) > $(GIT_TARNAME).tar
@mkdir -p $(GIT_TARNAME)
@cp git.spec $(GIT_TARNAME)
- $(TAR) rf $(GIT_TARNAME).tar $(GIT_TARNAME)/git.spec
+ @echo $(GIT_VERSION) > $(GIT_TARNAME)/version
+ $(TAR) rf $(GIT_TARNAME).tar \
+ $(GIT_TARNAME)/git.spec $(GIT_TARNAME)/version
@rm -rf $(GIT_TARNAME)
gzip -f -9 $(GIT_TARNAME).tar