From 8beb69b1480485bb81b16c0eb90f49d76cd8dd94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 17:46:42 +0100
Subject: Change the first '-' to '.' in the snapshot version string,

e.g., 6.9-377-08144 -> 6.9.377-08144
* build-aux/git-version-gen: ... and add comments.
---
 build-aux/git-version-gen | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'build-aux')

diff --git a/build-aux/git-version-gen b/build-aux/git-version-gen
index c433c262d..4e8ffc6ea 100755
--- a/build-aux/git-version-gen
+++ b/build-aux/git-version-gen
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ elif test -d .git \
 	 *) (exit 1) ;;
        esac
 then
-    # Remove the "g" in git-describe's output string.
-    v=`echo "$v" | sed 's/\(.*\)-g/\1-/'`;
+    # Change the first '-' to a '.', so version-comparing tools work properly.
+    # Remove the "g" in git-describe's output string, to save a byte.
+    v=`echo "$v" | sed 's/-/./;s/\(.*\)-g/\1-/'`;
 else
     v=UNKNOWN
 fi
-- 
cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf