From: Yves Orton <demerphq@dromedary.booking.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:48:03 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: make git-describe info show up in -V output in the "Characteristics of this binary... 
X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e2ea577947ccf1574c5ddd0c8e4f3b792b45133c;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git

make git-describe info show up in -V output in the "Characteristics of this binary" section.
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diff --git a/make_patchnum.sh b/make_patchnum.sh
index b06a4f3..5a61637 100644
--- a/make_patchnum.sh
+++ b/make_patchnum.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$Existing" != "$Current" ]; then
 	echo "Updating .patchnum"
-	echo $Current > .patchnum
+	echo -n $Current > .patchnum
 else
 	echo "Reusing .patchnum" 
 fi
diff --git a/perl.c b/perl.c
index da4ee48..d3e3bc9 100644
--- a/perl.c
+++ b/perl.c
@@ -1898,7 +1898,9 @@ S_parse_body(pTHX_ char **env, XSINIT_t xsinit)
 #else
 		    sv_catpvs(opts_prog,"\"\\nCharacteristics of this binary (from libperl): \\n");
 #endif
-
+#ifdef PERL_PATCHNUM
+		    sv_catpvs(opts_prog, "  Git Description: " STRINGIFY(PERL_PATCHNUM) "\\n");
+#endif
 		    sv_catpvs(opts_prog,"  Compile-time options: $_\\n\",");
 
 #if defined(LOCAL_PATCH_COUNT)