1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/cflags.SH b/cflags.SH
index 4e62f9200e..b429df672b 100755
--- a/cflags.SH
+++ b/cflags.SH
@@ -354,8 +354,10 @@ case "$cc" in
   ;;
 esac
 
-if test -f .patch; then
-  ccflags="-DPERL_PATCHNUM=`cat .patch` $ccflags"
+if test -d .git; then
+  ccflags="-DPERL_PATCHNUM=`git describe` $ccflags"
+elsif test -f .patch; then
+  ccflags="-DPERL_PATCHNUM=`awk '{print $4}' .patch` $ccflags"
 fi
 
     : Can we perhaps use $ansi2knr here