#!/bin/sh

if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
    FILE="$1"
    shift
    if [ -f "$FILE" ]; then
        INFO="$(head -n 1 "$FILE")"
    fi
else
    echo "Usage: $0 <filename>"
    exit 1
fi

if [ -e "$(which git)" ]; then
    # clean 'dirty' status of touched files that haven't been modified
    git diff >/dev/null 2>/dev/null 

    # get a string like "v0.6.0-66-g59887e8-dirty"
    DESC="$(git describe --dirty 2>/dev/null)"

    # get only commit hash, but format like describe
    DESCHASH="$(git rev-parse --short=9 HEAD)"

    # append dirty indicator
    if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --
      then DESCHASH="${DESCHASH}-mod"; fi

    # get a string like "2012-04-10 16:27:19 +0200"
    TIME="$(git log -n 1 --format="%ci")"
fi

if [ -n "$DESC" ]; then
    NEWINFO="#define BUILD_DESC \"v$DESC\""
else
    NEWINFO="// No build information available"
fi

if [ -n "$DESCHASH" ]; then
    NEWINFO="$NEWINFO
#define BUILD_DESCHASH \"$DESCHASH\""
fi

# only update build.h if necessary
if [ "$INFO" != "$NEWINFO" ]; then
    echo "$NEWINFO" >"$FILE"
    echo "#define BUILD_DATE \"$TIME\"" >>"$FILE"
fi

#!/bin/sh

if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
    FILE="$1"
    shift
    if [ -f "$FILE" ]; then
        INFO="$(head -n 1 "$FILE")"
    fi
else
    echo "Usage: $0 <filename>"
    exit 1
fi

if [ -e "$(which git)" ]; then
    # clean 'dirty' status of touched files that haven't been modified
    git diff >/dev/null 2>/dev/null 

    # get a string like "v0.6.0-66-g59887e8-dirty"
    DESC="$(git describe --dirty 2>/dev/null)"

    # get only commit hash, but format like describe
    DESCHASH="$(git log -n 1 --format="%h")"

    # get a string like "2012-04-10 16:27:19 +0200"
    TIME="$(git log -n 1 --format="%ci")"
fi

if [ -n "$DESC" ]; then
    NEWINFO="#define BUILD_DESC \"v$DESC\""
else
    NEWINFO="// No build information available"
fi

if [ -n "$DESCHASH" ]; then
    NEWINFO="$NEWINFO
#define BUILD_DESCHASH \"$DESCHASH\""
fi

# only update build.h if necessary
if [ "$INFO" != "$NEWINFO" ]; then
    echo "$NEWINFO" >"$FILE"
    echo "#define BUILD_DATE \"$TIME\"" >>"$FILE"
fi

--- 
+++ 
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
     DESC="$(git describe --dirty 2>/dev/null)"
 
     # get only commit hash, but format like describe
-    DESCHASH="$(git log -n 1 --format="%h")"
+    DESCHASH="$(git rev-parse --short=9 HEAD)"
+
+    # append dirty indicator
+    if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD --
+      then DESCHASH="${DESCHASH}-mod"; fi
 
     # get a string like "2012-04-10 16:27:19 +0200"
     TIME="$(git log -n 1 --format="%ci")"
Improve git version. Use 9 characters and appen -mod if the repo is dirty.
