--- Makefile	2003-09-21 01:47:33.000000000 -0400
+++ Makefile	2003-09-21 13:01:35.000000000 -0400
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 SVN_VERSION_MINOR := $(shell grep 'define SVN_VER_MINOR' < $(VERSION_FILE) | (read one two three; echo $$three) )
 SVN_VERSION_MICRO := $(shell grep 'define SVN_VER_MICRO' < $(VERSION_FILE) | (read one two three; echo $$three) )
 VERSION := $(SVN_VERSION_MAJOR).$(SVN_VERSION_MINOR).$(SVN_VERSION_MICRO)
-RELEASE := $(shell svn st -v $(SPECFILE) | cut -b 10- | ( read one two ; echo $$one ) )
+SVNEXEC := $(shell which svn)
+RELEASE := $(if $(SVNEXEC),$(shell $(SVNEXEC) st -v $(SPECFILE) | cut -b 10- | ( read one two ; echo $$one ) ), CURRENT_VERSION_NUMBER)
 OSREL := $(shell ./find-osrel | ( read one two ; echo $$one ))
 
 SOURCE_RPM_DIR := $(HOME)/$(RPMDIR)/sources/$(NAME)-$(VERSION)-$(RELEASE)