--- a/Makefile.am	Mon Sep 25 11:12:50 2006 +0000
+++ b/Makefile.am	Mon Sep 25 12:11:05 2006 +0000
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(noinst_SCRIPTS) $(MINI_FILES) $(RTAI_FILES) $(MSR_FILES)
 
+dist-hook:
+	if which svnversion >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+		svnversion $(srcdir) 2>/dev/null >$(distdir)/svnrevision; \
+	fi
+
 install-data-local:
 	$(mkinstalldirs) $(bindir)
 	$(mkinstalldirs) $(initdir)