diff --git a/Makefile.defs b/Makefile.defs
index 9940cc51..7c0246bd 100644
--- a/Makefile.defs
+++ b/Makefile.defs
@@ -3,29 +3,29 @@ else
 makefile_defs=1
 export makefile_defs
 
-GIT = $(shell which git)
-SVNVERSION = $(shell which svnversion)
-
-ifneq ($(GIT),)
-   SCM_REV = $(shell if git --help describe |grep dirty 2>&1 >/dev/null ; \
-        then git describe --always --dirty 2>/dev/null; \
-        else git describe --always 2>/dev/null; fi)
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(SCM_REV),)
-ifneq ($(SVNVERSION),)
-   SCM_REV = r$(shell svnversion -n .)
-endif
-endif
+#GIT = $(shell which git)
+#SVNVERSION = $(shell which svnversion)
+#
+#ifneq ($(GIT),)
+#   SCM_REV = $(shell if git --help describe |grep dirty 2>&1 >/dev/null ; \
+#        then git describe --always --dirty 2>/dev/null; \
+#        else git describe --always 2>/dev/null; fi)
+#endif
+#
+#ifeq ($(SCM_REV),)
+#ifneq ($(SVNVERSION),)
+#   SCM_REV = r$(shell svnversion -n .)
+#endif
+#endif
 
 #version number
 VERSION = 1
 PATCHLEVEL = 4
 SUBLEVEL = 0
 
-ifneq ($(SCM_REV),)
-EXTRAVERSION = -dev-$(SCM_REV)
-endif
+#ifneq ($(SCM_REV),)
+#EXTRAVERSION = -dev-$(SCM_REV)
+#endif
 
 REL_VERSION=$(VERSION).$(PATCHLEVEL).$(SUBLEVEL)
 RELEASE=$(REL_VERSION)$(EXTRAVERSION)