> > +git_info="$(git show --pretty'=format: [%h -- %cD]' HEAD | head -n1)" > > I don't agree with this line, because it requires git to be > available for compilation. If we want to have the commit hash > available, then we should store it into a file on release, as > it is done for VERSION and DATE.
Well, since script is not -e, it results empty git_info, if git is not availiable. It is perfectly fine for me, as potential Debian maintainer.