Try this $ git describe v1.5.3-rc7 $make clean $make -j 4 #... builds ok $touch revision.c $make -j 4 CC revision.o AR libgit.a LINK git-fetch-pack LINK git-convert-objects LINK git-hash-object LINK git-index-pack LINK git-local-fetch LINK git-fast-import LINK git-daemon LINK git-mktag LINK git-merge-index LINK git-mktree LINK git-patch-id LINK git-peek-remote LINK git-receive-pack LINK git-send-pack LINK git-shell LINK git-show-index LINK git-ssh-fetch LINK git-ssh-upload LINK git-unpack-file LINK git-update-server-info LINK git-upload-pack LINK git-pack-redundant LINK git-var LINK git-merge-tree LINK git-imap-send LINK git-merge-recursive LINK git-ssh-pull LINK git-ssh-push LINK git-http-fetch LINK git-http-push LINK git LINK test-chmtime gcc: test-chmtime.o: No such file or directory make: *** [test-chmtime] Error 1 make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... Any ideas? -- MST - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html