diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/release/make-source-tarball.nix b/pkgs/build-support/release/make-source-tarball.nix index f0c72c13005..731c2994527 100644 --- a/pkgs/build-support/release/make-source-tarball.nix +++ b/pkgs/build-support/release/make-source-tarball.nix @@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ( autoconfPhase = '' export VERSION=${version} export VERSION_SUFFIX=${versionSuffix} + + # `svn-revision' is set for backwards compatibility with the old + # Nix buildfarm. (Stratego/XT's autoxt uses it. We should + # update it eventually.) + echo ${versionSuffix} | sed -e s/pre// > svn-revision eval "$preAutoconf"