1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 73b3433..c232922 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,18 @@ localcopy:
 # rules to build a distributable dist
 
 dist: cleandist 
-	@make dist-svn
+	@if [ -e ".svn" ]; then \
+		$(MAKE) dist-svn; \
+	elif [ -e ".git" ]; then \
+		$(MAKE) dist-git; \
+	else \
+		echo "Unknown SCM (not SVN nor GIT)";\
+		exit 1; \
+	fi;
+	$(info $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).tar.xz is ready)
+
+dist-git:
+	 @git archive --prefix=$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)/ HEAD | xz  >../$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).tar.xz;
 
 dist-svn:
 	svn export $(SVNROOT)/releases/$(TAG) $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)