Index: sys/conf/newvers.sh
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--- sys/conf/newvers.sh
+++ sys/conf/newvers.sh
@@ -197,12 +197,17 @@
 
 if [ -n "$svnversion" ] ; then
 	svn=`cd ${SYSDIR} && $svnversion 2>/dev/null`
-	if expr "$svn" : ".*M" >/dev/null; then
-		modified=true
-	fi
 	case "$svn" in
-	[0-9]*)	svn=" r${svn}" ;;
-	*)	unset svn ;;
+	[0-9]*M|[0-9]*:[0-9]*)
+		svn=" r${svn}"
+		modified=true
+		;;
+	[0-9]*)
+		svn=" r${svn}"
+		;;
+	*)
+		unset svn
+		;;
 	esac
 fi