12Dec21=======================================================================
1. fix git describe et al AGAIN to cope with (very) old (2009) git versions.
12Dec21=======================================================================
1. fix git describe et al AGAIN to cope with (very) old (2009) git versions.
11Dec21=======================================================================
1. Removed dependency on perl Git package.
2. Fixed errors caused by change 1 (use git -C $root to force .git location).
11Dec21=======================================================================
1. Removed dependency on perl Git package.
2. Fixed errors caused by change 1 (use git -C $root to force .git location).