diff -up ./tools/gpick.py.svnfix ./tools/gpick.py
--- ./tools/gpick.py.svnfix	2012-08-05 00:11:16.526842856 +0200
+++ ./tools/gpick.py	2012-08-05 00:27:42.413448691 +0200
@@ -99,8 +99,11 @@ class GpickEnvironment(SConsEnvironment)
 
 	def GetVersionInfo(self):
 		try:
-			svn_revision = subprocess.Popen(['svnversion', '-n',  self.GetLaunchDir()], shell=False, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
-			svn_revision = str(svn_revision)
+                        if not os.path.isdir(self.GetLaunchDir() + '/.svn'):
+                        	svn_revision=""
+                        else:
+				svn_revision = subprocess.Popen(['svnversion', '-n',  self.GetLaunchDir()], shell=False, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
+				svn_revision = str(svn_revision)
 			if svn_revision=="exported":
 				svn_revision=""
 			svn_revision=svn_revision.replace(':','.')