diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b93d19a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Makefile emulation for the SCons build system
+
+#SCONSFLAGS="sdlmixer=1"
+
+all:	build
+
+info:
+	@LANG=C svn info | grep '^Revision:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | xargs echo 'Based on revision'
+
+build:
+	scons $(SCONSFLAGS)
+
+install:
+	scons install
+
+clean:
+	scons -c
+
+distclean:	clean
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index da1f0d0d0..901deb72d 100755
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -6,14 +6,19 @@ import os
 
 PROGRAM_NAME = 'D1X-Rebirth'
 
-#SVN_REVISION = os.popen('echo -n `LANG=C svn info | grep Revision | cut -d\  -f2`').read()
+#SVN_REVISION = os.popen('echo -n `LANG=C svn info | grep ^Revision | cut -d\  -f2`').read()
 
 # version number
 D1XMAJOR = 0
 D1XMINOR = 51
+
+# optional micro revision: set it to SVN_REVISION if available, zero otherwise.
+D1XMICRO = 0
 #D1XMICRO = int(SVN_REVISION)
 
 VERSION_STRING = ' v' + str(D1XMAJOR) + '.' + str(D1XMINOR)
+if (D1XMICRO):
+	VERSION_STRING += '.' + str(D1XMICRO)
 
 print '\n===== ' + PROGRAM_NAME + VERSION_STRING + ' =====\n'
 
@@ -318,13 +323,16 @@ env.ParseConfig('sdl-config --cflags')
 env.ParseConfig('sdl-config --libs')
 env.Append(CPPFLAGS = ['-Wall', '-funsigned-char'])
 env.Append(CPPDEFINES = [('D1XMAJOR', '\\"' + str(D1XMAJOR) + '\\"'), ('D1XMINOR', '\\"' + str(D1XMINOR) + '\\"')])
-#env.Append(CPPDEFINES = [('D1XMICRO', '\\"' + str(D1XMICRO) + '\\"')])
 env.Append(CPPDEFINES = [('USE_SDLMIXER', sdlmixer)])
 env.Append(CPPDEFINES = ['NMONO', 'NETWORK', 'HAVE_NETIPX_IPX_H', 'SUPPORTS_NET_IP', '__SDL__', 'SDL_INPUT', 'SDL_AUDIO', '_REENTRANT'])
 env.Append(CPPPATH = ['include', 'main', 'arch/sdl/include'])
 generic_libs = ['SDL']
 sdlmixerlib = ['SDL_mixer']
 
+if (D1XMICRO):
+	env.Append(CPPDEFINES = [('D1XMICRO', '\\"' + str(D1XMICRO) + '\\"')])
+
+
 # windows or *nix?
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
 	print "compiling on Windows"
diff --git a/arch/sdl/mixmusic.c b/arch/sdl/mixmusic.c
index c0c084985..09911ec67 100644
--- a/arch/sdl/mixmusic.c
+++ b/arch/sdl/mixmusic.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "cfile.h"
 
-#define MIX_MUSIC_DEBUG 1
+#define MIX_MUSIC_DEBUG 0
 #define MUSIC_FADE_TIME 500 //milliseconds
 #define MUSIC_EXTENSION_ARG "-music_ext"