diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 816645bcd..64f0fb7ea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ clean:
 #	cd $(MANDIR) && $(MAKE) clean
 #	cd $(DOCDIR) && rm -rf * 
 
+
+
 install_lib: 
 	cd $(LIBRARYDIR) && $(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(LIBDIR) INCLUDES=$(INCLUDES)
 	cd $(LIBRARYDIR) && $(MAKE) install_inc DESTDIR=$(INCDIR)
diff --git a/genVersionHeader.sh b/genVersionHeader.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fdb2f8239
--- /dev/null
+++ b/genVersionHeader.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#####! /bin/awk -f
+
+
+if [ $# -lt 3 ] 
+then
+    echo "wrong usage"
+    exit -1
+fi
+
+
+fin=$1
+ftmp=$2
+fout=$3
+
+echo "in: $fin tmp: $ftmp out: $fout"
+
+#awk 'NR==FNR {if ($3=="Date:") {l[FNR]=$4; gsub("-","",l[FNR]);} else { if (match($0,"Rev")) {l[FNR]=$(NF);} else {l[FNR]="\""$(NF)"\"";};};next} {$0=$1" "$2" "l[FNR]}1' $fin $ftmp > $fout
+
+awk 'NR==FNR {if (match($0,"Rev")) {l[0]=$(NF);} else if (match($0,"Date")) {l[1]=$4; gsub("-","",l[1]);} else if (match($0,"URL")) {l[2]="\""$(NF)"\"";} else if (match($0,"Author")) {l[3]="\""$(NF)"\"";} else if (match($1,"UUID")) {l[4]="\""$(NF)"\"";};next;} {if (match($2,"REV")) {$0=$1" "$2" "l[0];} else if (match($2,"DATE")) {$0=$1" "$2" "l[1];} else if (match($2,"URL")) {$0=$1" "$2" "l[2];} else if (match($2,"AUTH")) {$0=$1" "$2" "l[3];} else if (match($2,"UUID")) {$0=$1" "$2" "l[4];}}1' $fin $ftmp > $fout
diff --git a/manual/slsDetectors-FAQ.tex b/manual/slsDetectors-FAQ.tex
index d2d64e8a1..730fb86b4 100644
--- a/manual/slsDetectors-FAQ.tex
+++ b/manual/slsDetectors-FAQ.tex
@@ -110,19 +110,19 @@
 \tableofcontents
 \clearpage
 \chapter{SLS Detectors Software}
-\include{slsDetector-softFAQ}
+\input{slsDetector-softFAQ}
 
 \chapter{General questions about detectors}
-\include{generalDet-FAQ}
+%\input{generalDet-FAQ}
 
 
 \chapter{Single photon counting detectors}
-\include{singlePhotonCounting-FAQ}
+%\input{singlePhotonCounting-FAQ}
 
 \chapter{Charge Integrating detectors}
-\include{chargeInt-FAQ}
+%\input{chargeInt-FAQ}
 
 
 \chapter{Angular conversion}
-\include{angConv-FAQ}
+%\input{angConv-FAQ}
 \end{document}
diff --git a/updateSvnVersion.sh b/updateSvnVersion.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3e9687d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/updateSvnVersion.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Script to create svnInfo.txt files and export software
+
+#folders
+MAINDIR=slsDetectorsPackage
+LIBDIR=slsDetectorSoftware
+GUIDIR=slsDetectorGuiOriginal
+CALWIZDIR=calibrationWizards
+
+SVNPATH=file:///afs/psi.ch/project/sls_det_software/svn
+MAINDIRSVN=$SVNPATH/$MAINDIR
+LIBDIRSVN=$SVNPATH/$LIBDIR
+GUIDIRSVN=$SVNPATH/$GUIDIR
+CALWIZSVN=$SVNPATH/$GUIDIR
+
+
+#export
+#svn export --force $MAINDIRSVN
+#cd $MAINDIR
+#svn export --force  $LIBDIRSVN
+#svn export --force  $GUIDIRSVN
+#svn export --force  $CALWIZSVN
+
+
+#create svnInfo.txt
+svn info $LIBDIRSVN > $LIBDIR/svnInfo.txt
+./genVersionHeader.sh $LIBDIR/svnInfo.txt $LIBDIR/slsDetector/svnInfoLibTmp.h $LIBDIR/slsDetector/svnInfoLib.h 
+
+svn info $LIBDIRSVN/mythenDetectorServer > $LIBDIR/mythenDetectorServer/svnInfo.txt
+./genVersionHeader.sh $LIBDIR/mythenDetectorServer/svnInfo.txt $LIBDIR/mythenDetectorServer/svnInfoMythenTmp.h $LIBDIR/mythenDetectorServer/svnInfoMythen.h 
+
+
+svn info $LIBDIRSVN/gotthardDetectorServer > $LIBDIR/gotthardDetectorServer/svnInfo.txt
+./genVersionHeader.sh $LIBDIR/gotthardDetectorServer/svnInfo.txt $LIBDIR/gotthardDetectorServer/svnInfoGotthardTmp.h $LIBDIR/gotthardDetectorServer/svnInfoGotthard.h 
+
+svn info $GUIDIRSVN > $GUIDIR/svnInfo.txt
+./genVersionHeader.sh $GUIDIR/svnInfo.txt $GUIDIR/include/svnInfoGuiTmp.h $GUIDIR/include/svnInfoGui.h 
+
+svn info $CALWIZSVN > $CALWIZDIR/svnInfo.txt
+./genVersionHeader.sh $CALWIZDIR/svnInfo.txt $CALWIZDIR/svnInfoCalWizTmp.h $CALWIZDIR/svnInfoCalWiz.h 
+
+exit 0