--- MITgcm/tools/genmake2	2009/11/04 16:58:57	1.199
+++ MITgcm/tools/genmake2	2009/11/30 21:50:35	1.200
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 #
-# $Header: /home/ubuntu/mnt/e9_copy/MITgcm/tools/genmake2,v 1.199 2009/11/04 16:58:57 utke Exp $
+# $Header: /home/ubuntu/mnt/e9_copy/MITgcm/tools/genmake2,v 1.200 2009/11/30 21:50:35 jmc Exp $
 #
 # Makefile generator for MITgcm UV codes
 #   created  by cnh 03/98
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@
 #  Find the MITgcm ${THISVER}
 version_file="${ROOTDIR}/doc/tag-index"
 if test -f $version_file ; then
-    THISVER=`grep '^checkpoint' $version_file | head -1`
+    THISVER=`$AWK '/^checkpoint/{print $1; exit}' $version_file`
 #-  remove ./BUILD_INFO.h file if older than version_file
     if test -f ./BUILD_INFO.h -a ./BUILD_INFO.h -ot $version_file ; then
 	echo "  remove ./BUILD_INFO.h (older than ${version_file})"