diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 889909d..b27459c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT([cava], [0.3.5], [karl@stavestrand.no])
+AC_INIT([cava], [m4_esyscmd_s([git describe --always --tags --dirty])], [karl@stavestrand.no])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects -Wall -Werror foreign])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIRS([m4])
 AM_PROG_AR
@@ -8,22 +8,21 @@ AC_PROG_CC_STDC
 
 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
+
+dnl ############################
+dnl checking if debug is enabled
+dnl ############################
+
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([debug],
   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug],
     [enable debug messages and frequency table output])
 )
 
 AS_IF([test "x$enable_debug" = "xyes"], [
-  dnl enabling debug mode not working
+  dnl enabling debug mode
   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -DDEBUG"
 ])
 
-dnl AS_IF([test "x$enable_debug" = "xno"], [
-  dnl enabling debug mode
-dnl  CPPFLAGS=-DDEBUG
-dnl ])
-
-
 
 
 dnl ######################
diff --git a/iniparser/Makefile b/iniparser/Makefile
index 58e0d13..1c19914 100644
--- a/iniparser/Makefile
+++ b/iniparser/Makefile
@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@ CC = gcc -std=gnu99
 CCDEPMODE = depmode=gcc3
 CFLAGS = -g -O2
 CPP = gcc -E
-CPPFLAGS =  -DDEBUG -I/usr/include/ncursesw
+CPPFLAGS =  -I/usr/include/ncursesw
 CURSES_CONFIG = /usr/bin/ncursesw5-config
 CYGPATH_W = echo
-DEFS = -DPACKAGE_NAME=\"cava\" -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"cava\" -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"0.3.5\" -DPACKAGE_STRING=\"cava\ 0.3.5\" -DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"karl@stavestrand.no\" -DPACKAGE_URL=\"\" -DPACKAGE=\"cava\" -DVERSION=\"0.3.5\" -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -DHAVE_SYS_TYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_STAT_H=1 -DHAVE_STDLIB_H=1 -DHAVE_STRING_H=1 -DHAVE_MEMORY_H=1 -DHAVE_STRINGS_H=1 -DHAVE_INTTYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_STDINT_H=1 -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DHAVE_DLFCN_H=1 -DLT_OBJDIR=\".libs/\" -DHAVE_PTHREAD_H=1 -DHAVE_CURSES_H=1
+DEFS = -DPACKAGE_NAME=\"cava\" -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"cava\" -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"0.3.5-25-gd6b4231-dirty\" -DPACKAGE_STRING=\"cava\ 0.3.5-25-gd6b4231-dirty\" -DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"karl@stavestrand.no\" -DPACKAGE_URL=\"\" -DPACKAGE=\"cava\" -DVERSION=\"0.3.5-25-gd6b4231-dirty\" -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -DHAVE_SYS_TYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_STAT_H=1 -DHAVE_STDLIB_H=1 -DHAVE_STRING_H=1 -DHAVE_MEMORY_H=1 -DHAVE_STRINGS_H=1 -DHAVE_INTTYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_STDINT_H=1 -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DHAVE_DLFCN_H=1 -DLT_OBJDIR=\".libs/\" -DHAVE_PTHREAD_H=1 -DHAVE_CURSES_H=1
 DEPDIR = .deps
 DLLTOOL = false
 DSYMUTIL = 
@@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ OTOOL64 =
 PACKAGE = cava
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT = karl@stavestrand.no
 PACKAGE_NAME = cava
-PACKAGE_STRING = cava 0.3.5
+PACKAGE_STRING = cava 0.3.5-25-gd6b4231-dirty
 PACKAGE_TARNAME = cava
 PACKAGE_URL = 
-PACKAGE_VERSION = 0.3.5
+PACKAGE_VERSION = 0.3.5-25-gd6b4231-dirty
 PATH_SEPARATOR = :
 RANLIB = ranlib
 SED = /bin/sed
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ SET_MAKE =
 SHELL = /bin/bash
 STRIP = strip
 SYSTEM_LIBINIPARSER = 0
-VERSION = 0.3.5
+VERSION = 0.3.5-25-gd6b4231-dirty
 abs_builddir = /home/karl/cava/iniparser
 abs_srcdir = /home/karl/cava/iniparser
 abs_top_builddir = /home/karl/cava