1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Biz/Ide/version b/Biz/Ide/version
index 3a02b95..5b017d9 100755
--- a/Biz/Ide/version
+++ b/Biz/Ide/version
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 # simple implementation of kelvin versioning
 ##
   ns=$1
-  commits=$(git log --oneline --follow $ns | wc -l)
-  # gold melts at 1337 kelvin, so we start with this
-  # bc we are forging gold here
-  version=$(bc -l <<< "1337 - $commits")
-  echo $version
+  if [[ -e "$1" ]]; then
+    commits=$(git log --oneline --follow $ns | wc -l)
+    # gold melts at 1337 kelvin, so we start with this
+    # bc we are forging gold here
+    version=$(bc -l <<< "1337 - $commits")
+    echo $version
+  else
+    echo -1  # signal that file doesn't exist
+  fi
 ##