diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 522730b230..58b06f47af 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ check_find_package_result(Boost_FOUND "Boost")
 # Here you can define what libraries of wxWidgets you need for your
 # application. You can figure out what libraries you need here;
 # http://www.wxwidgets.org/manuals/2.8/wx_librarieslist.html
-find_package(wxWidgets COMPONENTS base core adv gl html net QUIET)
+find_package(wxWidgets COMPONENTS gl html adv core net base QUIET)
 check_find_package_result(wxWidgets_FOUND "wxWidgets")
 
 
@@ -129,11 +129,8 @@ include(${wxWidgets_USE_FILE})
 include(MinGWResourceCompiler)
 
 # Automagically create version header file.
-# does not work with mingw for me (jpc)
-if(UNIX)
-    include(CreateSVNVersionHeader)
-    create_svn_version_header()
-endif(UNIX)
+include(CreateSVNVersionHeader)
+create_svn_version_header()
 
 if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include/config.h)
     # This file may exist (created by an alternate process to the svn test above),
diff --git a/CMakeModules/CreateSVNVersionHeader.cmake b/CMakeModules/CreateSVNVersionHeader.cmake
index 9e4f718998..4ad9aa6d27 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/CreateSVNVersionHeader.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/CreateSVNVersionHeader.cmake
@@ -1,8 +1,44 @@
 macro(create_svn_version_header)
     # Include Subversion support to automagically create version header file.
     find_package(Subversion)
+
     if(Subversion_FOUND)
-        Subversion_WC_INFO(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} Kicad)
+        # Copied from the CMake module FindSubversion.cmake.  The default
+        # version prevents generating the output files when the "svn info"
+        # command fails.  Just fall back to using "build_version.h" for
+        # the version strings.
+        set(_Subversion_SAVED_LC_ALL "$ENV{LC_ALL}")
+        set(ENV{LC_ALL} C)
+
+        execute_process(
+            COMMAND ${Subversion_SVN_EXECUTABLE} info ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
+            OUTPUT_VARIABLE Kicad_WC_INFO
+            ERROR_VARIABLE _svn_error
+            RESULT_VARIABLE _svn_result
+            OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+
+        if(NOT ${_svn_result} EQUAL 0)
+            message(STATUS
+                    "Using <build_version.h> for version string.")
+        else(NOT ${_svn_result} EQUAL 0)
+            string(REGEX REPLACE "^(.*\n)?URL: ([^\n]+).*"
+                   "\\2" Kicad_WC_URL "${Kicad_WC_INFO}")
+            string(REGEX REPLACE "^(.*\n)?Revision: ([^\n]+).*"
+                   "\\2" Kicad_WC_REVISION "${Kicad_WC_INFO}")
+            string(REGEX REPLACE "^(.*\n)?Last Changed Author: ([^\n]+).*"
+                   "\\2" Kicad_WC_LAST_CHANGED_AUTHOR "${Kicad_WC_INFO}")
+            string(REGEX REPLACE "^(.*\n)?Last Changed Rev: ([^\n]+).*"
+                   "\\2" Kicad_WC_LAST_CHANGED_REV "${Kicad_WC_INFO}")
+            string(REGEX REPLACE "^(.*\n)?Last Changed Date: ([^\n]+).*"
+                   "\\2" Kicad_WC_LAST_CHANGED_DATE "${Kicad_WC_INFO}")
+        endif(NOT ${_svn_result} EQUAL 0)
+
+        set(ENV{LC_ALL} ${_Subversion_SAVED_LC_ALL})
+    endif(Subversion_FOUND)
+
+    # Check to make sure 'svn info' command did not fail.  Otherwise fallback
+    # to vesion strings defined in "<kicad-src-dir>/include/build_version.h".
+    if(Kicad_WC_LAST_CHANGED_DATE)
         string(REGEX REPLACE "^([0-9]+)\\-([0-9]+)\\-([0-9]+).*" "\\1\\2\\3"
                _kicad_svn_date ${Kicad_WC_LAST_CHANGED_DATE})
         set(KICAD_SVN_VERSION
@@ -21,5 +57,8 @@ macro(create_svn_version_header)
         # Generate config.h.
         configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeModules/config.h.cmake
                        ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/config.h)
-    endif(Subversion_FOUND)
+
+        message(STATUS "Kicad SVN version: ${KICAD_SVN_VERSION}")
+        message(STATUS "Kicad about version: ${KICAD_ABOUT_VERSION}")
+    endif(Kicad_WC_LAST_CHANGED_DATE)
 endmacro(create_svn_version_header)
diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 1f6d2b9b55..783fae2dc7 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ Started 2007-June-11
 Please add newer entries at the top, list the date and your name with
 email address.
 
+2008-Dec-02 UPDATE Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@verizon.net>
+================================================================================
+++build fixes
+  * Changed wxWidgets library find order so monolithic build is no longer
+    required (at least on MinGW).
+  * Changed CreateSVNVersionHeader.cmake to fall back to "build_version.h"
+    when 'svn info' command fails.  The default macro that ships with CMake
+    will not create build files when 'svn info' fails.
+
+
 2008-Nov-25 UPDATE Dick Hollenbeck <dick@softplc.com>
 ================================================================================
 +eeschema