From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#8054: 24.0.50; Who ever heard of a version number that doesn't change all year? Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 14:04:42 +1100 Message-ID: <19816.28106.690734.20490@puma.rapttech.com.au> References: <87hbc4f8c2.fsf@jidanni.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1298692154 20313 80.91.229.12 (26 Feb 2011 03:49:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:49:14 +0000 (UTC) To: 8054@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Feb 26 04:49:09 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PtB92-0004l1-4t for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:49:08 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45182 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PtB8w-00084P-CE for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:48:30 -0500 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=46178 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PtAxa-0002r3-Gg for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:36:47 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PtAxZ-0003Bh-6E for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:36:46 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:52643) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PtAxZ-0003Bd-0V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:36:45 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PtAUo-0005OW-00; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:07:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <87hbc4f8c2.fsf@jidanni.org> Resent-From: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:07:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 8054 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 8054-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B8054.129868958220686 (code B ref 8054); Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:07:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 8054) by debbugs.gnu.org; 26 Feb 2011 03:06:22 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PtASt-0005M7-Of for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:06:22 -0500 Original-Received: from ipmail06.adl2.internode.on.net ([150.101.137.129]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PtASr-0005Ld-Tp for 8054@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:05:02 -0500 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AswGACL9Z015LM0x/2dsb2JhbACYL44SdbxlhWAEjB0 Original-Received: from ppp121-44-205-49.lns20.syd7.internode.on.net (HELO puma.rapttech.com.au) ([121.44.205.49]) by ipmail06.adl2.internode.on.net with ESMTP; 26 Feb 2011 13:34:43 +1030 X-Mailer: VM 8.1.93a under 24.0.50.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:07:02 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:48:26 -0500 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:44377 Archived-At: Would it not be possible to add a script that could be used by configure to check for the .bzr directory and if it exists, extract the value from the branch/last-revision file and use that value to either append to the version or set some other variable. If the .bzr directory does not exist, set it to nil or 'unknown' or something? This would have the advantage of linking the revison number to the final build, eliminating differences that depend on whether the code is run from the install directory or installed somewhere else. Tim P.S. or alternatively, update the text presented in report-emacs-bug to encourage people to include the bzr revno if they are running from bzr sources and explain how to get this value -- Tim Cross tcross@rapttech.com.au There are two types of people in IT - those who do not manage what they understand and those who do not understand what they manage.