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Bob Paddock (graceindustries AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> I added the time stamp to the help screen
..
> It is a trade off.  Ideally I want bit-by-bit reproducible AND a
> timestamp in the code.

There is no tradeoff. You put a source code identifier into the build
and not a build identifier. git describe --tags is e.g. an excellent
source of such a source identifier, when one uses Git.


> In my newer code I use a 'buildnumber' to know the differences
> between versions

Don't reinvent this. Use your version control system.


//Peter