RE: SVN Keyword

Yes I meant the repository revision number and it's exactly for this
reason (revision number built into the executable).

But I can not imagine that svn does not contain any keyword or variable
that will update files during check out instead of during commit.

Anyway, I will try to do it with a batch file that will read the
revision number during the build process to update my macro that contain
the build number.

Thanks you for your answer.
Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: Duncan Murdoch [mailto:murdoch@stats.uwo.ca]
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 10:12 AM
To: David Moriconi
Cc: users@subversion.tigris.org
Subject: Re: SVN Keyword

On 11/16/2006 10:04 AM, David Moriconi wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to put the revision number as a variable in my C program that
it
> will be updated when the file is checked out. I looked for $Rev$ or
$Id$
> but those keywords are updated only during the commit. Is there any
way
> to update files by writing the revision number automaticaly during the
> check out?

You mean the repository revision number, rather than the last modified
revision of the file?

If so, I think the answer is no, you can't do that. The usual thing
people do if they want the repository revision number built into an
executable that they are compiling is to put a call to svn info or
svnversion into their make script for the project. Have the make script

write some form of the revision number to an unversioned file, and link
that file into your project.

If you really wanted the last modified revision of the file, then look
up svn:keywords in the book.

Duncan Murdoch

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