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[Daniel Kulesz <daniel.kulesz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am not very convinced about this approach, as it doesn't really help
traceability. If I encounter a certain bug in some version I am running,
I want to be sure, which version I was really running - not when it was
built. Having the date/timestamp might be a nice bonus, but it's not a
supplement for the revision number and (what I forgot) the branch name.

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(FR) Build number and release date should be obtained automatically
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/497927
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Status in RevAger: New

Bug description:
We should find a way to automatically integrate the current build number from the VCS (i.e. using "bzr revno", but a solution which does not depend on the bzr binary would be even better) and the current date (should be rather simple) dynamically into the build script, that is, without relying on resources/appResources.properties. This would simplify bug tracking from development builds. Since these strings are currently updated rather rarely, "Help->About" often reports incorrect information.