ABOUT could have unique build number...

[distrakt]

Version

alpha6

What is the issue?

With the sometimes-rapid-iteration, it would be useful to see a completely unique build number in the About box.

(In my projects, every build runs a script that increments version.h, so the about box or --help shows things like "build 4037".)

Can also include __DATE__ and __TIME__ to get a very unique number.

Ideally the build number is also on the file name, like FIRMWARE_5.6_4037.333 or whatever. (Right now I have two quick iterations in my downloads which are distinguished by an extra period in the filename :) )

[Frudah]

Which builds are those? I usually use numbers for significant changes…. And letters for minor fixes. I am pretty lazy about ensuring the about page gets upgraded consistently, mostly because the quick iterations, but typically ensure the file names are reflective.

[Miq1]

@Frudah I think @distrakt is referring to an automatically generated number (by a script in the build process) that will be incrementing with every build. I have similar mechanisms in Platformio to maintain this number and generate a build version string from it. Once implemented you will not have to care about it any more.