You could embed a header into the file itself that is lart of the linker directive file. These variables would be available from w/i the program. They are kinda like global variables. The version could then be tracked thru this file. You can use things like compile date/time etc. Each time you recompile the variables would change. On Wed, 2002-01-02 at 12:36, Siders, Keith wrote: > This isn't mips-specific, so maybe belongs on another list, but I figured > someone here could probably answer just as quickly. I need to track versions > of all files in the system (embedded, flash-based, no disk media), but > cannot find a structure member where a version number can be stored in a > file header. Most linux command line apps generally have a -version command > line option, but is not viable for our application. Have I missed something? > Is there a standard Linux method/practice for version number tracking and > retrieval that is separate from CVS and the -version command switch, or do I > have to use something proprietary? Or should I just try to use the file > creation timestamp? > > Keith Siders > Software Engineer > Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc. > Advanced Television Technology Center > 801 Royal Parkway, Suite 100 > Nashville, Tennessee 37214 > Phone: (615) 257-4050 > Fax: (615) 453-7880 -- /************************* Marc Karasek Sr. Firmware Engineer iVivity Inc. marc_karasek@ivivity.com (770) 986-8925 (770) 986-8926 Fax *************************/
