Closed Bug 217217 Opened 21 years ago Closed 7 years ago

unable to detect Mozilla Firefox version (Build ID) from command line anymore

Categories

(Firefox Build System :: General, defect)

x86
Windows XP
defect
Not set
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

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(Reporter: bugzilla, Unassigned)

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my 4getmoz
http://gemal.dk/mozilla/4getmoz.html
used to work with mozilla firebird but it doesn't anymore.

it uses the content\global\build.dtd file inside the toolkit.jar file. but this
seems to have gone away!

HELP
-> FB
Assignee: mozbugs-build → bryner
Component: Build Config → build-config
Product: Browser → Firebird
QA Contact: asa
Version: Trunk → unspecified
ah...
brand.dtd is now in locale/en-US/global in the new toolkit.
bryner, maybe we should put it back to content/global and strip the "Build ID:"
part?
perhaps it could be fixed by fixing bug 179052
QA Contact: asa
Now we're back at the situation where you can detect the build ID from the
command line! brand.dtd has been removed!
I could really need a buildid.txt file or something that contained the current
build id. I could image that other might want this too.
Assignee: bryner → bsmedberg
Summary: unable to detect Mozilla Firebird version from command line anymore → unable to detect Mozilla Firefox version (Build ID) from command line anymore
Comment on attachment 154218 [details] [diff] [review]
patch to add buildid

Henrik: I know this is kinda premature, but imagine the situation where the
core toolkit/gecko were versioned separately from the firefox FE. Which buildID
would you want?

I removed the buildid from the locale/ package because l10n-packs are not built
at the same time as mozilla and would frequently have meaninless buildIDs. I
wouldn't mind adding it back to a content/ package if that seems useful. It's
very easy to do using a preprocessor directive.
Attachment #154218 - Flags: review-
I'd be superglad if you could add it back to a content/ package
Assignee: benjamin → nobody
QA Contact: benjamin
QA Contact: benjamin → build.config
This bug might still represent a general class of problem. But without any activity for a decade, I don't think it is still relevant to have open.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 7 years ago
Resolution: --- → INCOMPLETE
Component: Build Config → General
Product: Firefox → Firefox Build System
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