1904609 - Export a python function to get the build id

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Firefox Build System :: General, enhancement)

Description

[Alex Franchuk [:afranchuk]]

build/variables.py generates the build id, however the function is not idempotent due to the use of datetime.now(). Because of this, python scripts which need the build id end up reading the generated buildid.h file. This happens enough that there should be a function guaranteed to do this correctly if anything about buildid.h changes. Such a function would also make it obvious how to get the build id for future script writers.

Examples:
https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/64ddb621a0d3905fc2e3df475517d4163d377b22/config/create_rc.py#98
https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/64ddb621a0d3905fc2e3df475517d4163d377b22/toolkit/library/gen_buildid.py#39
https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/64ddb621a0d3905fc2e3df475517d4163d377b22/toolkit/crashreporter/tools/symbolstore.py#594

Comment 1

[Alex Franchuk [:afranchuk]]

Attachment: Bug 1904609 - Provide a function to get the build id r=glandium

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/5b7f9d14221a
Provide a function to get the build id r=glandium

Comment 3

[Atila Butkovits]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/5b7f9d14221a