192550 - build identifier doesn't reflect updated cvs tree

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 55781

(SeaMonkey :: Build Config, defect)

Description

[gkerschb]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3b) Gecko/20030124
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3b) Gecko/20030124

After doing a 'gmake -f client.mk checkout' to update the cvs tree and
recompiling, the mozilla build identifier still shows the old date 20030124
(today is 20030210).

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.update your cvs tree which is some days old
2.recompile the changes in
3.see in Help/About Mozilla that the build date is still the old one despite the
sources are the newest.

Actual Results:  
the build identifier shows the old state.

Expected Results:  
the build identifier should reflect the actual state.

Comment 1

[hacker formerly known as [e-mail]]

Yes, this is a known issue caused by the fix for bug 37484.  The buildid is
compiled into the layout engine so to update that id, you have to relink layout
(which is huge).  The build id that shows up in the title bar should be updated
if you have MOZILLA_OFFICIAL or BUILD_OFICIAL set (per
http://www.mozilla.org/build/distribution.html) and you've built the entire tree
from the top.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 55781 ***

Comment 2

[Tracy Walker [:tracy]]

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