[SeaBIOS] [PATCH] buildversion.h: use the last git commit as timesource if tree is clean

[Kevin O'Connor]

On Fri, Jun 05, 2015 at 06:41:30PM +0200, Peter Stuge wrote:
> Kevin O'Connor wrote:
> > If the new "VERSION=" parameter is not provided then the default build
> > version remains unchanged.
> 
> I prefer Alex' patch, because it defaults to reproducible but
> provides more information if the tree has been modified, all
> automatically.
> 
> A user parameter like your VERSION *on top of that* is fine, but why
> not have reproducible by default like with Alex' patch when that
> doesn't really lose any information?

I find value in the hostname and date on trouble reports - it helps
determine if the binary was built by a distribution and it can help
backtrack to the gcc/binutils/etc. versions.

I find value in the timestamp during debug cycles as a means of
verifying I'm running the correct code during a test run.

So, I'm against changing the default to lose this information - either
in the debault SeaBIOS build or the default coreboot build.

-Kevin