Re: A little suggestion

[Lennart Borgman]

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Angelo Graziosi
<address@hidden> wrote:
> In Emacs, Help | About Emacs, there is written:
>
> "GNU Emacs 23.1.91.1 (i686-pc-cygwin, GTK+ Version 2.18.3)
>  of 2010-01-05 on..."
>
> Why, in the development stage, not adding the revision number? i.e.:
>
> "GNU Emacs 23.1.91.1 rev. 99259..."
>
> In GCC, for example, this happens.


I wonder if it is possible? Is it well defined?

Perhaps the beginning and ending time of the checkout could be used
instead? But I wonder if they are available either.