On 11/20/19, 8:40 AM, "openbmc on behalf of Joseph Reynolds" <openbmc-bounces+vijaykhemka=fb.com at lists.ozlabs.org on behalf of jrey at linux.ibm.com> wrote:
On 11/18/19 7:23 PM, www wrote:
> Dear Joseph，
>
> Thank you very much for your help. I just want to show the compile
> time of firmware to the user. If only show the version, it can't
> correspond to the time. When both are displayed at the same time, the
> information will be clearer. thanks again.
>
Byron, thanks for that. I think I understand your use case. However,
does this practice assume the build date is close to the date when the
software version was created?
- For example, I assume you'll merge a git commit to create a new
software version, and then build an image based on that commit. In this
way, the build date correlates closely with the version.
- However, if you build an image from an older commit, or wait a long
time before building an image, the build date will not correlate closely
with the version. This can be misleading and lead to errors in handling
images.
I guess build date should be the date version was released or created.
Is that a concern for you?
- Joseph
> thanks,
> Byron
>
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