[Bf-funboard] Labeling of the new buildbot builds

[Jeffrey H]

The new numbers designate the particular source hash used in that build.
Git does not use revision numbers like SVN does (ie r157, r158, r159); it
uses a hash instead. What you're seeing is a small portion of the whole
hash.


On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 3:55 AM, reiner.prokein <reiner.prokein at posteo.de>wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> The old buildbot releases all had a r - number in their name. Like
> r56992. And a newer release had a higher number than a older release.
> This was perfect to organize the builds in a backup folder. I keep
> several old versions of Blender for bug report reasons.
>
> The new buildbot releases comes with cryptic numbers and letters. Like
> 5611fb6 or b105d2ac or aee3018. And it already became a mess which
> number is what version in my folder. Those new builds don't sort by age
> anymore. New releases end in the middle of all the other releases, and
> not at the end. I have to rename every build folder by hand, adding the
> date and release number there.
>
> The old way was much more convenient for me. What is the benefit of the
> new numbers? Any chance that we can get the old labeling back?
>
> Kind regards
>
> Tiles
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