Setting BUILD_OFFICIAL=1 in ~/.mozconfig doesn't change date

[yusufg]

Hi, I am compiling Phoenix with XFT on my Redhat 8.0 box, I am using the following ~/.mozconfig

export MOZ_PHOENIX=1
export BUILD_OFFICIAL=1
export MOZILLA_OFFICIAL=1
mk_add_options MOZ_PHOENIX=1
mk_add_options BUILD_OFFICIAL=1
mk_add_options MOZILLA_OFFICIAL=1
ac_add_options --enable-crypto
ac_add_options --disable-tests
ac_add_options --disable-debug
ac_add_options --disable-mailnews
ac_add_options --disable-composer
ac_add_options --enable-optimize=-O2
ac_add_options --disable-ldap
ac_add_options --disable-mailnews
ac_add_options --enable-extensions=default,-inspector,-irc,-venkman,-content-packs,-help
ac_add_options --enable-plaintext-editor-only
ac_add_options --enable-xft

However, after I finish compiling, when I click on Help->About Phoenix, the build date shown is the
date when I first checked the entire source out, does anybody know how I can change the build identifier to have the current date (I thought setting BUILD_OFFICIAL and MOZILLA_OFFICIAL) should do the trick

[Chris Cook]

However, after I finish compiling, when I click on Help->About Phoenix, the build date shown is the date when I first checked the entire source out, does anybody know how I can change the build identifier to have the current date (I thought setting BUILD_OFFICIAL and MOZILLA_OFFICIAL) should do the trick

Wouldn't that be misleading (from a code version perspective) and confusing though?

[cdn]

echo '#define PRODUCT_VERSION "'`date +%Y%m%d`'"' > layout/build/gbdate.h

then run make -f client.mk

this will be a dep build, since you're only compiling the changes [ but that code is still YYYYmmdd ]