Description
When run the show version command of mdstcl, it displays the release version. And although it is fairly easy to look up the associated build date on GitHub (or in the git log), it would be nice to have show version also display the build date (or even better the date of the most recent commit).
Example
This example adds a "Date:" line.
$ mdstcl
TCL> show version
MDSplus version: 7.139.17
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Release: alpha_release_7.139.17
Date: Jan 11, 2023
Browse: https://github.com/MDSplus/mdsplus/tree/alpha_release_7.139.17
Download: https://github.com/MDSplus/mdsplus/archive/alpha_release_7.139.17.tar.gz
Additional context
When dealing with support issues, the build/commit date is often more useful to the customer and support developers than the release version. Having the date readily available underscores to everybody how old the MDSplus version is that the customer is using.
mwinkel-dev
commented
6 months ago
Affiliation MIT PSFC
Description When run the
show versioncommand ofmdstcl, it displays the release version. And although it is fairly easy to look up the associated build date on GitHub (or in the git log), it would be nice to haveshow versionalso display the build date (or even better the date of the most recent commit).Example This example adds a "Date:" line.
Additional context When dealing with support issues, the build/commit date is often more useful to the customer and support developers than the release version. Having the date readily available underscores to everybody how old the MDSplus version is that the customer is using.