Build and Version Numbering for Java Projects (ant, cvs, hudson)

Question

What are current best-practices for systematic build numbering and version number management in Java projects? Specifically:

• How to manage build numbers sy

Answer 1

Your build.xml

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Your java code

String ver = MyClass.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion();