Getting the subversion repository number into code

Question

I\'d like to implement a way of recording the version of a project within code, so that it can be used when testing and to help track bugs. It seems the best version number

Answer 1

You can use the svn:keywords property to enable the Rev keyword.

You can then use $Rev$ in your code and SVN will expand it automatically when updating to $Rev: 256 $ which can then parse...

More info on the Subversion manual