This works well for me in a multi-stage environment so users can take a screenshot of the bug and then post it to the bug tracker and I can see straight away what version they are testing on. First four characters of the commit is enough in all probability.
OP: http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk/browse_thread/thread/53be9640c1a16faa/aa0c607502b3a059?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=owain#aa0c607502b3a059 but in summary: /app/config/initializers/revision.rb filename = File.expand_path('REVISION', RAILS_ROOT) REVISION = File.exist?(filename) ? File.read(filename) : `cd #{RAILS_ROOT} && git rev-parse HEAD`.strip /app/views/layout/application.html.erb <%- unless production? %> <p id='revision'><%= "#{REVISION[0..3]} #{Time.now.to_s(:db)} "%></ p> <%- end -%> /app/helpers/application_helper.rb def production? @is_production ||=(ENV['RAILS_ENV']=='production') end /public/stylesheets/content.css #revision { color: gray; position: absolute; z-index: 9; top: 10px; left: 0px; } -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
