Generating automatic build timestamp

xorriso/xorriso_makefile_am.txt

@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ xorriso_xorriso_CFLAGS = -DXorriso_standalonE -DXorriso_with_maiN -DXorriso_with
 
 xorriso_xorriso_LDADD = $(THREAD_LIBS)
 
+
+# Trying to create a build timestamp file
+#
+BUILT_SOURCES = xorriso/xorriso_buildstamp.h
+# phony targets get rebuilt every time
+.PHONY: xorriso/xorriso_buildstamp.h
+xorriso/xorriso_buildstamp.h:
+	date -u '+#define Xorriso_build_timestamP "%Y.%m.%d.%H%M%S"' >xorriso/xorriso_buildstamp.h
+	cat xorriso/xorriso_buildstamp.h
+
+
 xorriso_xorriso_SOURCES = \
 	\
 	xorriso/xorriso.h \
@@ -162,6 +173,9 @@ install-exec-hook:
 	ln -s xorriso $(bindir)/xorrecord
 
 
+
+# <<< seems to be outperformed by the .PHONY above
+
 # Trying to create a build timestamp file
 #
 buildstamp:
@@ -181,6 +195,8 @@ buildstamped: buildstamp
 #
 # all: buildstamp
 
+# <<< seems to be outperformed by the .PHONY above
+
 ## ========================================================================= ##
 
 # Indent source files

xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h

@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.07.14.125133"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2008.07.15.063040"