How can I make IDEA generate a build number automatically for my project?

Hello Sergi,

It's much better to use TeamCity rather than IntelliJ IDEA for this purpose.
TeamCity does have build numbering support.

So, that's the question. I want to just throw a build number somewhere
in a file which is updated automatically by IDEA. I've thought of
using the "pre-process" or "post-process" tabs on the artifact but I
think the ant target doesn't get that info. Actually, I think maybe it
cannot be done. Some plugin perhaps?

Any idea?

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Thanks!

On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:44:29 MSD, Sergi Baila <no_reply@jetbrains.com>
wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said :

>So, that's the question. I want to just throw a build number somewhere in a file which is updated automatically by IDEA. I've thought of using the "pre-process" or "post-process" tabs on the artifact but I think the ant target doesn't get that info. Actually, I think maybe it cannot be done. Some plugin perhaps?

Here are two possible approaches:

1. generate ANT files with the build number one of the properties.

2. put the build number in a static class. Make sure that each class
has some method that displays that build number.  It is up to you to
rebuild everything any time you change the build number.
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