embedded version string weirdness

dalton · 14 August 2023, 13:50

Hi,

I tried putting a version string inside my program according to this spec https://wiki.amigaos.net/wiki/Version_Strings

But the date comes out wrong when I use the "version" tool to check.

I put this string in my c program:

Code:

"$VER: Hello World 1.0 (14.08.2023)"

I have verified with a hex-editor that this exact string is stored in the program (with zero-termination).
The output of "version full" is

Code:

Hello World 1.0 (03/09/18)

How come the date is wrong?

Cheers

a/b · 14 August 2023, 14:45

Year must be YY and not YYYY (it will add 1900 internally).

edit: YY works up to year (19)99, after that it's fubar as well (for example, 00 or 23 don't work either) because it ends up being 19xx. Probably have to update KS to 3.2 or something that supports Y2K. Or use 100 for year 2000 (and 123 for 2023).

dalton · 14 August 2023, 18:42

Ah, the Y2K bug. I can confirm that putting in 123 works, but how will KS 3.2 respond to that?

Daedalus · 14 August 2023, 21:47

All version above 3.1 will handle 2-digit or 4-digit dates correctly, and the 123 workaround too.

Olaf Barthel · 15 August 2023, 08:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalton

Ah, the Y2K bug. I can confirm that putting in 123 works, but how will KS 3.2 respond to that?

The problem you encountered is caused by the limitations of the "Version" command, as it was before AmigaOS 3.5 came around. The AmigaOS 3.5 (V44), 4.0, 3.1.4, 3.2, etc. version of the "Version" command handle these date strings correctly.

The operating system itself does not process $VER: string date information. Where the $VER: string is being processed, e.g. by HDToolbox, only the version and revision information is read but not the date.

dalton · 17 August 2023, 13:48

Good to know, thanks people!

thomas · 17 August 2023, 14:52

There was an update to the 3.1 (V40) Version command formerly hosted on the AmIga Inc website. Cloanto still hosts it today: https://www.amigaforever.com/classic/download/

While you are at it you should also update SetPatch, otherwise the OS does not properly detect the absence of an FPU.

14 August 2023, 13:50	#1
dalton tulou Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gothenburg / Sweden Posts: 88	embedded version string weirdness Hi, I tried putting a version string inside my program according to this spec https://wiki.amigaos.net/wiki/Version_Strings But the date comes out wrong when I use the "version" tool to check. I put this string in my c program: Code: "$VER: Hello World 1.0 (14.08.2023)" I have verified with a hex-editor that this exact string is stored in the program (with zero-termination). The output of "version full" is Code: Hello World 1.0 (03/09/18) How come the date is wrong? Cheers

14 August 2023, 14:45	#2
a/b Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: europe Posts: 1,043	Year must be YY and not YYYY (it will add 1900 internally). edit: YY works up to year (19)99, after that it's fubar as well (for example, 00 or 23 don't work either) because it ends up being 19xx. Probably have to update KS to 3.2 or something that supports Y2K. Or use 100 for year 2000 (and 123 for 2023). Last edited by a/b; 14 August 2023 at 14:58.

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14 August 2023, 18:42	#3
dalton tulou Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gothenburg / Sweden Posts: 88	Ah, the Y2K bug. I can confirm that putting in 123 works, but how will KS 3.2 respond to that?

14 August 2023, 21:47	#4
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,369	All version above 3.1 will handle 2-digit or 4-digit dates correctly, and the 123 workaround too.

17 August 2023, 13:48	#6
dalton tulou Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gothenburg / Sweden Posts: 88	Good to know, thanks people!

17 August 2023, 14:52	#7
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,006	There was an update to the 3.1 (V40) Version command formerly hosted on the AmIga Inc website. Cloanto still hosts it today: https://www.amigaforever.com/classic/download/ While you are at it you should also update SetPatch, otherwise the OS does not properly detect the absence of an FPU.

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