Deprecated example of how to update revision with data from SCM - git

revision.bat

: Deprecated example of how to update revision with data from SCM - git
: format output: C++ preprocessor directives - #define (macro definitions)

@echo off

    : Result into
    set fout=revision.h

    : Get data

        : rev count
        FOR /F %%i IN ('git rev-list HEAD --count') DO set git_rev_count=%%i

        : rev SHA1 short
        FOR /F %%i IN ('git rev-parse --short HEAD') DO set git_rev_sha1=%%i

        : branch name
        FOR /F %%i IN ('git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD') DO set git_branch_name=%%i
        
    : Format line
    set dataString=%git_rev_count% [%git_branch_name% - %git_rev_sha1%]

  
    : Result

    echo // generated by a tool > %fout%
    echo #ifndef REVISION_H >> %fout% 
    echo #define BASE 12771 >> %fout%
    echo #ifdef _DEBUG >> %fout%
    echo   #define REVISION_STR "%dataString%(debug)" >> %fout%
    echo   #define L_REVISION_STR L"%dataString%(debug)" >> %fout%
    echo #else >> %fout%
    echo   #define REVISION_STR "%dataString%" >> %fout%
    echo   #define L_REVISION_STR L"%dataString%" >> %fout%
    echo #endif >> %fout%
    echo #endif >> %fout%