[U-Boot] [PATCH][RFC] Update U-Boot's build timestamp on every compile

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Jerry Van Baren,

In message <48FDEC8D.6010502 at ge.com> you wrote:
>
> > I know this patch isn't a big deal, but I think it would be a valuable
> > change.  If others don't agree I'll drop the issue.
...
> +1
> Call me old fashioned, but I like time/date stamps.  They are more 
> meaningful to me as a quick "did I really load a new u-boot" or "when 
> did I do *that*" than a git hash.

Note that I'm not against this in principle. But if it gets changed,
then not only for a single architecture, but everywhere.

> Cost: $0.00.  Benefit: $0.02.  Benefit/Cost = priceless.

Cost: work to implement, review and test.  Benefit: $0.02.
Benefit/Cost = small ;-)

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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