Chromium Code Reviews| Index: base/build_time.h |
| diff --git a/base/build_time.h b/base/build_time.h |
| index 4f0abc381336641425dab76d4f1533a0041b22bb..87a9d2eb3886faae0b67323c448bdd83c44405f3 100644 |
| --- a/base/build_time.h |
| +++ b/base/build_time.h |
| @@ -10,17 +10,15 @@ |
| namespace base { |
| -// GetBuildTime returns the time at which the current binary was built. |
| +// GetBuildTime returns the time at which the current binary was built, |
| +// rounded down to midnight at the start of the day in UTC. |
| // |
| -// This uses the __DATE__ and __TIME__ macros, which don't trigger a rebuild |
| -// when they change. However, official builds will always be rebuilt from |
| -// scratch. |
| +// This uses a generated file, which doesn't trigger a rebuild when the time |
| +// changes. It will, however, be updated whenever //build/util/LASTCHANGED |
| +// changes. |
| // |
| -// Also, since __TIME__ doesn't include a timezone, this value should only be |
| -// considered accurate to a day. |
| -// |
| -// NOTE: This function is disabled except for the official builds, by default |
| -// the date returned is "Sep 02 2008 08:00:00 PST". |
| +// This value should only be considered accurate to within a day. |
| +// It will always be in the past. |
|
M-A Ruel
2016/02/09 00:14:13
It is guaranteed to be in the past in UTC.
Zachary Forman
2016/02/09 00:47:18
The time is given with respect to UTC. If you take
|
| Time BASE_EXPORT GetBuildTime(); |
| } // namespace base |