Include version information in Linux chrome.

base/base.gyp

 # Copyright (c) 2009 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 {
   'variables': {
     'chromium_code': 1,
   },
   'includes': [
     '../build/common.gypi',
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       # These warnings are needed for the files in third_party\dmg_fp.
       'msvs_disabled_warnings': [
         4244, 4554, 4018, 4102,
       ],
       'conditions': [
         [ 'OS == "linux"', {
             'actions': [
               {
                 'action_name': 'linux_version',
                 'variables': {
-                  'template_input_path': 'file_version_info_linux.h.version'
+                  'template_input_path': 'file_version_info_linux.h.version',
+                  'template_output_path':
+                  '<(INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/base/file_version_info_linux.h',
                 },
                 'inputs': [
                   '<(template_input_path)',
                   '../chrome/VERSION',
                   '../chrome/tools/build/linux/version.sh',
                 ],
                 'conditions': [
                   [ 'branding == "Chrome"', {
                     'inputs': ['../chrome/app/theme/google_chrome/BRANDING']
                     }, { # else branding!="Chrome"
                     'inputs': ['../chrome/app/theme/chromium/BRANDING']
                   }],
                 ],
                 'outputs': [
-                  '<(INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/base/file_version_info_linux.h',
+                  # Use a non-existant output so this action always runs and
+                  # generates version information, e.g. to capture revision
+                  # changes, which aren't captured by file dependencies.
+                  '<(INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/base/file_version_info_linux.bogus',
                 ],
                 'action': [
                   '../chrome/tools/build/linux/version.sh',
-                  '<(template_input_path)', '<@(_outputs)', '../chrome'
+                  '<(template_input_path)', '<(template_output_path)',
+                  '../chrome'
                 ],
               },
             ],
             'include_dirs': [
               '<(INTERMEDIATE_DIR)',
             ],
             'sources/': [ ['exclude', '_(mac|win)\\.cc$'],
                           ['exclude', '\\.mm?$' ] ],
             'sources!': [
               # Linux has an implementation of idle_timer that depends
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           'target_name': 'debug_message',
           'type': 'executable',
           'sources': [
             'debug_message.cc',
           ],
         },
       ],
     }],
   ],
 }