Nightly build numbers should increment

[mikestrock98036]

I’m running the nightly builds. When I go to the page that shows me whether there is a new version, it shows me the version number is the SAME as the version I am running. But, like a dutiful tester, I install the latest version. It shows the SAME BUILD NUMBER as what I was running previously, but apparently, it is newer because the system no longer tells me there is a newer build.

Is there a way we can get the build numbers incremented each time there is a new build? So at least we know that installing the ‘latest version’ is a later version than what we are currently running?

If that makes sense.

[Presskopp]

Don't you see a string like

You are using a development version (6.9-alpha-60536). Cool! Please stay updated.

down on any admin page?

[jorbin]

Welcome to WordPress core trac @mikestrock98036 and thank you for testing!

The build number for nightly builds is incremented on every commit even though builds aren't published for each commit. See ​the log on wp-includes/version.php for each of these updates. An example is at ​https://build.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/59870/trunk/wp-includes/version.php.

If you are running the nightly builds of a branch besides trunk, the nightly may not change as often due to less frequent commits but the ​version is incremented in those just the same.

As the build number is incremented and as mentioned by @Presskopp is in the footer already, I'm closing this as worksforme.

[mikestrock98036]

Here's what I'm trying to get at. I run the latest build. But I sometimes during the day go to the page (on my site) where it shows me whether there has been an update or not. Invariably, it will say that I'm set to upgrade to Build XYz4.

So I go and look at what build I am running, and I am already running Build XYz4.

I guess what I'd like to see is the system not trigger to update if there really isn't an updated version, or if it is going to trigger an update, the build number should reflect the new build number.

Why else would it trigger that there is an update available?

I'm honestly not trying to be a PITA here.

I'm sorry. I'm not a developer. I've run build processes before for build teams, but I'm not a developer myself. So if what I'm explaining doesn't make sense, I totally get that.

Thank you.

Mike.