git log -n 1 --pretty="format:%h: %ci" > bin/.version
This command can also be run manually to create the bin/.version file.
This command genrates a short form of the commit hash and a date and time of the commit in ISO8601 format.
If a full commit hash is required then change %h to %H
The logic that is used to extract the deprecated svn revision is still included.
It will be removed at a future date
SQLite reports System NUll Reference, but works, inside
LoadItems, on SQLiteRegionData.cs
From: Arthur Rodrigo S Valadares <arthursv@linux.vnet.ibm.com>