blender: build revision unknown

[Pablo_F]

$ blender --version
...
build revision: unknown
...

The problem is not obvious but it arises when trying to install an add-on in which this python code is used:

bpy.app.build_revision

For example, this one:

https://github.com/zeffii/GL-fillet/

The plugin is added from the user preferences interface but it is impossible to activate.

The solution for me has been installing blender from ppa:irie/blender.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: blender 2.58-svn37702-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 17 12:52:53 2011
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: blender
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Nazo (lovesyao)]

Blender was switched from SVN to GIT. build revision is not useful anymore.