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== Verifying the Build ID ==
= Verifying the Build ID =


Every Mozilla product has a build ID associated with it. This string represents the date and hour of the day the build was made. When a Mozilla Product is released, we need to verify that the product has the right build ID on each platform and for each locale.
Every Mozilla product has a build ID associated with it. This string represents the date and hour of the day the build was made. When a Mozilla Product is released, we need to verify that the product has the right build ID on each platform and for each locale.


=== Firefox 2.0 or later ===
== Firefox 3.1 or later ==
Launch Firefox. Load "about:" (without the quotes) in the URL bar.  
Launch Firefox. Load "about:" (without the quotes) in the URL bar.  


Look at the bottom of the window for the Build Identifier. It should look like: <pre>Build identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.8.1) Gecko/2006111604 BonEcho/2.0</pre>
Look at the bottom of the window for the Build Identifier. It should look like:  


The Build ID is the 10-digit number immediately after "Gecko/".
* Build identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9.1a2pre) Gecko/20080808020649 Minefield/3.1a2pre
 
The Build ID is the 14-digit number immediately after "Gecko/".
 
== Firefox 2.0 or 3.0 ==
Same as above for Firefox 3.1, only the Build ID will be a 10-digit number immediately after "Gecko/".
 
== Firefox 1.5 and earlier ==


=== Windows ===
=== Windows ===
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