once we have converted c::b (windows) to use configure, too - we can also integrate svn-version.
Why is this related?
If I understand the article correctly, the substitution is done by the svn-server.
This means you'd have to insert the keyword "$ID$" into the output-sourcecode of (at least) one file. It should be the one which writes the log messages and preferrably that for the loading screen. Then the "svn propset ..."-command has to be issued for the file(s) - here it is unclear to me, if more than one is supported.
That's all, or did I miss something?