Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/configure.ac
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/configure.ac	(revision 16172)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/configure.ac	(revision 16173)
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 #AUTOCONF
-AC_INIT([ISSM],[4.4],[issm@jpl.nasa.gov],[issm],[http://issm.jpl.nasa.gov]) #Initializing configure
+AC_INIT([Ice Sheet System Model (ISSM)],[4.4],[issm@jpl.nasa.gov],[issm],[http://issm.jpl.nasa.gov]) #Initializing configure
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([./aux-config])         #Put config files in aux-config
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])                 #m4 macros are located in m4
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 16172)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/m4/issm_options.m4	(revision 16173)
@@ -8,4 +8,16 @@
 
 	dnl ISSM's internal options
+	dnl Build info{{{
+	AC_PATH_PROGS(DATE, date)
+	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for build date)
+	dnl system checks require uname
+	if test "$DATE" ; then
+		PACKAGE_DATE=`date`
+	else
+		PACKAGE_DATE="unknown date"
+	fi
+	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PACKAGE_BUILD_DATE,"$PACKAGE_DATE", Build date)
+	AC_MSG_RESULT($PACKAGE_DATE)
+	dnl }}}
 	dnl Debugging {{{
 	AC_ARG_ENABLE([debugging],                                        dnl feature