Made the script more advanced to try and solve the tag substitution issue.

QHAlphaBuild.sh

@@ -1,18 +1,95 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+release=a
+version=
+issue=
+branch=trunk
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]
+do
+  case "$1" in
+    -release) release_type="$2"; shift;;
+    -version) commit_version="$2"; shift;;
+    -issue) issue_number="$2"; shift;;
+    -branch) branch="$2"; shift;;
+    -*) echo >&2 \
+        "usage: $0 [-release a|b|r] [-version some_repository_version] [-issue an_issue_number] [-branch trunk|some_branch]"
+        exit 1;;
+    *) break;; # terminate while loop
+  esac
+done
+
+if [ $release != "a" -a $release != "b" -a $release != "r" ]
+  echo >&2 \
+  "Release must be 'a', 'b' or 'r'."
+  echo >&2 \
+  "usage: $0 [-release a|b|r] [-version some_repository_version] [-issue an_issue_number] [-branch trunk|some_branch]"
+  exit 1
+then
+fi
+
+if [ -n $version -a $version -eq $version 2> /dev/null ]
+then
+  # do nothing, it's the else we want.
+else
+  echo >&2 \
+  "Version must be a number."
+  echo >&2 \
+  "usage: $0 [-release a|b|r] [-version some_repository_version] [-issue an_issue_number] [-branch trunk|some_branch]"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -n $issue -a $issue -eq $issue 2> /dev/null ]
+then
+  # do nothing, it's the else we want.
+else
+  echo >&2 \
+  "Issue must be a number."
+  echo >&2 \
+  "usage: $0 [-release a|b|r] [-version some_repository_version] [-issue an_issue_number] [-branch trunk|some_branch]"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ $branch -ne "trunk" ]
+then
+  branch=branches/$branch
+  svn ls https://questhelperredux.googlecode.com/svn/$branch >/dev/null 2>&1
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+  then
+    echo >&2 \
+    "Branch exists."
+    echo >&2 \
+    "usage: $0 [-release a|b|r] [-version some_repository_version] [-issue an_issue_number] [-branch trunk|some_branch]"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+command=
+if [ -n $revision ]
+then
+  command="export -r $revision https://questhelperredux.googlecode.com/svn/$branch build"
+else
+  command="export https://questhelperredux.googlecode.com/svn/$branch build"
+
+  cd trunk
+  let revision=`svnversion`
+  cd ..
+fi
+
 echo Exporting files.
-svn export https://questhelperredux.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ build
+svn $command
 
-cd trunk
-let version=`svnversion`
+cd build
 
-cd ../build
-
-echo Replacing version tag.
-sed -i "s/svnversion/${version}/g" QuestHelper/QuestHelper.toc
-
-echo Zipping up the package.
-zip -vr QuestHelper_Redux-4.0.1.${version}a.zip QuestHelper/
+echo Replacing version tag and creating package.
+if [ -n $issue ]
+then
+  sed -i s/'$svnversion$'/"${revision}${release}-i${issue}"/g QuestHelper/QuestHelper.toc
+  zip -r QuestHelper_Redux-4.0.1.${revision}${release}-i${issue}.zip QuestHelper/
+else
+  sed -i s/'$svnversion$'/"${revision}${release}"/g QuestHelper/QuestHelper.toc
+  zip -r QuestHelper_Redux-4.0.1.${revision}${release}.zip QuestHelper/
+fi
 
 echo Moving the package up one directory level.
 mv -v *.zip ..

QuestHelper/QuestHelper.toc

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 ## Notes-esES: Calcula la mejor ruta a seguir para usted.
 ## Notes-esMX: Calcula la mejor ruta a seguir para usted.
 ## Notes-koKR: 노선에 대한 계산을 수행합니다.
-## Version: 4.0.1.svnversion
+## Version: 4.0.1.$svnversion$$abr$$issue$
 ## OptionalDeps: Cartographer_Waypoints, TomTom, Cartographer_InstanceMaps, !Swatter, tekticles, UnicodeFont, ClearFont2
 ## SavedVariables: QuestHelper_Pref QuestHelper_UID QuestHelper_SaveDate QuestHelper_Errors QuestHelper_Collector QuestHelper_Collector_Version
 ## SavedVariablesPerCharacter: QuestHelper_KnownFlightRoutes QuestHelper_Home QuestHelper_CharVersion QuestHelper_Flight_Updates