Generate windows version automatically #7908
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NOTE: This makes the assumption that from now on, we'll stick with "x.y.z" versioning. That means if we use 1.0.1.1 or 1.0.2.5, it will break. Personally I think this is reasonable. Logarithmic versions don't help us or anyone else. A new version is a new version.
This allows for the same customization git-version.cpp allows.
Also, it improves messaging slightly during build if git is missing, and disallows reporting for builds generated without version info to make it clearer to users of such builds.
The changes to version.rc:
Closes #6406. This is really just an update of that pull to some degree.
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