buildstamp alternative to git markings

paper_template/mako-mem.sty

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 % available here: http://github.com/kjhealy/latex-custom-kjh/
 
 \usepackage{lastpage}
+\usepackage{datetime}
 
 % blank footnote
 % Use \symbolfootnote[0]{Footnote text} for a blank footnote. 
@@ -212,6 +213,27 @@
 \makeevenfoot{mako-mem-git}{}{\texttt{\footnotesize{\textcolor{BrickRed}{git revision \VCRevision\ on \VCDateTEX}}}}{}
 \makeoddfoot{mako-mem-git}{}{\texttt{\footnotesize \textcolor{BrickRed}{git revision \VCRevision\ on \VCDateTEX}}}{}
 
+%%% print a datestamp from ShareLaTeX
+\makepagestyle{mako-mem-sharelatex}
+\newcommand{\@slmarks}{%
+  \let\@mkboth\markboth
+  \def\chaptermark##1{%
+    \markboth{%
+      \ifnum \c@secnumdepth >\m@ne
+        \if@mainmatter
+          \thechapter. \ %
+        \fi
+      \fi
+      ##1}{}}
+  \def\sectionmark##1{%
+    \markright{##1}}
+}
+\makepsmarks{mako-mem-sharelatex}{\@slmarks}
+\makeevenhead{mako-mem-sharelatex}{}{}{\scshape\thepage}
+\makeoddhead{mako-mem-sharelatex}{}{}{\scshape\thepage}
+\makeevenfoot{mako-mem-sharelatex}{}{\texttt{\footnotesize{\textcolor{BrickRed}{Buildstamp/Version:~\pdfdate}}}}{}
+\makeoddfoot{mako-mem-sharelatex}{}{\texttt{\footnotesize{\textcolor{BrickRed}{Buildstamp/Version:~\pdfdate}}}}{}
+
 %% Create a command to make a note at the top of the first page describing the
 %% publication status of the paper. 
 \newcommand{\published}[1]{% 

paper_template/text.tex

@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
 % \input{vc}
 % \pagestyle{mako-mem-git}
 
+% LATEX NOTE: this alternative line will just input a timestamp at the
+% build process, useful for sharelatex
+% \pagestyle{mako-mem-sharelatex}
+
 \begin{document}
 
 \setlength{\parskip}{4.5pt}