Switches to native Go build info for versioning

Simplifies the version command and Makefile by removing manual ldflags injection. The application now relies entirely on Go's built-in VCS metadata embedding to extract version, commit, and date information, ensuring accurate reporting across all build methods.
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2026-04-11 15:06:11 +01:00
parent 6e21a0798a
commit 4155d78440
3 changed files with 37 additions and 63 deletions

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@@ -1,24 +1,14 @@
.PHONY: build install test clean version
.PHONY: build install test coverage clean
# Get version from git tag, fallback to dev
VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo "dev")
COMMIT ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
DATE ?= $(shell date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
# Ldflags to inject version information
LDFLAGS := -ldflags "-X git.membo.co.uk/dtomlinson/gitlocal/cmd.Version=$(VERSION) \
-X git.membo.co.uk/dtomlinson/gitlocal/cmd.Commit=$(COMMIT) \
-X git.membo.co.uk/dtomlinson/gitlocal/cmd.Date=$(DATE)"
# Build the binary
# Build the binary (Go automatically embeds VCS info)
build:
@echo "Building gitlocal $(VERSION)..."
go build $(LDFLAGS) -o gitlocal .
@echo "Building gitlocal..."
go build -o gitlocal .
# Install to $GOPATH/bin
install:
@echo "Installing gitlocal $(VERSION)..."
go install $(LDFLAGS) .
@echo "Installing gitlocal..."
go install .
# Run tests
test:
@@ -35,9 +25,3 @@ coverage:
clean:
@echo "Cleaning..."
rm -f gitlocal coverage.out
# Show version that would be built
version:
@echo "Version: $(VERSION)"
@echo "Commit: $(COMMIT)"
@echo "Date: $(DATE)"