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.

cmd/version.go

@@ -7,42 +7,30 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var (
-	// Version is set via -ldflags during build (for make install)
-	// Falls back to module version from go install
-	Version = "dev"
-	// Commit is set via -ldflags during build
-	Commit = "unknown"
-	// Date is set via -ldflags during build
-	Date = "unknown"
-)
-
 var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "version",
 	Short: "Print version information",
 	Long:  `Display the version, commit hash, and build date of gitlocal.`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		version := Version
-		commit := Commit
-		date := Date
+		version := "dev"
+		commit := "unknown"
+		date := "unknown"
 
-		// If installed via 'go install', read version from build info
-		if version == "dev" {
-			if info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo(); ok {
-				version = info.Main.Version
+		// Read version from build info (works for both 'go install' and 'go build')
+		if info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo(); ok {
+			version = info.Main.Version
 
-				// Extract commit and date from build settings
-				for _, setting := range info.Settings {
-					switch setting.Key {
-					case "vcs.revision":
-						if len(setting.Value) > 7 {
-							commit = setting.Value[:7]
-						} else {
-							commit = setting.Value
-						}
-					case "vcs.time":
-						date = setting.Value
+			// Extract commit and date from build settings
+			for _, setting := range info.Settings {
+				switch setting.Key {
+				case "vcs.revision":
+					if len(setting.Value) > 7 {
+						commit = setting.Value[:7]
+					} else {
+						commit = setting.Value
 					}
+				case "vcs.time":
+					date = setting.Value
 				}
 			}
 		}