Got it to work as intended under Linux; however, compiling on Windows is a no-go. Perhaps I have to create a script, pass the output to a variable, and insert the variable into the build command? Hopefully not, so if anybody has any suggestions... it would be highly appreciated. Thanks!
On Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 9:58:49 PM UTC-6, Eric Brown wrote: > > Using -ldflags -X, is there a way to set the internal value as the output > of an executable console file? > > I've seen examples like this: > > "-X main.githash=`git rev-parse HEAD`" (which would put the result of the git > command w/ flags into it) > > > however, I just can't get it to work (if it's even possible). > > The file I use is called setVersion.exe and does all the formatting, etc. > for me (which includes connecting to a ntp atomic time server for the time > stamp, etc.). > > What I'm using is (setVersion being included in the PATH environment): > > go build -ldflags "-X 'main.versionBuild=setVersion'" > > I've tried putting the quotations in different places, etc. Nothing I try > is working. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
