The version is really a property of the code (and binary) not the repository. I think it's better to put the version in the code that is committed.
This is the approach taken by packages such as protobuf <https://pkg.go.dev/google.golang.org/protobuf@v1.25.0/internal/version>https://pkg.go.dev/google.golang.org/protobuf@v1.25.0/internal/version On Wed, 25 Nov 2020, at 6:14 PM, changkun wrote: > That is really unfortunate. Is there any alternative solution so that I can > burn at least the version information to the binary when a user uses `go get`? > > On Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 6:36:17 PM UTC+1 Jan Mercl wrote: >> On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 6:25 PM changkun <h...@changkun.de> wrote: >> >> > As far as I know, there are two approaches to add extra information at >> > build time: >> > 1. using -ldflags="-X path/pkg.Var=${ENV_VAR}", in a Makefile >> > 2. using `go generate ./...`, before `go build` >> > >> > These approaches are good as it is if I build my binary and distribute it >> > to other users. >> > However, none of these are possible if a user uses `go get >> > github.com/user/pkg/cmd/x-cli`, because: >> > 1. `go get` does not understand Makefile >> > 2. `go generate` does not execute with `go build` automatically. >> > >> > What should I do in order to plug the extra information (in my case, the >> > git version) if my user uses "go get"? >> >> I don't think that can be done. Also IINM, in module mode `go get` no >> longer uses git. It just downloads the zipped version of the >> appropriate tag via http from the hosting service. > > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/a628138a-cc0c-40db-afc4-141b14e3fbd1n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/a628138a-cc0c-40db-afc4-141b14e3fbd1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/058e5bf4-2972-4569-b214-5d69bdddf9be%40www.fastmail.com.
