Embed git commit hash in binary #3

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opened 2016-06-27 20:33:49 +00:00 by sbrl · 4 comments

sbrl commented

2016-06-27 20:33:49 +00:00

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It would make tracking who's using which version much easier if we embedded the git commit hash into built binaries.

(Apparently I didn't make a blog post about this. I really should!)

I've done this before somewhere.

It would make tracking who's using which version much easier if we embedded the git commit hash into built binaries. (Apparently I didn't make a blog post about this. I really should!) I've done this before somewhere.

sbrl commented

2016-07-25 18:25:08 +00:00

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There doesn't seem to be a way of doing it that preserves both Linux and Windows compatibility and that doesn't require git to be installed and in the PATH variable.

I won't close this yet though, there are still stones that have been left unturned. Useful link: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff521422.aspx

There doesn't seem to be a way of doing it that preserves both Linux and Windows compatibility and that doesn't require git to be installed and in the `PATH` variable. I won't close this yet though, there are still stones that have been left unturned. Useful link: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff521422.aspx

sbrl commented

2016-07-25 18:30:49 +00:00

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Found it! We need to use the Exec Task with the IgnoreExitCode parameter. That way we can execute git and if git isn't installed, we can display some default message or other instead.

Found it! We need to use the [Exec Task](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/x8zx72cd.aspx) with the `IgnoreExitCode` parameter. That way we can execute git and if git isn't installed, we can display some default message or other instead.

sbrl commented

2016-08-07 10:51:36 +00:00

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This is also useful: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-GB/library/ms171484.aspx