Version Embedding

Method to automatically version releases in C/C++ utilising Makefiles.

When compiling with make, the following information is obtained & embedded inside the output program.

• Git version, obtained from the latest tag e.g. v1.0.1
• Specific commit of the latest tag, e.g. 19c31278502e5693f5b530e798d10e10893090d7
• Latest tag commit date as ISO-8601 valid date, e.g. 2016-09-29T20:13:34+13:00
• Build date, e.g. 2016-09-29T21:04:55+13:00

Example Output

GIT VERSION - v1.0.1
GIT COMMIT  - 19c31278502e5693f5b530e798d10e10893090d7
GIT DATE    - 2016-09-29T20:13:34+13:00
BUILD DATE  - 2016-09-29T21:04:55+13:00

License

The MIT License (MIT)