git commit hash generator

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/build-constants.go
 **/*.swp
 cover.out
 *~

Makefile

@@ -19,22 +19,26 @@ getdeps: checkdeps checkgopath
 verifiers: getdeps vet fmt lint cyclo
 
 vet:
-	@echo "Running $@"
+	@echo "Running $@:"
 	@go vet ./...
 fmt:
-	@echo "Running $@"
+	@echo "Running $@:"
 	@test -z "$$(gofmt -s -l . | grep -v Godeps/_workspace/src/ | tee /dev/stderr)" || \
 		echo "+ please format Go code with 'gofmt -s'"
 lint:
-	@echo "Running $@"
+	@echo "Running $@:"
 	@test -z "$$(golint ./... | grep -v Godeps/_workspace/src/ | tee /dev/stderr)"
 
 cyclo:
-	@echo "Running $@"
+	@echo "Running $@:"
 	@test -z "$$(gocyclo -over 15 . | grep -v Godeps/_workspace/src/ | tee /dev/stderr)"
 
+pre-build: 
+	@echo "Running pre-build:"	
+	@(env bash $(PWD)/buildscripts/git-commit-id.sh)
+
 build-all: verifiers
-	@echo "Building Libraries"
+	@echo "Building Libraries:"
 	@godep go generate ./...
 	@godep go build ./...
 
@@ -44,10 +48,10 @@ test-all: build-all
 
 test: test-all
 
-minio: build-all test-all
+minio: pre-build build-all test-all
 
 install: minio
-	@godep go install github.com/minio-io/minio && echo "Installed minio"
+	@godep go install github.com/minio-io/minio && echo "Installed minio:"
 
 save: restore
 	@godep save ./...
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ docs-deploy:
 	@mkdocs gh-deploy --clean
 
 clean:
-	@echo "Cleaning up all the generated files"
+	@echo "Cleaning up all the generated files:"
 	@rm -fv pkg/utils/split/TESTPREFIX.*
 	@rm -fv cover.out
 	@rm -fv pkg/storage/erasure/*.syso

buildscripts/git-commit-id.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+CONST_FILE=build-constants.go
+
+cat > $CONST_FILE <<EOF
+/*
+ * ** DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE. THIS FILE IS AUTO GENERATED BY RUNNING MAKE **
+ */
+
+package main
+
+const (
+	gitCommitHash = "__GIT_COMMIT_HASH__"
+)
+EOF
+
+commit_id=$(git log --format="%H" -n 1)
+sed -i "s/__GIT_COMMIT_HASH__/$commit_id/" $CONST_FILE
+

main.go

@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/utils/log"
 )
 
-// commitID is automatically set by git. Settings are controlled
-// through .gitattributes
-const commitID = "$Id$"
-
 var flags = []cli.Flag{
 	cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "domain,d",
@@ -123,13 +119,13 @@ func runCmd(c *cli.Context) {
 
 func main() {
 	// set up iodine
-	iodine.SetGlobalState("minio.git", commitID)
+	iodine.SetGlobalState("minio.git", gitCommitHash)
 	iodine.SetGlobalState("minio.starttime", time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
 
 	// set up app
 	app := cli.NewApp()
 	app.Name = "minio"
-	app.Version = commitID
+	app.Version = gitCommitHash
 	app.Author = "Minio.io"
 	app.Usage = "Minimalist Object Storage"
 	app.EnableBashCompletion = true