build: Untangle the package version from the soversion

Add a new script to generate the package version from git. Use that for
the pkg-config file and the tarball name.

1 files changed, 48 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/get-version b/get-version
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5608445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/get-version
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# get-version
+#
+# Copyright © 2009 Guillem Jover <guillem@hadrons.org>
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+# 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+#    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
+# INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
+# AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+# THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
+# EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+# OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+# OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+# ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+if [ -f .dist-version ]; then
+  # Get the version from the file distributed in the tarball.
+  version=$(cat .dist-version)
+elif [ -d .git ]; then
+  # Ger the version from the git repository.
+  version=$(git describe --abbrev=4 HEAD 2>/dev/null)
+
+  # Check if we are on a dirty checkout.
+  git update-index --refresh -q >/dev/null
+  dirty=$(git diff-index --name-only HEAD 2>/dev/null)
+  if [ -n "$dirty" ]; then
+    version="$version-dirty"
+  fi
+else
+  echo "error: cannot get project version." 1>&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "$version"
+