Set build version and git revision using -ldflags

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    • Type: Task
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Priority: Major - P3
    • 4.1.1, 3.4.19, 4.0.5, 3.6.10
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      Currently we edit the variable in the source file using sed in the build.sh script. go allows you to set variables at link time using:

      go build -ldflags "-X {package}.{ConstName}={value}"

      We should adopt this pattern in our build.sh script to prevent changing the source code.

      Blog post describing this process.

              Assignee:
              David Golden
              Reporter:
              William Banfield (Inactive)
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