009: Set variables at build time with -LDFLAGS
I talk about how I'm using the -LDFLAGS to inject variables value at build time so it's easier to grab the exact Git commit hash that user are using when reporting issues.
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Usage of -ldflags:
go build -ldflags "-X main.varName=from_build" -o mycli
Inside your code:
var varName string
func main() {
fmt.Println(varName) // prints "from_build"
}
Here's what I'm using for StaticBackend -v flag:
go build -ldflags \
"-X github.com/staticbackendhq/core/config.BuildTime=$(shell date +'%Y-%m-%d.%H:%M:%S') \
-X github.com/staticbackendhq/core/config.CommitHash=$(shell git log --pretty=format:'%h' -n 1) \
-X github.com/staticbackendhq/core/config.Version=$(shell git describe --tags)" \
-o staticbackend
Links:
- StaticBackend website
- StaticBackend GitHub repo
- Build SaaS apps in Go (my online course and book)