generation of version.h with current git commit added

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -100,6 +100,39 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
         ${SOURCE_FILES})
 
+# Get the current working branch
+execute_process(
+        COMMAND git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_BRANCH
+        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+)
+
+# http://xit0.org/2013/04/cmake-use-git-branch-and-commit-details-in-project/
+# Get the latest abbreviated commit hash of the working branch
+execute_process(
+        COMMAND git log -1 --format=%h
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT_HASH
+        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+)
+
+# Get the date and time of last commit
+execute_process(
+        COMMAND git log -1 --format=%cd
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT_DATETIME
+        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+)
+
+
+configure_file(
+        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/version.h.in
+        ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/gen/version.h
+)
+
+include_directories(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/gen)
+
 macro(configure_files srcDir destDir)
     message(STATUS "Configuring directory ${destDir}")
     make_directory(${destDir})

src/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
 		CmdLineOptions.cpp
 		tx_details.cpp
 		page.h
-		rpccalls.cpp rpccalls.h)
+		rpccalls.cpp rpccalls.h version.h.in)
 
 # make static library called libmyxrm
 # that we are going to link to

src/page.h

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "../ext/format.h"
 #include "../ext/member_checker.h"
 
+#include "version.h"
 
 #include "monero_headers.h"
 

src/version.h.in

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+//
+// Created by mwo on 23/11/16.
+//
+
+#ifndef XMRBLOCKS_VERSION_H_IN_H
+#define XMRBLOCKS_VERSION_H_IN_H
+
+#define GIT_BRANCH "@GIT_BRANCH@"
+#define GIT_COMMIT_HASH "@GIT_COMMIT_HASH@"
+#define GIT_COMMIT_DATETIME "@GIT_COMMIT_DATETIME@"
+
+
+#endif //XMRBLOCKS_VERSION_H_IN_H