GitHub user tuhaihe closed a discussion: [Ideas] Improve Version Information for Source Builds
### Description Currently, when Cloudberry is built from a source zip file (not cloned via git), the version information displayed is not matched the right info, always like this: ``` PostgreSQL 14.4 (Cloudberry Database 1.0.0 build dev) on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu... ``` This is not user-friendly for those compiling and installing Cloudberry from a downloaded source zip files. It makes it difficult for users to report issues, perform version upgrades, or confirm the exact build version, a concern raised multiple times across community channels in the past months. I noticed that PostgreSQL addresses this by defining the version information explicitly in cases where git metadata is unavailable, as seen in this [commit](https://github.com/postgres/postgres/commit/6304632eaa2107bb1763d29e213ff166ff6104c0). Would it be possible to adopt a similar approach in Cloudberry for non-git builds? I believe this could greatly improve version traceability. Would like to have your ideas. ### Use case/motivation _No response_ ### Related issues _No response_ ### Are you willing to submit a PR? - [ ] Yes I am willing to submit a PR! GitHub link: https://github.com/apache/cloudberry/discussions/909 ---- This is an automatically sent email for dev@cloudberry.apache.org. To unsubscribe, please send an email to: dev-unsubscr...@cloudberry.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@cloudberry.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@cloudberry.apache.org
