move the version to a .env file

README.md

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ Also this app utilizes the bFile's [cURL API](https://git.blek.codes/blek/bfile/
 ```sh
 $ git clone this://repo
 $ cd repo
-$ go build .
+$ . ./package.env
+$ go build . -ldflags "-s -w -X main.version=$VERSION"
 $ ./bfile_cli
 ```
 

main.go

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import "net/textproto"
 import "github.com/alecthomas/kong"
 
 var (
-	version	string
+	version	string // To be set by compiler
 )
 
 var Args struct {
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ func upload(args *kong.Context) {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	version = "1.0.0"
-
 	args := kong.Parse(&Args, kong.Description(fmt.Sprintf("The blek! File CLI %s", version)))
 
 	switch args.Command() {

package.env

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+VERSION=1.0.0