ocaml / ocaml/dune

Dune-build-info could export more information

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build enhancement
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Description

Desired Behavior

Exporting more information could be useful.

  • Full commit hash (40 chars instead of 7) git show -s --pretty=format:%H
  • commit date git show -s --pretty=format:%ci

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start at the dune-build-info entry point and inspect how its current build metadata is exported. Compare that output with the requested git full commit hash and commit date; done means both values are exposed through the existing export.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
git, ocaml
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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