Support -v/--version options for all binaries
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Description
It is also interesting to look at how opam supports it (by populating a template file through ./configure):
https://github.com/ocaml/opam/blob/ff0fa0f64267da2fa8f6adeb22086ba642eb8d0c/src/core/opamVersion.ml.in
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Research direction
Start by identifying the repository's binaries and how their command-line options and version information are currently defined. Review the linked opamVersion.ml.in approach, then verify that every binary accepts -v and --version and reports the intended version consistently.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ocaml
- Domain
- build-system, cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100