Make a simple Makefile to automate some basic package level things.

Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+PREFIX ?= /usr/local
+
+PROJECT := mtmediasrv
+VERSION = 1
+BUILD = $(PROJECT)-`git describe --tags --always`
+
+$(PROJECT): main.go
+	go build -ldflags "-X main.Version=$(VERSION) -X main.Build=$(BUILD)" -o $(PROJECT)
+
+build: $(PROJECT)
+
+install: $(PROJECT)
+	go install
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	install -m0755 $(PROJECT) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/$(PROJECT)
+
+clean:
+	go clean
+

main.go

@@ -35,8 +35,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-var arr []string
-var logger *log.Logger
+
+var (
+	Version string
+	Build string
+
+	arr []string
+)
 
 type FastCGIServer struct{}
 
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	h := new(FastCGIServer)
 
-	log.Print("mtmediasrv: started")
+	log.Print("mtmediasrv: version ", Version, " (", Build, ") started")
 
 	err = fcgi.Serve(listener, h)
 }