automatically generate RELEASE version and revision

pre-commit.sh

#!/bin/bash
## Automatically generate RELEASE version and revision
##
## Example:
##   Given a most recent tag of `0.0.1` in git, this hook maintains a file like `RELEASE` of contents `0.0.1.rev-94`
## Install:
##  mv pre-commit.sh .git/hooks/pre-commit && chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit

exec 1>&2
revisioncount=`git log --oneline | wc -l`
projectversion=`git describe --tags --long`
cleanversion=${projectversion%%-*}

# VERSION="$projectversion.rev-$revisioncount"
VERSION="$cleanversion.rev-$revisioncount"
FOOTER='RELEASE'
echo $VERSION > $FOOTER

git add RELEASE

given a most recent tag of v0.0.1 in git, this hook maintains a file like RELEASE of contents v0.0.1.rev-94

@todo - add a visual print-out to developers after commit (you are on this rev123)