ci: Pass version explicitly and don't rely on tags

.github/actions/cmake/action.yml

@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ inputs:
     description: Whether to generate Debian package
     required: true
     default: "false"
+  version:
+    description: Version of the clio_server binary
+    required: false
+    default: ""
 
 runs:
   using: composite
@@ -67,6 +71,9 @@ runs:
         # This way it works both for PRs and pushes to branches.
         GITHUB_BRANCH_NAME: "${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}"
         GITHUB_HEAD_SHA: "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}"
+        #
+        # If tag is being pushed, or it's a nightly release, we use that version.
+        FORCE_CLIO_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
       run: |
         cmake \
           -B "${BUILD_DIR}" \

.github/workflows/nightly.yml

@@ -28,8 +28,20 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash
 
 jobs:
+  get_date:
+    name: Get Date
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      date: ${{ steps.get_date.outputs.date }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Get current date
+        id: get_date
+        run: |
+          echo "date=$(date +'%Y%m%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
   build-and-test:
     name: Build and Test
+    needs: get_date
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -67,9 +79,11 @@ jobs:
       upload_clio_server: true
       download_ccache: false
       upload_ccache: false
+      version: nightly-${{ needs.get_date.outputs.date }}
 
   package:
     name: Build debian package
+    needs: get_date
 
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-build.yml
     with:
@@ -83,11 +97,13 @@ jobs:
       static: true
       upload_clio_server: false
       package: true
+      version: nightly-${{ needs.get_date.outputs.date }}
       targets: package
       analyze_build_time: false
 
   analyze_build_time:
     name: Analyze Build Time
+    needs: get_date
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -114,17 +130,7 @@ jobs:
       upload_clio_server: false
       targets: all
       analyze_build_time: true
-
-  get_date:
-    name: Get Date
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      date: ${{ steps.get_date.outputs.date }}
-    steps:
-      - name: Get current date
-        id: get_date
-        run: |
-          echo "date=$(date +'%Y%m%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      version: nightly-${{ needs.get_date.outputs.date }}
 
   nightly_release:
     needs: [build-and-test, package, get_date]

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       upload_clio_server: true
       download_ccache: false
       upload_ccache: false
-      expected_version: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name || '' }}
+      version: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name || '' }}
 
   package:
     name: Build debian package
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       static: true
       upload_clio_server: false
       package: true
+      version: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name || '' }}
       targets: package
       analyze_build_time: false
 

.github/workflows/reusable-build-test.yml

@@ -63,18 +63,18 @@ on:
         type: string
         default: all
 
-      expected_version:
-        description: Expected version of the clio_server binary
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: ""
-
       package:
         description: Whether to generate Debian package
         required: false
         type: boolean
         default: false
 
+      version:
+        description: Version of the clio_server binary
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
+
 jobs:
   build:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-build.yml
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ jobs:
       upload_clio_server: ${{ inputs.upload_clio_server }}
       targets: ${{ inputs.targets }}
       analyze_build_time: false
-      expected_version: ${{ inputs.expected_version }}
       package: ${{ inputs.package }}
+      version: ${{ inputs.version }}
 
   test:
     needs: build

.github/workflows/reusable-build.yml

@@ -60,17 +60,17 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: boolean
 
-      expected_version:
-        description: Expected version of the clio_server binary
-        required: false
-        type: string
-        default: ""
-
       package:
         description: Whether to generate Debian package
         required: false
         type: boolean
 
+      version:
+        description: Version of the clio_server binary
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ""
+
     secrets:
       CODECOV_TOKEN:
         required: false
@@ -93,10 +93,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          # We need to fetch tags to have correct version in the release
-          # The workaround is based on https://github.com/actions/checkout/issues/1467
-          fetch-tags: true
-          ref: ${{ github.ref }}
 
       - name: Prepare runner
         uses: XRPLF/actions/prepare-runner@65da1c59e81965eeb257caa3587b9d45066fb925
@@ -139,6 +135,7 @@ jobs:
           static: ${{ inputs.static }}
           time_trace: ${{ inputs.analyze_build_time }}
           package: ${{ inputs.package }}
+          version: ${{ inputs.version }}
 
       - name: Build Clio
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-clio
@@ -218,15 +215,19 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ inputs.code_coverage }}
         uses: ./.github/actions/code-coverage
 
-      - name: Verify expected version
-        if: ${{ inputs.expected_version != '' }}
+      - name: Verify version is expected
+        if: ${{ inputs.version != '' }}
         env:
-          INPUT_EXPECTED_VERSION: ${{ inputs.expected_version }}
+          INPUT_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
         run: |
           set -e
-          EXPECTED_VERSION="clio-${INPUT_EXPECTED_VERSION}"
-          actual_version=$(./build/clio_server --version)
-          if [[ "$actual_version" != "$EXPECTED_VERSION" ]]; then
+          EXPECTED_VERSION="clio-${INPUT_VERSION}"
+          if [[ ${{ inputs.build_type }} == "Debug" ]]; then
+            EXPECTED_VERSION="${EXPECTED_VERSION}+DEBUG"
+          fi
+
+          actual_version=$(./build/clio_server --version | head -n 1)
+          if [[ "${actual_version}" != "${EXPECTED_VERSION}" ]]; then
             echo "Expected version '${EXPECTED_VERSION}', but got '${actual_version}'"
             exit 1
           fi

cmake/ClioVersion.cmake

@@ -27,24 +27,13 @@ message(STATUS "Git branch: ${GIT_BUILD_BRANCH}")
 message(STATUS "Git commit hash: ${GIT_COMMIT_HASH}")
 message(STATUS "Build date: ${BUILD_DATE}")
 
-set(GIT_COMMAND describe --tags --exact-match)
-execute_process(
-  COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} ${GIT_COMMAND}
-  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
-  OUTPUT_VARIABLE TAG
-  RESULT_VARIABLE RC
-  ERROR_VARIABLE ERR
-  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE ERROR_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
-)
-
-if (RC EQUAL 0)
-  message(STATUS "Found tag '${TAG}' in git. Will use it as Clio version")
+if (DEFINED ENV{FORCE_CLIO_VERSION} AND NOT "$ENV{FORCE_CLIO_VERSION}" STREQUAL "")
+  message(STATUS "Using explicitly provided '${FORCE_CLIO_VERSION}' as Clio version")
 
-  set(CLIO_VERSION "${TAG}")
-  set(DOC_CLIO_VERSION "${TAG}")
+  set(CLIO_VERSION "$ENV{FORCE_CLIO_VERSION}")
+  set(DOC_CLIO_VERSION "$ENV{FORCE_CLIO_VERSION}")
 else ()
-  message(STATUS "Error finding tag in git: ${ERR}")
-  message(STATUS "Will use 'YYYYMMDDHMS-<branch>-<git short rev>' as Clio version")
+  message(STATUS "Using 'YYYYMMDDHMS-<branch>-<git short rev>' as Clio version")
 
   string(SUBSTRING ${GIT_COMMIT_HASH} 0 7 GIT_COMMIT_HASH_SHORT)