newer version string code, this should be final

better version string implementation

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
 # set the project name
-project(cifpp VERSION 5.1.1 LANGUAGES CXX)
+project(libcifpp VERSION 5.1.2 LANGUAGES CXX)
 
 list(PREPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Create a revision file, containing the current git version info
 include(VersionString)
-write_version_header(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ "LibCIFPP")
+write_version_header(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ LIB_NAME "LibCIFPP")
 
 # SymOp data table
 if(CIFPP_RECREATE_SYMOP_DATA)

changelog

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 5.1.2
+- New version string code
+- Added check for Eigen3 in cifppConfig.cmake
+
 Version 5.1.1
 - Added missing include <compare> in symmetry.hpp
 - Added empty() to matrix

cmake/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake

@@ -1,284 +0,0 @@
-# - Returns a version string from Git
-#
-# These functions force a re-configure on each git commit so that you can
-# trust the values of the variables in your build system.
-#
-#  get_git_head_revision(<refspecvar> <hashvar> [ALLOW_LOOKING_ABOVE_CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR])
-#
-# Returns the refspec and sha hash of the current head revision
-#
-#  git_describe(<var> [<additional arguments to git describe> ...])
-#
-# Returns the results of git describe on the source tree, and adjusting
-# the output so that it tests false if an error occurs.
-#
-#  git_describe_working_tree(<var> [<additional arguments to git describe> ...])
-#
-# Returns the results of git describe on the working tree (--dirty option),
-# and adjusting the output so that it tests false if an error occurs.
-#
-#  git_get_exact_tag(<var> [<additional arguments to git describe> ...])
-#
-# Returns the results of git describe --exact-match on the source tree,
-# and adjusting the output so that it tests false if there was no exact
-# matching tag.
-#
-#  git_local_changes(<var>)
-#
-# Returns either "CLEAN" or "DIRTY" with respect to uncommitted changes.
-# Uses the return code of "git diff-index --quiet HEAD --".
-# Does not regard untracked files.
-#
-# Requires CMake 2.6 or newer (uses the 'function' command)
-#
-# Original Author:
-# 2009-2020 Ryan Pavlik <ryan.pavlik@gmail.com> <abiryan@ryand.net>
-# http://academic.cleardefinition.com
-#
-# Copyright 2009-2013, Iowa State University.
-# Copyright 2013-2020, Ryan Pavlik
-# Copyright 2013-2020, Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSL-1.0
-# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
-# (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
-# http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
-
-if(__get_git_revision_description)
-    return()
-endif()
-set(__get_git_revision_description YES)
-
-# We must run the following at "include" time, not at function call time,
-# to find the path to this module rather than the path to a calling list file
-get_filename_component(_gitdescmoddir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE} PATH)
-
-# Function _git_find_closest_git_dir finds the next closest .git directory
-# that is part of any directory in the path defined by _start_dir.
-# The result is returned in the parent scope variable whose name is passed
-# as variable _git_dir_var. If no .git directory can be found, the
-# function returns an empty string via _git_dir_var.
-#
-# Example: Given a path C:/bla/foo/bar and assuming C:/bla/.git exists and
-# neither foo nor bar contain a file/directory .git. This wil return
-# C:/bla/.git
-#
-function(_git_find_closest_git_dir _start_dir _git_dir_var)
-    set(cur_dir "${_start_dir}")
-    set(git_dir "${_start_dir}/.git")
-    while(NOT EXISTS "${git_dir}")
-        # .git dir not found, search parent directories
-        set(git_previous_parent "${cur_dir}")
-        get_filename_component(cur_dir "${cur_dir}" DIRECTORY)
-        if(cur_dir STREQUAL git_previous_parent)
-            # We have reached the root directory, we are not in git
-            set(${_git_dir_var}
-                ""
-                PARENT_SCOPE)
-            return()
-        endif()
-        set(git_dir "${cur_dir}/.git")
-    endwhile()
-    set(${_git_dir_var}
-        "${git_dir}"
-        PARENT_SCOPE)
-endfunction()
-
-function(get_git_head_revision _refspecvar _hashvar)
-    _git_find_closest_git_dir("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}" GIT_DIR)
-
-    if("${ARGN}" STREQUAL "ALLOW_LOOKING_ABOVE_CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR")
-        set(ALLOW_LOOKING_ABOVE_CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR TRUE)
-    else()
-        set(ALLOW_LOOKING_ABOVE_CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR FALSE)
-    endif()
-    if(NOT "${GIT_DIR}" STREQUAL "")
-        file(RELATIVE_PATH _relative_to_source_dir "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}"
-             "${GIT_DIR}")
-        if("${_relative_to_source_dir}" MATCHES "[.][.]" AND NOT ALLOW_LOOKING_ABOVE_CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR)
-            # We've gone above the CMake root dir.
-            set(GIT_DIR "")
-        endif()
-    endif()
-    if("${GIT_DIR}" STREQUAL "")
-        set(${_refspecvar}
-            "GITDIR-NOTFOUND"
-            PARENT_SCOPE)
-        set(${_hashvar}
-            "GITDIR-NOTFOUND"
-            PARENT_SCOPE)
-        return()
-    endif()
-
-    # Check if the current source dir is a git submodule or a worktree.
-    # In both cases .git is a file instead of a directory.
-    #
-    if(NOT IS_DIRECTORY ${GIT_DIR})
-        # The following git command will return a non empty string that
-        # points to the super project working tree if the current
-        # source dir is inside a git submodule.
-        # Otherwise the command will return an empty string.
-        #
-        execute_process(
-            COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" rev-parse
-                    --show-superproject-working-tree
-            WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
-            OUTPUT_VARIABLE out
-            ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-        if(NOT "${out}" STREQUAL "")
-            # If out is empty, GIT_DIR/CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR is in a submodule
-            file(READ ${GIT_DIR} submodule)
-            string(REGEX REPLACE "gitdir: (.*)$" "\\1" GIT_DIR_RELATIVE
-                                 ${submodule})
-            string(STRIP ${GIT_DIR_RELATIVE} GIT_DIR_RELATIVE)
-            get_filename_component(SUBMODULE_DIR ${GIT_DIR} PATH)
-            get_filename_component(GIT_DIR ${SUBMODULE_DIR}/${GIT_DIR_RELATIVE}
-                                   ABSOLUTE)
-            set(HEAD_SOURCE_FILE "${GIT_DIR}/HEAD")
-        else()
-            # GIT_DIR/CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR is in a worktree
-            file(READ ${GIT_DIR} worktree_ref)
-            # The .git directory contains a path to the worktree information directory
-            # inside the parent git repo of the worktree.
-            #
-            string(REGEX REPLACE "gitdir: (.*)$" "\\1" git_worktree_dir
-                                 ${worktree_ref})
-            string(STRIP ${git_worktree_dir} git_worktree_dir)
-            _git_find_closest_git_dir("${git_worktree_dir}" GIT_DIR)
-            set(HEAD_SOURCE_FILE "${git_worktree_dir}/HEAD")
-        endif()
-    else()
-        set(HEAD_SOURCE_FILE "${GIT_DIR}/HEAD")
-    endif()
-    set(GIT_DATA "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/git-data")
-    if(NOT EXISTS "${GIT_DATA}")
-        file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${GIT_DATA}")
-    endif()
-
-    if(NOT EXISTS "${HEAD_SOURCE_FILE}")
-        return()
-    endif()
-    set(HEAD_FILE "${GIT_DATA}/HEAD")
-    configure_file("${HEAD_SOURCE_FILE}" "${HEAD_FILE}" COPYONLY)
-
-    configure_file("${_gitdescmoddir}/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake.in"
-                   "${GIT_DATA}/grabRef.cmake" @ONLY)
-    include("${GIT_DATA}/grabRef.cmake")
-
-    set(${_refspecvar}
-        "${HEAD_REF}"
-        PARENT_SCOPE)
-    set(${_hashvar}
-        "${HEAD_HASH}"
-        PARENT_SCOPE)
-endfunction()
-
-function(git_describe _var)
-    if(NOT GIT_FOUND)
-        find_package(Git QUIET)
-    endif()
-    get_git_head_revision(refspec hash)
-    if(NOT GIT_FOUND)
-        set(${_var}
-            "GIT-NOTFOUND"
-            PARENT_SCOPE)
-        return()
-    endif()
-    if(NOT hash)
-        set(${_var}
-            "HEAD-HASH-NOTFOUND"
-            PARENT_SCOPE)
-        return()
-    endif()
-
-    # TODO sanitize
-    #if((${ARGN}" MATCHES "&&") OR
-    #	(ARGN MATCHES "||") OR
-    #	(ARGN MATCHES "\\;"))
-    #	message("Please report the following error to the project!")
-    #	message(FATAL_ERROR "Looks like someone's doing something nefarious with git_describe! Passed arguments ${ARGN}")
-    #endif()
-
-    #message(STATUS "Arguments to execute_process: ${ARGN}")
-
-    execute_process(
-        COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" describe --tags --always ${hash} ${ARGN}
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
-        RESULT_VARIABLE res
-        OUTPUT_VARIABLE out
-        ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    if(NOT res EQUAL 0)
-        set(out "${out}-${res}-NOTFOUND")
-    endif()
-
-    set(${_var}
-        "${out}"
-        PARENT_SCOPE)
-endfunction()
-
-function(git_describe_working_tree _var)
-    if(NOT GIT_FOUND)
-        find_package(Git QUIET)
-    endif()
-    if(NOT GIT_FOUND)
-        set(${_var}
-            "GIT-NOTFOUND"
-            PARENT_SCOPE)
-        return()
-    endif()
-
-    execute_process(
-        COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" describe --dirty ${ARGN}
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
-        RESULT_VARIABLE res
-        OUTPUT_VARIABLE out
-        ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    if(NOT res EQUAL 0)
-        set(out "${out}-${res}-NOTFOUND")
-    endif()
-
-    set(${_var}
-        "${out}"
-        PARENT_SCOPE)
-endfunction()
-
-function(git_get_exact_tag _var)
-    git_describe(out --exact-match ${ARGN})
-    set(${_var}
-        "${out}"
-        PARENT_SCOPE)
-endfunction()
-
-function(git_local_changes _var)
-    if(NOT GIT_FOUND)
-        find_package(Git QUIET)
-    endif()
-    get_git_head_revision(refspec hash)
-    if(NOT GIT_FOUND)
-        set(${_var}
-            "GIT-NOTFOUND"
-            PARENT_SCOPE)
-        return()
-    endif()
-    if(NOT hash)
-        set(${_var}
-            "HEAD-HASH-NOTFOUND"
-            PARENT_SCOPE)
-        return()
-    endif()
-
-    execute_process(
-        COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" diff-index --quiet HEAD --
-        WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
-        RESULT_VARIABLE res
-        OUTPUT_VARIABLE out
-        ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    if(res EQUAL 0)
-        set(${_var}
-            "CLEAN"
-            PARENT_SCOPE)
-    else()
-        set(${_var}
-            "DIRTY"
-            PARENT_SCOPE)
-    endif()
-endfunction()

cmake/GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake.in

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Internal file for GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake
-#
-# Requires CMake 2.6 or newer (uses the 'function' command)
-#
-# Original Author:
-# 2009-2010 Ryan Pavlik <rpavlik@iastate.edu> <abiryan@ryand.net>
-# http://academic.cleardefinition.com
-# Iowa State University HCI Graduate Program/VRAC
-#
-# Copyright 2009-2012, Iowa State University
-# Copyright 2011-2015, Contributors
-# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
-# (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
-# http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSL-1.0
-
-set(HEAD_HASH)
-
-file(READ "@HEAD_FILE@" HEAD_CONTENTS LIMIT 1024)
-
-string(STRIP "${HEAD_CONTENTS}" HEAD_CONTENTS)
-if(HEAD_CONTENTS MATCHES "ref")
-	# named branch
-	string(REPLACE "ref: " "" HEAD_REF "${HEAD_CONTENTS}")
-	if(EXISTS "@GIT_DIR@/${HEAD_REF}")
-		configure_file("@GIT_DIR@/${HEAD_REF}" "@GIT_DATA@/head-ref" COPYONLY)
-	else()
-		configure_file("@GIT_DIR@/packed-refs" "@GIT_DATA@/packed-refs" COPYONLY)
-		file(READ "@GIT_DATA@/packed-refs" PACKED_REFS)
-		if(${PACKED_REFS} MATCHES "([0-9a-z]*) ${HEAD_REF}")
-			set(HEAD_HASH "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
-		endif()
-	endif()
-else()
-	# detached HEAD
-	configure_file("@GIT_DIR@/HEAD" "@GIT_DATA@/head-ref" COPYONLY)
-endif()
-
-if(NOT HEAD_HASH)
-	file(READ "@GIT_DATA@/head-ref" HEAD_HASH LIMIT 1024)
-	string(STRIP "${HEAD_HASH}" HEAD_HASH)
-endif()

cmake/VersionString.cmake

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
 
-# Copyright (c) 2021 NKI/AVL, Netherlands Cancer Institute
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2023 Maarten L. Hekkelman
 
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 # modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -22,60 +22,374 @@
 # (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
 # SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+# This cmake extension writes out a revision.hpp file in a specified directory.
+# The file will contain a C++ inline function that can be used to write out
+# version information.
+
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.15)
 
+# We want the revision.hpp file to be updated whenever the status of the
+# git repository changes. Use the same technique as in GetGitRevisionDescription.cmake
+# from https://github.com/rpavlik/cmake-modules
+
+
+#[=======================================================================[.rst:
+.. command:: write_version_header
+
+  Write a file named revision.hpp containing version info::
+
+	write_version_header(<destdir>
+	                     [FILE_NAME <file-name>]
+						 [LIB_NAME <library-name>]
+	                    )
+  
+  This command will generate the code to write a file name
+  revision.hpp in the directory ``<destdir>``.
+  
+  ``FILE_NAME``
+	Specify the name of the file to create, default is ``revision.hpp``.
+
+  ``LIB_NAME``
+	Specify the library name which will be used as a prefix part for the
+	variables contained in the revision file.
+#]=======================================================================]
+
+# First locate a .git file or directory.
+function(_get_git_dir _start_dir _variable)
+
+	set(cur_dir "${_start_dir}")
+	set(git_dir "${_start_dir}/.git")
+
+	while(NOT EXISTS "${git_dir}")
+		# .git dir not found, search parent directories
+		set(prev_dir "${cur_dir}")
+		get_filename_component(cur_dir "${cur_dir}" DIRECTORY)
+		if(cur_dir STREQUAL prev_dir OR cur_dir STREQUAL ${_start_dir})
+			# we are not in git since we either hit root or
+			# the ${_start_dir} which should be the top
+			set(${_variable} "" PARENT_SCOPE)
+			return()
+		endif()
+		set(git_dir "${cur_dir}/.git")
+	endwhile()
+
+	set(${_variable} "${git_dir}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
+# Locate the git refspec hash and load the hash
+# This code locates the file containing the git refspec/hash
+# and loads it. Doing it this way assures that each time the git
+# repository changes the revision.hpp file gets out of date.
+function(_get_git_hash _data_dir _variable)
+
+	# Be pessimistic
+	set(_variable "" PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+	# Load git package if needed
+	if(NOT GIT_FOUND)
+		find_package(Git QUIET)
+	endif()
+
+	# And fail if not found
+	if(NOT GIT_FOUND)
+		return()
+	endif()
+
+	# Locate the nearest .git file or directory
+	_get_git_dir(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} GIT_DIR)
+
+	# And fail if not found
+	if("${GIT_DIR}" STREQUAL "")
+        return()
+    endif()
+
+    # Check if the current source dir is a git submodule or a worktree.
+    # In both cases .git is a file instead of a directory.
+    #
+    if(IS_DIRECTORY ${GIT_DIR})
+		set(HEAD_SOURCE_FILE "${GIT_DIR}/HEAD")
+	else()
+		# The following git command will return a non empty string that
+        # points to the super project working tree if the current
+        # source dir is inside a git submodule.
+        # Otherwise the command will return an empty string.
+        #
+        execute_process(
+            COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" rev-parse
+                    --show-superproject-working-tree
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+            OUTPUT_VARIABLE out
+            ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+        if(NOT "${out}" STREQUAL "")
+            # If out is not empty, GIT_DIR/CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR is in a submodule
+            file(READ ${GIT_DIR} submodule)
+            string(REGEX REPLACE "gitdir: (.*)$" "\\1" GIT_DIR_RELATIVE
+                                 ${submodule})
+            string(STRIP ${GIT_DIR_RELATIVE} GIT_DIR_RELATIVE)
+            get_filename_component(SUBMODULE_DIR ${GIT_DIR} PATH)
+            get_filename_component(GIT_DIR ${SUBMODULE_DIR}/${GIT_DIR_RELATIVE}
+                                   ABSOLUTE)
+            set(HEAD_SOURCE_FILE "${GIT_DIR}/HEAD")
+        else()
+            # GIT_DIR/CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR is in a worktree
+            file(READ ${GIT_DIR} worktree_ref)
+            # The .git directory contains a path to the worktree information directory
+            # inside the parent git repo of the worktree.
+            #
+            string(REGEX REPLACE "gitdir: (.*)$" "\\1" git_worktree_dir
+                                 ${worktree_ref})
+            string(STRIP ${git_worktree_dir} git_worktree_dir)
+            _get_git_dir("${git_worktree_dir}" GIT_DIR)
+            set(HEAD_SOURCE_FILE "${git_worktree_dir}/HEAD")
+        endif()
+	endif()
+
+	# Fail if the 'head' file was not found
+    if(NOT EXISTS "${HEAD_SOURCE_FILE}")
+        return()
+    endif()
+
+	# Make a copy of the head file
+    set(HEAD_FILE "${_data_dir}/HEAD")
+    configure_file("${HEAD_SOURCE_FILE}" "${HEAD_FILE}" COPYONLY)
+
+	# Now we create a cmake file that will read the contents of this
+	# head file in the appropriate way
+	file(WRITE "${_data_dir}/grab-ref.cmake.in" [[
+set(HEAD_HASH)
+
+file(READ "@HEAD_FILE@" HEAD_CONTENTS LIMIT 1024)
+
+string(STRIP "${HEAD_CONTENTS}" HEAD_CONTENTS)
+if(HEAD_CONTENTS MATCHES "ref")
+	# named branch
+	string(REPLACE "ref: " "" HEAD_REF "${HEAD_CONTENTS}")
+	if(EXISTS "@GIT_DIR@/${HEAD_REF}")
+		configure_file("@GIT_DIR@/${HEAD_REF}" "@VERSION_STRING_DATA@/head-ref" COPYONLY)
+	else()
+		configure_file("@GIT_DIR@/packed-refs" "@VERSION_STRING_DATA@/packed-refs" COPYONLY)
+		file(READ "@VERSION_STRING_DATA@/packed-refs" PACKED_REFS)
+		if(${PACKED_REFS} MATCHES "([0-9a-z]*) ${HEAD_REF}")
+			set(HEAD_HASH "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
+		endif()
+	endif()
+else()
+	# detached HEAD
+	configure_file("@GIT_DIR@/HEAD" "@VERSION_STRING_DATA@/head-ref" COPYONLY)
+endif()
+
+if(NOT HEAD_HASH)
+	file(READ "@VERSION_STRING_DATA@/head-ref" HEAD_HASH LIMIT 1024)
+	string(STRIP "${HEAD_HASH}" HEAD_HASH)
+endif()
+]])
+
+    configure_file("${VERSION_STRING_DATA}/grab-ref.cmake.in"
+                   "${VERSION_STRING_DATA}/grab-ref.cmake" @ONLY)
+    
+	# Include the aforementioned file, this will define
+	# the HEAD_HASH variable we're looking for
+	include("${VERSION_STRING_DATA}/grab-ref.cmake")
+
+    set(${_variable} "${HEAD_HASH}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endfunction()
+
 # Create a revision file, containing the current git version info, if any
 function(write_version_header dir)
+
+	set(flags )
+	set(options LIB_NAME FILE_NAME)
+	set(sources )
+	cmake_parse_arguments(VERSION_STRING_OPTION "${flags}" "${options}" "${sources}" ${ARGN})
+
 	# parameter check
 	if(NOT IS_DIRECTORY ${dir})
 		message(FATAL_ERROR "First parameter to write_version_header should be a directory where the final revision.hpp file will be placed")
 	endif()
 
-	include(GetGitRevisionDescription)
-	if(NOT(GIT-NOTFOUND OR HEAD-HASH-NOTFOUND))
-		git_describe_working_tree(BUILD_VERSION_STRING --match=build --dirty)
-
-		if(BUILD_VERSION_STRING MATCHES "build-([0-9]+)-g([0-9a-f]+)(-dirty)?")
-			set(BUILD_GIT_TAGREF "${CMAKE_MATCH_2}")
-			if(CMAKE_MATCH_3)
-				set(BUILD_VERSION_STRING "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}*")
-			else()
-				set(BUILD_VERSION_STRING "${CMAKE_MATCH_1}")
-			endif()
-		endif()
+	if(VERSION_STRING_OPTION_FILE_NAME)
+		set(file_name "${VERSION_STRING_OPTION_FILE_NAME}")
 	else()
-		message(WARNING "no git info available, cannot update version string")
+		set(file_name "revision.hpp")
 	endif()
 
-	string(TIMESTAMP BUILD_DATE_TIME "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ" UTC)
+	# Where to store intermediate files
+	set(VERSION_STRING_DATA "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/CMakeFiles/VersionString")
+	if(NOT EXISTS "${VERSION_STRING_DATA}")
+        file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${VERSION_STRING_DATA}")
+    endif()
 
-	if(ARGC GREATER 1)
-		set(VAR_PREFIX "${ARGV1}")
+	# Load the git hash using the wizzard-like code above.
+	_get_git_hash("${VERSION_STRING_DATA}" GIT_HASH)
+
+	# If git was found, fetch the git description string
+	if(GIT_HASH)
+		execute_process(
+			COMMAND "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}" describe --dirty --match=build
+			WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+			RESULT_VARIABLE res
+			OUTPUT_VARIABLE out
+			ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+
+		if(res EQUAL 0)
+			set(REVISION_STRING "${out}")
+		endif()
 	endif()
 
-	file(WRITE "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/revision.hpp.in" [[// Generated revision file
+	# Check the revision string, if it matches we fill in the required info
+	if(REVISION_STRING MATCHES "build-([0-9]+)-g([0-9a-f]+)(-dirty)?")
+		set(BUILD_NUMBER ${CMAKE_MATCH_1})
+		if(CMAKE_MATCH_3)
+			set(REVISION_GIT_TAGREF "${CMAKE_MATCH_2}*")
+		else()
+			set(REVISION_GIT_TAGREF "${CMAKE_MATCH_2}")
+		endif()
+
+		string(TIMESTAMP REVISION_DATE_TIME "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ" UTC)
+	else()
+		set(REVISION_GIT_TAGREF "")
+		set(BUILD_NUMBER 0)
+		set(REVISION_DATE_TIME "")
+	endif()
+
+	if(VERSION_STRING_OPTION_LIB_NAME)
+		set(VAR_PREFIX "${VERSION_STRING_OPTION_LIB_NAME}")
+		set(IDENT_PREFIX "${VERSION_STRING_OPTION_LIB_NAME}_")
+	else()
+		set(VAR_PREFIX "")
+		set(IDENT_PREFIX "")
+	endif()
+
+	# And finally, write out the header file
+	file(WRITE "${VERSION_STRING_DATA}/${file_name}.in" [[// This file was generated by VersionString.cmake
 
 #pragma once
 
 #include <ostream>
 
-const char k@VAR_PREFIX@ProjectName[] = "@PROJECT_NAME@";
-const char k@VAR_PREFIX@VersionNumber[] = "@PROJECT_VERSION@";
-const char k@VAR_PREFIX@VersionGitTag[] = "@BUILD_GIT_TAGREF@";
-const char k@VAR_PREFIX@BuildInfo[] = "@BUILD_VERSION_STRING@";
-const char k@VAR_PREFIX@BuildDate[] = "@BUILD_DATE_TIME@";
+constexpr const char k@VAR_PREFIX@ProjectName[] = "@PROJECT_NAME@";
+constexpr const char k@VAR_PREFIX@VersionNumber[] = "@PROJECT_VERSION@";
+constexpr int k@VAR_PREFIX@BuildNumber = @BUILD_NUMBER@;
+constexpr const char k@VAR_PREFIX@RevisionGitTag[] = "@REVISION_GIT_TAGREF@";
+constexpr const char k@VAR_PREFIX@RevisionDate[] = "@REVISION_DATE_TIME@";
+
+#ifndef VERSION_INFO_DEFINED
+#define VERSION_INFO_DEFINED 1
+
+namespace version_info_v1
+{
+
+class version_info_base
+{
+  public:
+
+	static void write(std::ostream &os, bool verbose)
+	{
+		auto &s_head = head();
+		if (s_head != nullptr)
+			write(s_head, os, verbose);
+	}
+
+  protected:
+
+	version_info_base(const char *name, const char *version, int build_number, const char *git_tag, const char *revision_date)
+		: m_name(name)
+		, m_version(version)
+		, m_build_number(build_number)
+		, m_git_tag(git_tag)
+		, m_revision_date(revision_date)
+	{
+		auto &s_head = head();
+		m_next = s_head;
+		s_head = this;
+	}
+
+	static void write(const version_info_base *inst, std::ostream &os, bool verbose)
+	{
+		if (inst->m_next)
+		{
+			write(inst->m_next, os, verbose);
+
+			if (not verbose)
+				return;
+			
+			os << '-' << std::endl;
+		}
+
+		os << inst->m_name << " version " << inst->m_version << std::endl;
+
+		if (verbose)
+		{
+			if (inst->m_build_number != 0)
+			{
+				os << "build: " << inst->m_build_number << ' ' << inst->m_revision_date << std::endl;
+				if (inst->m_git_tag[0] != 0)
+					os << "git tag: " << inst->m_git_tag << std::endl;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	using version_info_ptr = version_info_base *;
+
+	static version_info_ptr &head()
+	{
+		static version_info_ptr s_head = nullptr;
+		return s_head;
+	}
+
+	const char *m_name;
+	const char *m_version;
+	int m_build_number;
+	const char *m_git_tag;
+	const char *m_revision_date;
+	version_info_base *m_next = nullptr;
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+class version_info : public version_info_base
+{
+  public:
+	using implementation_type = T;
+
+	version_info(const char *name, const char *version, int build_number, const char *git_tag, const char *revision_date)
+		: version_info_base(name, version, build_number, git_tag, revision_date)
+	{
+	}
+
+	struct register_object
+	{
+		register_object()
+		{
+			static implementation_type s_instance;
+		}
+	};
+
+	template<register_object&> struct reference_object;
+
+	static register_object s_registered_object;
+	static reference_object<s_registered_object> s_referenced_object;
+};
+
+template<typename T> typename version_info<T>::register_object version_info<T>::s_registered_object;
+
+}
 
 inline void write_version_string(std::ostream &os, bool verbose)
 {
-	os << k@VAR_PREFIX@ProjectName << " version " << k@VAR_PREFIX@VersionNumber << std::endl;
-	if (verbose)
-	{
-		os << "build: " << k@VAR_PREFIX@BuildInfo << ' ' << k@VAR_PREFIX@BuildDate << std::endl;
-		if (k@VAR_PREFIX@VersionGitTag[0] != 0)
-			os << "git tag: " << k@VAR_PREFIX@VersionGitTag << std::endl;
-	}
+	version_info_v1::version_info_base::write(os, verbose);
 }
+
+#endif
+
+class version_info_@IDENT_PREFIX@impl : public version_info_v1::version_info<version_info_@IDENT_PREFIX@impl>
+{
+  public:
+	version_info_@IDENT_PREFIX@impl()
+		: version_info(k@VAR_PREFIX@ProjectName, k@VAR_PREFIX@VersionNumber, k@VAR_PREFIX@BuildNumber, k@VAR_PREFIX@RevisionGitTag, k@VAR_PREFIX@RevisionDate)
+	{
+	}
+};
 ]])
-	configure_file("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/revision.hpp.in" "${dir}/revision.hpp" @ONLY)
+	configure_file("${VERSION_STRING_DATA}/${file_name}.in" "${dir}/${file_name}" @ONLY)
 endfunction()
 

cmake/cifppConfig.cmake.in

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 @PACKAGE_INIT@
 
+include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cifppTargets.cmake")
+
+# Note that this set_and_check needs te be executed before
+# find_dependency of Eigen3, otherwise the path is
+# not found....
+set_and_check(CIFPP_SHARE_DIR "@PACKAGE_CIFPP_DATA_DIR@")
+
 include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 find_dependency(Threads)
 
@@ -10,8 +17,4 @@ if(MSVC)
 	find_dependency(zeep REQUIRED)
 endif()
 
-INCLUDE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/cifppTargets.cmake")
-
-set_and_check(CIFPP_SHARE_DIR "@PACKAGE_CIFPP_DATA_DIR@")
-
 check_required_components(cifpp)

include/cif++/utilities.hpp

@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ extern CIFPP_EXPORT int VERBOSE;
 
 // the git 'build' number
 std::string get_version_nr();
-// std::string get_version_date();
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Code helping with terminal i/o