Adding the version in the generated binary

.gitignore

@@ -156,4 +156,5 @@ flymake*
 ignore_http/*
 config.json
 *.pem
+build
 

README.md

@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ This software is written in Go - the WYSIWYG lang
 * Multiple apps in the same instance;
 * Drop in replacement for pusher server;
 
+# Download pre built binaries
+
+You can download pre built binaries from the [releases tab](https://github.com/dimiro1/ipe/releases).
+
+I do not have a Windows machine, so I can only distribute binaries for amd64 linux and amd64 darwin.
+
 # Building
 
 ```console

main.go

@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dimiro1/ipe/ipe"
 )
 
+// These variables are generated by the linker
+// please see the makefile for mor information.
+var (
+	version    string = "version"
+	buildstamp string = "buildstamp"
+	githash    string = "githash"
+)
+
 // Main function, initialize the system
 func main() {
 	var filename = flag.String("config", "config.json", "Config file location")
@@ -39,5 +47,6 @@ Y8P
 `)
 	fmt.Println("\033[0m")
 	fmt.Println("\033[32mWelcome to Ipê - Yet another Pusher server clone (https://github.com/dimiro1/ipe)\033[0m")
+	fmt.Printf("\033[32mVersion %s+%s.git.%s\033[0m\n", version, buildstamp, githash)
 	fmt.Println("\033[33mBy: Claudemiro Alves Feitosa Neto <[email protected]>\033[0m")
 }