Add the git version inside the flasher

usb-loader/.gitignore

+version.c
 mch_flasher

usb-loader/Makefile

+OBJS=mch_flasher.o serial_linux.o version.o
+OUTPUT=mch_flasher
 
-OBJS = mch_flasher.o serial_linux.o
-FLASHER = mch_flasher
+all:	$(OBJS)
+		${CC} -o $(OUTPUT) $(OBJS)
 
-all: $(FLASHER)
 
-$(FLASHER): $(OBJS)
-	${CC} -o $@ $(OBJS)
+version.c: ../.git/HEAD ../.git/index
+	echo "/**" > $@ 
+	echo " * File automatically generated by Makefile (DO NOT MODIFIED)\n *\n * To use this you in a c code just add the following lines:\n * " >> $@
+	echo "\textern const char build_time[];\n\textern const char git_user[];\n\textren const char git_revision[];\n * " >> $@ 
+	echo "**/" >> $@   
+	echo 'const char build_time[] = __DATE__ " @ " __TIME__ ;' >> $@
+	echo "const char git_user[] = \"$(shell git config --get user.name)\";" >> $@
+	echo "const char git_revision[] = \"$(shell git rev-parse HEAD)\";" >> $@
+	echo "" >> $@
 
 clean:
-	rm -f $(OBJS) $(FLASHER) *~
+		rm -f version.c $(OBJS) $(OUTPUT):q:q 

usb-loader/mch_flasher.c

@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
 
 #define PORT_SPEED 			115200
 
+//External variable from version.c
+extern const char build_time[];
+extern const char git_user[];
+extern const char git_revision[];
+
 char *program_path;
 
 int applet_silent_mode = 1;
@@ -418,6 +423,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if(argc > 2)
 	  serial_port = argv[2];
 
+	//Print line to know the version of software for testing purpose
+	fprintf(stderr,"\nCompiled by %s (%s)\ngit rev:%s\n\n",git_user,build_time,git_revision);
 
 	program_path = dirname(argv[0]);
 
@@ -437,4 +444,4 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
   serial_close();
     
   return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}