Version format in macOS is different than other platforms

[jsolana]

Welcome

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Description of the problem

In macOS, golangci-lint version returns its version in different format.

golangci-lint version
golangci-lint has version 1.55.2 built with go1.21.3 from e3c2265 on 2023-11-02T21:40:02Z

Instead of vMajor.minor.patch. Eg using docker alternative:

docker run --rm -v $(pwd):/app -w /app golangci/golangci-lint:v1.55.2 golangci-lint version

golangci-lint has version v1.55.2 built with go1.21.3 from e3c2265f on 2023-11-03T13:27:54Z

Version of golangci-lint

$ golangci-lint --version
golangci-lint has version 1.55.2 built with go1.21.3 from e3c2265 on 2023-11-02T21:40:02Z

Configuration

Running sw_vers

ProductName: macOS
ProductVersion: 12.5.1
BuildVersion: 21G83

Go environment

$ go version && go env
go version go1.21.3 darwin/amd64
GO111MODULE=''
GOARCH='amd64'
GOBIN=''
GOCACHE='/Users/javier.solana/Library/Caches/go-build'
GOENV='/Users/javier.solana/Library/Application Support/go/env'
GOEXE=''
GOEXPERIMENT=''
GOFLAGS=''
GOHOSTARCH='amd64'
GOHOSTOS='darwin'
GOINSECURE=''
GOMODCACHE='/Users/javier.solana/go/pkg/mod'
GONOPROXY='gopkg.cabify.tools,gitlab.otters.xyz,secondary.gitlab.otters.xyz,gitlab.com/cabify,github.com/cabify'
GONOSUMDB='gopkg.cabify.tools,gitlab.otters.xyz,secondary.gitlab.otters.xyz,gitlab.com/cabify,github.com/cabify'
GOOS='darwin'
GOPATH='/Users/javier.solana/go'
GOPRIVATE='gopkg.cabify.tools,gitlab.otters.xyz,secondary.gitlab.otters.xyz,gitlab.com/cabify,github.com/cabify'
GOPROXY='https://proxy.golang.org,direct'
GOROOT='/usr/local/Cellar/go/1.21.3/libexec'
GOSUMDB='sum.golang.org'
GOTMPDIR=''
GOTOOLCHAIN='auto'
GOTOOLDIR='/usr/local/Cellar/go/1.21.3/libexec/pkg/tool/darwin_amd64'
GOVCS=''
GOVERSION='go1.21.3'
GCCGO='gccgo'
GOAMD64='v1'
AR='ar'
CC='cc'
CXX='c++'
CGO_ENABLED='1'
GOMOD='/dev/null'
GOWORK=''
CGO_CFLAGS='-O2 -g'
CGO_CPPFLAGS=''
CGO_CXXFLAGS='-O2 -g'
CGO_FFLAGS='-O2 -g'
CGO_LDFLAGS='-O2 -g'
PKG_CONFIG='pkg-config'
GOGCCFLAGS='-fPIC -arch x86_64 -m64 -pthread -fno-caret-diagnostics -Qunused-arguments -fmessage-length=0 -ffile-prefix-map=/var/folders/zm/4j_1k_j979sffbtvh_jm2wyr0000gr/T/go-build2602725925=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches -fno-common'

Verbose output of running

NA

A minimal reproducible example or link to a public repository

Install golangci-lint following the instructions to install golangci-lint locally in MacOs
Run golanci-lint --version

Validation

• Yes, I've included all information above (version, config, etc.).

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[ldez]

Hello,

it's not a problem with golangci-lint itself but a problem with homebrew.

We (the golangci-lint maintainers) are not maintainers of the homebrew formula.

[jsolana]

Sorry, just to confirm, then we must expect to have:

• v1.55.2 using docker, windows, linux etc.
• 1.55.2 using macOs

running golanci-lint version

Right?
Thanks!

[ldez]

If you use our binaries you will see that the version has the same format on all OS.

Homebrew builds the binary from sources, so the version is defined by Homebrew.

https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/56b593d11f0fadf7f63b0b437a5cb520c83489e1/Formula/g/golangci-lint.rb#L25

It's better to follow the original golangci-lint format but Homebrew can use a different version format, there is no rule.
We (the golangci-lint maintainers) are not maintainers of the homebrew formula.

[jsolana]

Nice thanks a lot!

[ldez]

There is a typo in my previous message: We (the golangci-lint maintainers) are not maintainers of the homebrew formula.