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Makefile

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
+BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d_%H%M)
 
 # create the go.mod and go.sum if this is a brand new repo
 # REDOMOD = $(shell if [ -e go.mod ]; then  echo go.mod; else echo no go mod; fi)
 REDOMOD = $(shell if [ -e go.sum ]; then  echo go.sum exists; else GO111MODULE= go mod init; GO111MODULE= go mod tidy; fi)
 
 all:
-	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x -ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
+	GO111MODULE=off go build \
-	./zood
+		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
+	#./zood
 	./zood --version
 
 # this is for release builds using the go.mod files

argv.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type args struct {
 }
 
 func (args) Version() string {
-	return "zood " + VERSION
+	return "zood " + VERSION + "   Built on: " + BUILDTIME
 }
 
 func init() {

main.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var VERSION string
+var BUILDTIME string
 
 //go:embed resources/*
 var resources embed.FS
@@ -51,10 +52,13 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	log.Info("debian has", len(installedPackages), "installed")
+	/*
 	// Print the installed packages and their versions
 	for pkg, version := range installedPackages {
 		fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", pkg, version)
 	}
+	*/
 
 	// Detect the Linux distribution
 	distro := detectDistro()
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	/*
 	// Print the installed packages
 	fmt.Println("Installed Packages:")
 	for _, pkg := range packages {
@@ -79,6 +84,8 @@ func main() {
 			fmt.Println(pkg)
 		}
 	}
+	*/
+	log.Info(distro, "has", len(packages), "installed")
 
 	go NewWatchdog()