cmake: make git describe work out of source tree

astroidmail · Apr 7, 2019 · bb6ffac · bb6ffac
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commit bb6ffac
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ set (CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
   # debug build - retrieve current project version from git
   execute_process (
-    COMMAND git describe --abbrev=8 --tags --always
+    COMMAND git -C "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}" describe --abbrev=8 --tags --always
     OUTPUT_VARIABLE PROJECT_VERSION
     OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
     )