> Passing version info without code generation using linker flags can also be done in other languages & toolchains, e.g. with Go projects, the go linker exposes

> Passing version info without code generation using linker flags can also be done in other languages & toolchains, e.g. with Go projects, the go linker exposes an -x flag Someday, Go programs won't have to do this: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/50603 https://github.com/golang/go/issues/50603