cmd, internal/build, docker: advertise commit date in unstable build versions (#19522)

* add-date-to unstable

* fields-insteadof-split

* internal/build: support building with missing git

* docker: add git history back to support commit date in version

* internal/build: use PR commits hashes for PR builds

4 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/cmd/geth/config.go b/cmd/geth/config.go
index f316380ce..8f0bae822 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/config.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/config.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func loadConfig(file string, cfg *gethConfig) error {
 func defaultNodeConfig() node.Config {
 	cfg := node.DefaultConfig
 	cfg.Name = clientIdentifier
-	cfg.Version = params.VersionWithCommit(gitCommit)
+	cfg.Version = params.VersionWithCommit(gitCommit, gitDate)
 	cfg.HTTPModules = append(cfg.HTTPModules, "eth", "shh")
 	cfg.WSModules = append(cfg.WSModules, "eth", "shh")
 	cfg.IPCPath = "geth.ipc"
diff --git a/cmd/geth/consolecmd_test.go b/cmd/geth/consolecmd_test.go
index 34ba87702..436045119 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/consolecmd_test.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/consolecmd_test.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestConsoleWelcome(t *testing.T) {
 	geth.SetTemplateFunc("goos", func() string { return runtime.GOOS })
 	geth.SetTemplateFunc("goarch", func() string { return runtime.GOARCH })
 	geth.SetTemplateFunc("gover", runtime.Version)
-	geth.SetTemplateFunc("gethver", func() string { return params.VersionWithMeta })
+	geth.SetTemplateFunc("gethver", func() string { return params.VersionWithCommit("", "") })
 	geth.SetTemplateFunc("niltime", func() string { return time.Unix(0, 0).Format(time.RFC1123) })
 	geth.SetTemplateFunc("apis", func() string { return ipcAPIs })
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func testAttachWelcome(t *testing.T, geth *testgeth, endpoint, apis string) {
 	attach.SetTemplateFunc("goos", func() string { return runtime.GOOS })
 	attach.SetTemplateFunc("goarch", func() string { return runtime.GOARCH })
 	attach.SetTemplateFunc("gover", runtime.Version)
-	attach.SetTemplateFunc("gethver", func() string { return params.VersionWithMeta })
+	attach.SetTemplateFunc("gethver", func() string { return params.VersionWithCommit("", "") })
 	attach.SetTemplateFunc("etherbase", func() string { return geth.Etherbase })
 	attach.SetTemplateFunc("niltime", func() string { return time.Unix(0, 0).Format(time.RFC1123) })
 	attach.SetTemplateFunc("ipc", func() bool { return strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, "ipc") })
diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 0e89481fe..838029333 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ const (
 var (
 	// Git SHA1 commit hash of the release (set via linker flags)
 	gitCommit = ""
+	gitDate   = ""
 	// The app that holds all commands and flags.
-	app = utils.NewApp(gitCommit, "the go-ethereum command line interface")
+	app = utils.NewApp(gitCommit, gitDate, "the go-ethereum command line interface")
 	// flags that configure the node
 	nodeFlags = []cli.Flag{
 		utils.IdentityFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/geth/misccmd.go b/cmd/geth/misccmd.go
index f62e25478..39ca47872 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/misccmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/misccmd.go
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ func version(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	if gitCommit != "" {
 		fmt.Println("Git Commit:", gitCommit)
 	}
+	if gitDate != "" {
+		fmt.Println("Git Commit Date:", gitDate)
+	}
 	fmt.Println("Architecture:", runtime.GOARCH)
 	fmt.Println("Protocol Versions:", eth.ProtocolVersions)
 	fmt.Println("Network Id:", eth.DefaultConfig.NetworkId)