old_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  
  # Generate the core_version.h header per-build
  #
  # Copyright (C) 2019 - Earle F. Philhower, III
  #
  # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
  # (at your option) any later version.
  #
  # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  # GNU General Public License for more details.
  #
  # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  
  import argparse
  import os
  import subprocess
  
  
  def generate(path, platform_path, git_ver="0xffffffff", git_desc="unspecified"):
      def git(*args):
          cmd = ["git", "-C", platform_path]
          cmd.extend(args)
          proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
          return proc.stdout.readlines()[0].strip()
  
      try:
          git_ver = git("rev-parse", "--short=8", "HEAD")
          git_desc = git("describe", "--tags")
      except:
          pass
  
      with open(path, "w") as out:
          out.write("#define ARDUINO_ESP8266_GIT_VER 0x{}\n".format(git_ver))
          out.write("#define ARDUINO_ESP8266_GIT_DESC {}\n".format(git_desc))
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Generate core_version.h")
  
      parser.add_argument(
          "-b", "--build_path", action="store", required=True, help="build.path variable"
      )
      parser.add_argument(
          "-p",
          "--platform_path",
          action="store",
          required=True,
          help="platform.path variable",
      )
      parser.add_argument(
          "-v", "--version", action="store", required=True, help="version variable"
      )
      parser.add_argument("-i", "--include_dir", default="core")
  
      args = parser.parse_args()
  
      include_dir = os.path.join(args.build_path, args.include_dir)
      try:
          os.makedirs(include_dir)
      except:
          pass
  
      generate(
          os.path.join(include_dir, "core_version.h"),
          args.platform_path,
          git_desc=args.version,
      )
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/env python
  
  # Generate the core_version.h header per-build
  #
  # Copyright (C) 2019 - Earle F. Philhower, III
  #
  # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
  # (at your option) any later version.
  #
  # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  # GNU General Public License for more details.
  #
  # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  # along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  
  import argparse
  import os
  import subprocess
  
  
  def generate(path, platform_path, git_ver="ffffffff", git_desc="unspecified"):
      def git(*args):
          cmd = ["git", "-C", platform_path]
          cmd.extend(args)
          proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
          return proc.stdout.readlines()[0].strip()
  
      try:
          git_ver = git("rev-parse", "--short=8", "HEAD")
          git_desc = git("describe", "--tags")
      except:
          pass
  
      with open(path, "w") as out:
          out.write("#define ARDUINO_ESP8266_GIT_VER 0x{}\n".format(git_ver))
          out.write("#define ARDUINO_ESP8266_GIT_DESC {}\n".format(git_desc))
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Generate core_version.h")
  
      parser.add_argument(
          "-b", "--build_path", action="store", required=True, help="build.path variable"
      )
      parser.add_argument(
          "-p",
          "--platform_path",
          action="store",
          required=True,
          help="platform.path variable",
      )
      parser.add_argument(
          "-v", "--version", action="store", required=True, help="version variable"
      )
      parser.add_argument("-i", "--include_dir", default="core")
  
      args = parser.parse_args()
  
      include_dir = os.path.join(args.build_path, args.include_dir)
      try:
          os.makedirs(include_dir)
      except:
          pass
  
      generate(
          os.path.join(include_dir, "core_version.h"),
          args.platform_path,
          git_desc=args.version,
      )
  
subject: Fix default git_ver (#6044)