Add ability to set version via configure-script; useful for local-builds or when packaged for distros.

configure.ac

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG([0.22])
 
 GLIB_GSETTINGS
 
+AC_ARG_VAR(GIT_VERSION, git-version to be placed in metadata.json, will be overwritten when uploaded to gnome.org (default not set))
+
 AC_ARG_WITH(desktop-dir, [  --with-desktop-dir=PATH where to install desktop files (default=PREFIX/share)])
 
 if test "x$with_desktop_dir" != x; then

data/Makefile.am

@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST = metadata.json.in
 metadata.json: metadata.json.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
 	$(AM_V_GEN) sed -e "s|[@]LOCALEDIR@|$(datadir)/locale|" \
 	    -e "s|[@]uuid@|$(uuid)|" \
-	    -e "s|[@]url@|$(extensionurl)|" $< > $@
+	    -e "s|[@]url@|$(extensionurl)|" \
+	    -e "s|[@]version@|$(GIT_VERSION)|" $< > $@
 
 CLEANFILES = metadata.json
 

data/metadata.json.in

@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 "description": "Configuring where on the (main) screen notifications will appear, instead of just above the message tray",
 "shell-version": [ "3.10", "3.12", "3.14", "3.16", "3.17.4", "3.17.90" ],
 "localedir": "@LOCALEDIR@",
-"url": "@url@"
+"url": "@url@",
+"version": "@version@"
 }