Removes previous version build system in favor of simple variable

Makefile

@@ -13,17 +13,9 @@ test : GOCMD := go1.11.13
 # %:z - so settle for %z.
 BUILD_TIME := ${shell date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M%z"}
 
-# If VERSION is empty or not defined use the contents of the VERSION file
-VERSION    := ${shell git describe --exact-match 2> /dev/null}
-ifndef VERSION
-	VERSION  := ${shell cat ./VERSION}
-endif
-
-LDFLAGS  := -ldflags "-s -X main.version=${VERSION} -X main.build=${BUILD_TIME}"
-
 .PHONY: build
 build:
-	${GOCMD} build ${LDFLAGS} -o ${BINARY}
+	${GOCMD} build -o ${BINARY}
 
 .PHONY: install
 install: install-bin install-man install-desktop clean

main.go

@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"tildegit.org/sloum/bombadillo/gemini"
 )
 
-var version string
-var build string
+var version string = "2.3.3"
 
 var bombadillo *client
 var helplocation string = "gopher://bombadillo.colorfield.space:70/1/user-guide.map"
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.Usage = printHelp
 	flag.Parse()
 	if *getVersion {
-		fmt.Printf("Bombadillo %s - build %s\n", version, build)
+		fmt.Printf("Bombadillo %s\n", version)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 	args := flag.Args()