hide ambiguous function

gf.cabal

@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ library
     json >= 0.9.1 && <= 0.11,
     parallel >= 3.2.1.1 && < 3.3,
     process >= 1.4.3 && < 1.7,
-    time >= 1.6.0 && <= 1.12.2
+    time >= 1.6.0 && <= 1.12.2,
+    template-haskell >= 2.13.0.0
 
   hs-source-dirs: src/compiler
   exposed-modules:

src/compiler/GF/Infra/BuildInfo.hs

@@ -1,13 +1,34 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}
+
 module GF.Infra.BuildInfo where
 import System.Info
 import Data.Version(showVersion)
 
+import Language.Haskell.TH.Syntax
+import Control.Monad.IO.Class
+import Control.Exception
+import Data.Time hiding (buildTime)
+import System.Process
+
+-- Use Template Haskell to get compile time
+buildTime :: String
+buildTime = $(do
+                 timeZone <- liftIO getCurrentTimeZone
+                 time <- liftIO $ utcToLocalTime timeZone <$> getCurrentTime
+                 return $ LitE $ StringL $ formatTime defaultTimeLocale "%F %T" time )
+
+-- Use Template Haskell to get current Git information
+gitInfo :: String
+gitInfo = $(do
+               info <- liftIO $ try $ readProcess "git" ["log", "--format=commit %h tag %(describe:tags=true)", "-1"] "" :: Q (Either SomeException String)
+               return $ LitE $ StringL $ either (\_ -> "unavailable") id info )
+
 {-# NOINLINE buildInfo #-}
 buildInfo =
     "Built on "++os++"/"++arch
-    ++" with "++compilerName++"-"++showVersion compilerVersion
-    ++", flags:"
+    ++" with "++compilerName++"-"++showVersion compilerVersion ++ " at " ++ buildTime ++ "\nGit info: " ++ gitInfo
+    ++"\nFlags:"
 #ifdef USE_INTERRUPT
     ++" interrupt"
 #endif