# executable-hash
Provides the SHA1 hash of the executable. This hash can either be
injected into the executable as a step after compilation, or
calculated at runtime.
## Usage
The main function expected to be used by the user is
`System.Executable.Hash.executableHash`. When used in a TH splice,
like `$(executableHash)`, the resulting expression yields a SHA1 hash
determined by the contents of the executable. However, note that this
may not be the actual SHA1 of the executable, since the hash can be
injected into the executable (which changes its "actual" hash).
Installing this package will also install the `inject-executable-hash`
executable. Running this program on a binary, like
`inject-executable-hash <binary-name>` will replace a dummy
`ByteString` (via the `file-embed` package) in the binary with its
hash.
Alternatively, you can put this in a `Setup.hs` file, and set
`build-type: Custom` in your `.cabal`:
```haskell
import Distribution.Simple (defaultMainWithHooks, simpleUserHooks, postBuild)
import Distribution.Simple.LocalBuildInfo (buildDir)
import System.Executable.Hash.Internal (maybeInjectExecutableHash)
import System.FilePath ((</>))
main :: IO ()
main = defaultMainWithHooks $ simpleUserHooks
{ postBuild = \_ _ _ buildInfo ->
maybeInjectExecutableHash (buildDir buildInfo </> "exeName/exeName")
}
```
(Note: you'll need to change the executable path)