hwinfo: write version info to file

This is more robust i.e. when we added another make command
Mic92 · Sep 3, 2024 · 61b0313 · 61b0313
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diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hw/hwinfo/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hw/hwinfo/package.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
+    # used by the build system
+    echo ${finalAttrs.version} > VERSION
     # Replace /usr paths with Nix store paths
     substituteInPlace Makefile \
       --replace-fail "/sbin" "/bin" \
@@ -60,7 +62,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   makeFlags = [
     "LIBDIR=/lib"
-    "HWINFO_VERSION=${finalAttrs.version}"
   ];
 
   installFlags = [ "DESTDIR=$(out)" ];