From 06340cd3f05f7124c7757571a9fba77a30f78a53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jeffrey C. Ollie" <jeff@ocjtech.us>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 17:17:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] libghostty-vt: add semver pre info to build info

---
 example/c-vt-build-info/src/main.c |  7 +++++++
 include/ghostty/vt/build_info.h    | 10 +++++++++-
 src/terminal/build_options.zig     |  6 ++----
 src/terminal/c/build_info.zig      | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
 4 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/example/c-vt-build-info/src/main.c b/example/c-vt-build-info/src/main.c
index 148341446..2a05e416d 100644
--- a/example/c-vt-build-info/src/main.c
+++ b/example/c-vt-build-info/src/main.c
@@ -19,18 +19,25 @@ void query_build_info() {
   size_t version_major = 0;
   size_t version_minor = 0;
   size_t version_patch = 0;
+  GhosttyString version_pre = {0};
   GhosttyString version_build = {0};
 
   ghostty_build_info(GHOSTTY_BUILD_INFO_VERSION_STRING, &version_string);
   ghostty_build_info(GHOSTTY_BUILD_INFO_VERSION_MAJOR, &version_major);
   ghostty_build_info(GHOSTTY_BUILD_INFO_VERSION_MINOR, &version_minor);
   ghostty_build_info(GHOSTTY_BUILD_INFO_VERSION_PATCH, &version_patch);
+  ghostty_build_info(GHOSTTY_BUILD_INFO_VERSION_PRE, &version_pre);
   ghostty_build_info(GHOSTTY_BUILD_INFO_VERSION_BUILD, &version_build);
 
   printf("Version: %.*s\n", (int)version_string.len, version_string.ptr);
   printf("Version major: %zu\n", version_major);
   printf("Version minor: %zu\n", version_minor);
   printf("Version patch: %zu\n", version_patch);
+  if (version_pre.len > 0) {
+    printf("Version pre  : %.*s\n", (int)version_pre.len, version_pre.ptr);
+  } else {
+    printf("Version pre  : (none)\n");
+  }
   if (version_build.len > 0) {
     printf("Version build: %.*s\n", (int)version_build.len, version_build.ptr);
   } else {
diff --git a/include/ghostty/vt/build_info.h b/include/ghostty/vt/build_info.h
index 7f77a769b..19999e77f 100644
--- a/include/ghostty/vt/build_info.h
+++ b/include/ghostty/vt/build_info.h
@@ -107,13 +107,21 @@ typedef enum {
    */
   GHOSTTY_BUILD_INFO_VERSION_PATCH = 8,
 
+  /**
+   * The pre metadata string (e.g. "alpha", "beta", "dev"). Has zero length if
+   * no pre metadata is present.
+   *
+   * Output type: GhosttyString *
+   */
+  GHOSTTY_BUILD_INFO_VERSION_PRE = 9,
+
   /**
    * The build metadata string (e.g. commit hash). Has zero length if
    * no build metadata is present.
    *
    * Output type: GhosttyString *
    */
-  GHOSTTY_BUILD_INFO_VERSION_BUILD = 9,
+  GHOSTTY_BUILD_INFO_VERSION_BUILD = 10,
 } GhosttyBuildInfo;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/terminal/build_options.zig b/src/terminal/build_options.zig
index 1f7e69273..136e0f101 100644
--- a/src/terminal/build_options.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/build_options.zig
@@ -75,15 +75,13 @@ pub const Options = struct {
         opts.addOption(bool, "tmux_control_mode", self.oniguruma);
 
         // Version information.
-        var buf: [1024]u8 = undefined;
         opts.addOption(
             []const u8,
             "version_string",
-            std.fmt.bufPrint(
-                &buf,
+            b.fmt(
                 "{f}",
                 .{self.version},
-            ) catch @panic("version string too long"),
+            ),
         );
         opts.addOption(usize, "version_major", self.version.major);
         opts.addOption(usize, "version_minor", self.version.minor);
diff --git a/src/terminal/c/build_info.zig b/src/terminal/c/build_info.zig
index bef6760fa..8e0cd4d6c 100644
--- a/src/terminal/c/build_info.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/c/build_info.zig
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ pub const BuildInfo = enum(c_int) {
     version_major = 6,
     version_minor = 7,
     version_patch = 8,
-    version_build = 9,
+    version_pre = 9,
+    version_build = 10,
 
     /// Output type expected for querying the data of the given kind.
     pub fn OutType(comptime self: BuildInfo) type {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ pub const BuildInfo = enum(c_int) {
             .invalid => void,
             .simd, .kitty_graphics, .tmux_control_mode => bool,
             .optimize => OptimizeMode,
-            .version_string, .version_build => lib.String,
+            .version_string, .version_pre, .version_build => lib.String,
             .version_major, .version_minor, .version_patch => usize,
         };
     }
@@ -78,6 +79,13 @@ fn getTyped(
         .version_major => out.* = build_options.version_major,
         .version_minor => out.* = build_options.version_minor,
         .version_patch => out.* = build_options.version_patch,
+        .version_pre => {
+            if (build_options.version_pre) |b| {
+                out.* = .{ .ptr = b.ptr, .len = b.len };
+            } else {
+                out.* = .{ .ptr = "", .len = 0 };
+            }
+        },
         .version_build => {
             if (build_options.version_build) |b| {
                 out.* = .{ .ptr = b.ptr, .len = b.len };
@@ -151,6 +159,12 @@ test "get version_patch" {
     try testing.expectEqual(build_options.version_patch, value);
 }
 
+test "get version_pre" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+    var value: lib.String = undefined;
+    try testing.expectEqual(Result.success, get(.version_pre, @ptrCast(&value)));
+}
+
 test "get version_build" {
     const testing = std.testing;
     var value: lib.String = undefined;