Merged changes from Deedra.

git commit updated hook.

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -48,6 +48,25 @@ go run ./cmd/parityledger validate testdata/parity-ledger.csv
 
 Start verification with the affected packages; run broader checks when the change affects shared behavior or before submission where practical. Format edited Go files with `gofmt`; run `shellcheck` for edited shell scripts. Use deterministic tests and synchronization instead of timing sleeps. Keep fixtures generic, without real usernames or personal identifiers.
 
+### Version update pre-commit hook
+
+The optional `hooks/pre-commit` hook updates the Go `Version` constant to the
+local date and `Channel` to the current branch, then stages the version file.
+It skips merge commits and honors `SKIP_VERSION_UPDATE=1` for deliberate
+version overrides. If an update is needed and the version file has unstaged
+changes, the hook stops so those edits are not silently included in the commit.
+
+In a clone with no existing pre-commit hook, enable it with:
+
+```sh
+cp hooks/pre-commit .git/hooks/pre-commit
+```
+
+The local copy stays active when switching to branches without the tracked
+hook file; copy it again after updating the hook. Preserve and integrate an
+existing hook rather than overwriting it. The old Python version hook and
+`.git/versionpath` are not used by this Go hook.
+
 ### Speech regression push check
 
 Run `python3 tests/check_speech.py` for speech queue, title, Wine review metadata,

distro-packages/Arch-Linux/cthulhu-git/PKGBUILD

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 pkgbase=cthulhu-git
 pkgname=cthulhu-git
 _pkgname=cthulhu
-pkgver=2026.10.24.r77.g133953e
+pkgver=2026.10.25.r562.gf035287
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Desktop-agnostic screen reader with speech, Braille, and Tentacle support"
 url="https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu"
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ options=(!debug !lto)
 source=("${_pkgname}::git+https://git.stormux.org/storm/${_pkgname}.git#branch=master")
 sha512sums=('SKIP')
 
-prepare() {
-  cd "${_pkgname}"
-  git checkout -B testing origin/testing
-}
-
 pkgver() {
   cd "${_pkgname}"
   local projectVersion revisionCount commitHash

hooks/pre-commit

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [[ ${SKIP_VERSION_UPDATE:-0} == 1 ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+gitRoot=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+cd "$gitRoot"
+
+if [[ -f $(git rev-parse --git-path MERGE_HEAD) ]]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+versionFile=internal/version/version.go
+if ! git cat-file -e ":$versionFile" 2>/dev/null; then
+  echo "Error: $versionFile must be present in the index." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! branchName=$(git symbolic-ref --quiet --short HEAD); then
+  echo "Error: Check out a branch or set SKIP_VERSION_UPDATE=1." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+newVersion=$(date +%Y.%m.%d)
+escapedChannel=${branchName//\\/\\\\}
+escapedChannel=${escapedChannel//\"/\\\"}
+
+if grep -Fxq "const Version = \"$newVersion\"" "$versionFile" &&
+    grep -Fxq "const Channel = \"$escapedChannel\"" "$versionFile"; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+if ! git diff --quiet -- "$versionFile"; then
+  echo "Error: Stage or save unstaged changes in $versionFile before its version update." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ $(grep -Ec '^const Version = ".*"$' "$versionFile") != 1 ]] ||
+    [[ $(grep -Ec '^const Channel = ".*"$' "$versionFile") != 1 ]]; then
+  echo "Error: Expected one Version constant and one Channel constant in $versionFile." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+sedChannel=${escapedChannel//\\/\\\\}
+sedChannel=${sedChannel//&/\\&}
+sedChannel=${sedChannel//|/\\|}
+sed -i \
+  -e "s|^const Version = \".*\"$|const Version = \"$newVersion\"|" \
+  -e "s|^const Channel = \".*\"$|const Channel = \"$sedChannel\"|" \
+  "$versionFile"
+git add -- "$versionFile"
+echo "Updated Cthulhu version to $newVersion-$branchName."