functions: log the version without the extra letter

ks_includes/functions.py

@@ -58,22 +58,25 @@ except Exception as e:
 
 
 def get_software_version():
-    prog = ('git', '-C', os.path.dirname(__file__), 'describe', '--always',
+    prog = ('git', '-C', os.path.dirname(__file__), 'describe', '--always', '--tags', '--long', '--dirty')
-            '--tags', '--long', '--dirty')
     try:
-        process = subprocess.Popen(prog, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        process = subprocess.Popen(prog, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-                                   stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
         ver, err = process.communicate()
         retcode = process.wait()
         if retcode == 0:
             version = ver.strip()
             if isinstance(version, bytes):
                 version = version.decode()
+            # Remove the 'g' at the start of the hash
+            parts = version.split('-')
+            if len(parts) > 2 and parts[-2].startswith('g'):
+                parts[-2] = parts[-2][1:]  # Remove the 'g'
+            version = '-'.join(parts)
             return version
         else:
             logging.debug(f"Error getting git version: {err}")
     except OSError:
-        logging.exception("Error runing git describe")
+        logging.exception("Error running git describe")
     return "?"