Try to clean up intial tag

Makefile

@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ DIST_DIR := ./dist
 VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo "0.1.0-dev")
 BUILD_TIME := $(shell date -u '+%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M:%S')
 GIT_COMMIT := $(shell git rev-parse HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
-DEB_PACKAGE_NAME := $(BINARY_NAME)_$(VERSION)_amd64.deb
 PKG_PATH=git.runcible.io/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/cmd
+# Attempt to get the latest tag and clean the 'v' prefix.
+# If no tags exist, this command will produce an empty string, and `|| true` prevents make from erroring out.
+CLEAN_TAG := $(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null | sed 's/^v//' || true)
 # Strict, Debian-compliant version for packaging.
-# It tries to find the latest tag (e.g., v1.2.3) and uses that.
+# It tries to find the latest tag (e.g., v1.2.3) from CLEAN_TAG and uses that.
 # If no tags exist, it defaults to "0.1.0-1", which is a valid starting version for a Debian package.
-DEB_VERSION := $(shell TAG=$$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null); if [ -n "$$TAG" ]; then echo $$TAG | sed 's/^v//'; else echo "0.1.0-1"; fi)
-
+DEB_VERSION := $(if $(CLEAN_TAG),$(CLEAN_TAG),0.1.0-1)
+DEB_PACKAGE_NAME := $(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)_amd64.deb
 
 # Default target
 .PHONY: all
@@ -39,28 +41,28 @@ deb: build
 	@mkdir -p $(DIST_DIR)
 	@mkdir -p $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)
 	@mkdir -p $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)/DEBIAN
-	@mkdir -p $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)/opt/$(BINARY_NAME)
+	@mkdir -p $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)/usr/local/bin
 	
 	# Copy binary
-	@cp $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(VERSION)/opt/$(BINARY_NAME)/
-	@chmod +x $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(VERSION)/opt/$(BINARY_NAME)/$(BINARY_NAME)
+	@cp $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)/usr/local/bin/
+	@chmod +x $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)/usr/local/$(BINARY_NAME)/$(BINARY_NAME)
 	
 	# Create control file
-	@echo "Package: $(BINARY_NAME)" > $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(VERSION)/DEBIAN/control
-	@echo "Version: $(VERSION)" >> $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(VERSION)/DEBIAN/control
-	@echo "Architecture: amd64" >> $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(VERSION)/DEBIAN/control
-	@echo "Maintainer: Bishop Maintainer <maintainer@example.com>" >> $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(VERSION)/DEBIAN/control
-	@echo "Description: Bishop - A Go application" >> $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(VERSION)/DEBIAN/control
-	@echo " Bishop is a Go application that provides various functionalities." >> $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(VERSION)/DEBIAN/control
+	@echo "Package: $(BINARY_NAME)" > $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)/DEBIAN/control
+	@echo "Version: $(VERSION)" >> $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)/DEBIAN/control
+	@echo "Architecture: amd64" >> $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)/DEBIAN/control
+	@echo "Maintainer: ${REPO_NAME} Maintainer <maintainer@example.com>" >> $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)/DEBIAN/control
+	@echo "Description: ${REPO_NAME} - A Go application" >> $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)/DEBIAN/control
+	@echo " ${REPO_NAME} is a Go application that provides various functionalities." >> $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)/DEBIAN/control
 	
 	# Copy changelog if it exists
 	@if [ -f changelog ]; then \
-		cp changelog $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(VERSION)/DEBIAN/; \
+		cp changelog $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)/DEBIAN/; \
 	fi
 	
 	# Build the .deb package
-	@cd $(DIST_DIR) && dpkg-deb --build $(BINARY_NAME)_$(VERSION)
-	@mv $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(VERSION).deb $(DIST_DIR)/$(DEB_PACKAGE_NAME)
+	@cd $(DIST_DIR) && dpkg-deb --build $(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION)
+	@mv $(DIST_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)_$(DEB_VERSION).deb $(DIST_DIR)/$(DEB_PACKAGE_NAME)
 	@echo "Debian package created: $(DIST_DIR)/$(DEB_PACKAGE_NAME)"
 
 # Install dependencies