Simpler build, less dependencies (#827)

* Simpler build, less dependencies
* Follow ugly python linter
* Introduce Brewfile & Update Readme
* Make dist.sh target-specific
* Tidy up make output
* Get rid of cat and truncate (I still love cats tho)
* Suppress dd output
* Long live the cat

make/git.mk

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ GIT_COMMIT		:= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD || echo 'unknown')
 GIT_BRANCH		:= $(shell echo $${WORKFLOW_BRANCH_OR_TAG-$$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD || echo 'unknown')})
 GIT_BRANCH_NUM	:= $(shell git rev-list --count HEAD || echo 'nan')
 BUILD_DATE		:= $(shell date '+%d-%m-%Y' || echo 'unknown')
-VERSION			:= $(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --exact-match || echo 'unknown')
+VERSION			:= $(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --exact-match 2>/dev/null || echo 'unknown')
 
 CFLAGS += \
 	-DGIT_COMMIT=\"$(GIT_COMMIT)\" \