chore: extract buf version (#1327)

Closes #1253

- [ ] Tests written/updated
- [ ] Changelog entry added in `.changelog` (we use
[unclog](https://github.com/informalsystems/unclog) to manage our
changelog)
- [ ] Updated relevant documentation (`docs/` or `spec/`) and code
comments

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Co-authored-by: Rootul P <[email protected]>

Makefile

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ BUILD_FLAGS = -mod=readonly -ldflags "$(LD_FLAGS)"
 HTTPS_GIT := https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft.git
 CGO_ENABLED ?= 0
 
+BUF_VERSION := v1.31.0
 # handle nostrip
 ifeq (,$(findstring nostrip,$(COMETBFT_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
  BUILD_FLAGS += -trimpath
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ endif
 
 proto-gen: check-proto-deps
  @echo "Generating Protobuf files"
- @go run github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf@v1.29.0 generate
+ @go run github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf@$(BUF_VERSION) generate
  @mv ./proto/tendermint/abci/types.pb.go ./abci/types/
  @cp ./proto/tendermint/rpc/grpc/types.pb.go ./rpc/grpc
 .PHONY: proto-gen
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ proto-gen: check-proto-deps
 # execution only.
 proto-lint: check-proto-deps
  @echo "Linting Protobuf files"
- @go run github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf@v1.29.0 lint
+ @go run github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf@$(BUF_VERSION) lint
 .PHONY: proto-lint
 
 proto-format: check-proto-format-deps
@@ -176,11 +177,11 @@ proto-check-breaking: check-proto-deps
  @echo "Note: This is only useful if your changes have not yet been committed."
  @echo " Otherwise read up on buf's \"breaking\" command usage:"
  @echo " https://docs.buf.build/breaking/usage"
- @go run github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf@v1.29.0 breaking --against ".git"
+ @go run github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf@$(BUF_VERSION) breaking --against ".git"
 .PHONY: proto-check-breaking
 
 proto-check-breaking-ci:
- @go run github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf@v1.29.0 breaking --against $(HTTPS_GIT)#branch=v0.34.x-celestia
+ @go run github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf@$(BUF_VERSION) breaking --against $(HTTPS_GIT)#branch=v0.34.x-celestia
 .PHONY: proto-check-breaking-ci
 
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