qmake rc file define version

[cafu1007]

Default Re: QMake DEFINES

Hi there,

How is it possible to define the FILEVERSION (without the quotes) For the VERSIONINFO struct in the resource file(windows),
something like this:

DEFINES+= PROD_VER=5,6,4,5


thanks for the help...

Cafu

[stampede]

You can have separate file with all defines, which you can include in .rc file. Here is an example:


// program_strings.h
#ifndef _STRINGS_H_
#define _STRINGS_H_

#define _STR_COMPANY_NAME "My Company Name"
#define _STR_PRODUCT_NAME "ProgramName"
#define _PRODUCT_VERSION 3,4,0,0
#define _STR_PRODUCT_VERSION "3.4"
#define _STR_FILE_DESCRIPTION "Short description of the program"
#define _FILE_VERSION 3,4,1234,0
#define _STR_FILE_VERSION "3,4,1234,0"
#define _STR_INTERNAL_NAME "ProgramName"
#define _STR_LEGAL_COPYRIGHT "Copyright © ..."
#define _STR_LEGAL_TRADE_1 "All rights reserved or something"
#define _STR_LEGAL_TRADE_2 _STR_LEGAL_TRADE_1
#define _STR_ORIGINAL_FILE_NAME "Program.exe"
#define _STR_WEBSITE "www.mywebsite.com"

#endif /* _STRINGS_H_ */


// program.rc

IDI_ICON1 ICON DISCARDABLE "your icon.ico"

#include <windows.h>
#include "program_strings.h"

VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
FILEVERSION _FILE_VERSION
PRODUCTVERSION _PRODUCT_VERSION
BEGIN
BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
BEGIN
BLOCK "040904E4"
BEGIN
VALUE "CompanyName", _STR_COMPANY_NAME
VALUE "FileDescription", _STR_FILE_DESCRIPTION
VALUE "FileVersion", _STR_FILE_VERSION
VALUE "InternalName", _STR_INTERNAL_NAME
VALUE "LegalCopyright", _STR_LEGAL_COPYRIGHT
VALUE "LegalTrademarks1", _STR_LEGAL_TRADE_1
VALUE "OriginalFilename", _STR_ORIGINAL_FILE_NAME
VALUE "ProductName", _STR_PRODUCT_NAME
VALUE "ProductVersion", _STR_PRODUCT_VERSION
END
END
END

[cafu1007]

Yeah i know i can do this but i wanted to do it in .pro file so the definition is available in the project as well, and i could use it within the code not just in the rc file. so i decide to do it like this
/*pro file*/
RELEASE=3
DEFINES += "RELEASE_RC=$${RELEASE}"
MAJOR=3
DEFINES += "MAJOR_RC=$${MAJOR}"
MINOR=3
DEFINES += "MINOR_RC=$${MINOR}"
PATCH=3
DEFINES += "PATCH_RC=$${PATCH}"

/*rc file*/
#define PRODUCT_VERSION_RC RELEASE_RC,MAJOR_RC,MINOR_RC,PATCH_RC

Thanks for the help

[martynw_swindon]

I had this problem and solved it this way. A bit of a fiddle but it works, recording the version and the svn number in the .rc file and its available in the .cpp files too.


Create a .pri file where the version number is set and use this in all the projects with a line
include(../product_version.pri)
Create a header file with macros to handle the version number.
Use the macros in your c++ code with a line
#include "../product_version.h"
Use the macros within your .rc file with a line
#include "../product_version.h"


The .pri file contains this:

# Product version. Comma delimit 4 numbers eg. NW_VERSION=1,2,3,4
NW_VERSION=3,0,652,0
DEFINES += "VERSION_RC=$${NW_VERSION}"
NW_SVN = $$system(svnversion -n)
DEFINES += "SVN_RC=$${NW_SVN}"
# Display the SVN version number in the build log
QMAKE_PRE_LINK += @echo. & @echo "SVN version:" $$NW_SVN &


Sets a qmake variable to the 4-digit version number
Sets the value of this as a #define that gets passed to the compiler as
#define VERSION_RC 1,2,3,4
Runs subversion and sets its returned value into another qmake variable and passed to the compiler in similar fashion
Finally echos the SVN version into the log with a line break to make it stand out.


The header file contains this:

/* We expect declarations VERSION_RC=1,2,3,4 and SVN_RC=4123:4168MS
to have been set in the .pro script using the DEFINES command.
*/
#define MAKESTRING(x) #x
#ifdef _MSC_VER
// Visual studio mangles the standard macro PRODUCT_VERSION_STRING by expanding it to:
// "3,0,652,0" "," "," "," " - " "799:800M"
// So we use this alternative.
#define EXPANDMACROx4(y) MAKESTRING(y)

#else

#define VERSIONSTRING(a,b,c,d) MAKESTRING(a) "," MAKESTRING(b) "," MAKESTRING(c) "," MAKESTRING(d)
#define EXPANDMACROx4(y) VERSIONSTRING(y)

#endif

#define EXPANDMACROx1(y) MAKESTRING(y)
#define FILE_VERSION_STRING EXPANDMACROx4(VERSION_RC)
#define JOIN_STRINGS(a,b) a " - " EXPANDMACROx1(b)
#define PRODUCT_VERSION_STRING JOIN_STRINGS(FILE_VERSION_STRING,SVN_RC)

I'm not going to attempt to explain the above, it works by trial and lots of error.

In your source you can have this for example:

m_logo->setToolTip(QString(PRODUCT_VERSION_STRING));

In your .rc file you can have this for example:

#include "../product_version.h"

VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
FILEVERSION VERSION_RC
PRODUCTVERSION VERSION_RC
FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
#ifdef _DEBUG
FILEFLAGS VS_FF_DEBUG
#else
FILEFLAGS 0x0L
#endif
FILEOS VOS__WINDOWS32
FILETYPE VFT_DLL
FILESUBTYPE 0x0L
BEGIN
BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
BEGIN
BLOCK "080904B0"
BEGIN
VALUE "CompanyName", "ABC Systems"
VALUE "FileDescription", "ABC application"
VALUE "FileVersion", FILE_VERSION_STRING
VALUE "LegalCopyright", "© ABC Limited. All rights reserved."
VALUE "OriginalFilename", "abc.exe"
VALUE "ProductName", "Abc"
VALUE "ProductVersion", PRODUCT_VERSION_STRING
END
END
BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
BEGIN
VALUE "Translation", 0x809, 1200
END
END

Don't forget the other gotchas:

In your project file you'll need:
RC_FILE += product.rc
If you use Visual Studio then you will also need:
QMAKE_RC = rc -D_MSC_VER


I think thats all. Good luck!