How to add vendor, version, etc. informations to Qt App?

[code_err]

When i click on second mouse button on my executable file i can then click on Properties, go to Details and then i see informations about vendor app description, version number. How can I put this kind of informations in my app?

[wysota]

Probably through the manifest.

[code_err]

I read about manifest in general and i wonder is it necessary to create manifest file in order to deploy my app on Win 7/8/Vista when i want it to be installed in Program Files directory? When I use MinGW not VS?

And as an answer for my first question I found this: http://www.qtcentre.org/threads/35810-Detail-Information?highlight=manifest for those who will be interested

[wysota]

The manifest is about running the application, not installing it.

[ChrisW67]

The program information you see on the Properties tab in Windows comes from the Windows resource file built into the application. You use the VERSIONINFO (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa381058%28v=vs.85%29.aspx) block and its associated string blocks. Something like coolapp.rc:


#include <windows.h>

#define VER_FILEVERSION 2,1,3,924
#define VER_FILEVERSION_STR "2.1.3.924"
#define VER_PRODUCTVERSION 2,1,3,924
#define VER_PRODUCTVERSION_STR "2.1.3"

#define VER_COMPANYNAME_STR "Cool Company Pty Ltd"
#define VER_FILEDESCRIPTION_STR "Cool Program"
#define VER_INTERNALNAME_STR "Cool Program"
#define VER_LEGALCOPYRIGHT_STR "Copyright 2012 Cool Company Pty Ltd"
#define VER_LEGALTRADEMARKS1_STR ""
#define VER_LEGALTRADEMARKS2_STR ""
#define VER_ORIGINALFILENAME_STR "coolapp.exe"
#define VER_PRODUCTNAME_STR "Cool Program"

#ifndef DEBUG
#define VER_DEBUG 0
#else
#define VER_DEBUG VS_FF_PRIVATEBUILD|VS_FF_PRERELEASE|VS_FF_DEBUG
#endif


ID_ICON ICON DISCARDABLE "coolapp.ico"
CREATEPROCESS_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID RT_MANIFEST "coolapp.exe.manifest"

VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
FILEVERSION VER_FILEVERSION
PRODUCTVERSION VER_PRODUCTVERSION
FILEFLAGSMASK VS_FFI_FILEFLAGSMASK

FILEFLAGS ( VER_DEBUG )
FILEOS VOS__WINDOWS32
FILETYPE VFT_APP
BEGIN
BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
BEGIN
BLOCK "040904E4"
BEGIN
VALUE "CompanyName", VER_COMPANYNAME_STR
VALUE "FileDescription", VER_FILEDESCRIPTION_STR
VALUE "FileVersion", VER_FILEVERSION_STR
VALUE "InternalName", VER_INTERNALNAME_STR
VALUE "LegalCopyright", VER_LEGALCOPYRIGHT_STR
VALUE "LegalTrademarks1", VER_LEGALTRADEMARKS1_STR
VALUE "LegalTrademarks2", VER_LEGALTRADEMARKS2_STR
VALUE "OriginalFilename", VER_ORIGINALFILENAME_STR
VALUE "ProductName", VER_PRODUCTNAME_STR
VALUE "ProductVersion", VER_PRODUCTVERSION_STR
END
END

BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
BEGIN
/* The following line should only be modified for localized versions. */
/* It consists of any number of WORD,WORD pairs, with each pair */
/* describing a language,codepage combination supported by the file. */
/* */
/* For example, a file might have values "0x409,1252" indicating that it */
/* supports English language (0x409) in the Windows ANSI codepage (1252). */

VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1252

END
END