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/3581...light=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 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

#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

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