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adding version and company info? [message #33321] |
Sun, 24 July 2011 21:11  |
dave
Messages: 14 Registered: July 2011
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hi,
i'd like to add version and other information to the compiled exe, such as
name-
description-
company name-
version-
copyright-
license-
etc....
doing this in upp is a pain.
most ide's have an inbuild versioning system, which makes it easier to add and manage version and other related information.
why does'nt upp have it?
i think it is a must.
is there a better way of adding version and other related info than adding it through .rc file, which quite often is error prone?
regards
dave
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Re: adding version and company info? [message #33324 is a reply to message #33321] |
Sun, 24 July 2011 22:28   |
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Hi dave,
First of all, I must say that I don't know the real reasons why versioning is not integrated into theide and the following are just my guesses. Someone more competent might add precise explanation later.
So first reason: By the way you describe it, I believe you are talking about the info that shows e.g. in the "Properties..." dialogue in windows explorer. So here comes a first problem, U++ is a multiplatform tool and this is very platform specific.
Second reason that comes to my mind: Inbuild versioning system is probably not a must as you say. Because if it was, someone would already implemented it 
Third and last reason I can think of now: There are probably at least two possible ways how to do this in theide. The rc file could be generated using either Macros or Custom build steps, using a simple script that would handle the versioning externally (which is more clever anyway, because it allows way more freedom to you).
Does that answer your questions?
Best regards,
Honza
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Re: adding version and company info? [message #33326 is a reply to message #33321] |
Sun, 24 July 2011 22:48  |
dave
Messages: 14 Registered: July 2011
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well i almost forgot that upp is cross-platform. sorry about that.
been working in windows for quite a long time, i think its now time to move on..be more adventurous.
yes you have answered all my questions. thank you.
dave
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