[CMake] How to add version number to dlls ?

[Dekeyser, Kris]

Personally, I use the freeware tool StampVer
(http://www.elphin.com/products/stampver.html) to achieve this. I have
integrated this as a post-build command in CMake. Here's my code:

  IF(WIN32)
    IF(EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/adm/StampVersion.txt")
      ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET ${ProjectName} POST_BUILD COMMAND
"${StampVersionExe}" ARGS -k -v"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/adm/StampVersion.txt"
"$(OutDir)\\${ProjectName}.dll" COMMENT "Stamp the DLL version")
    ENDIF(EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/adm/StampVersion.txt")
  ENDIF(WIN32)

Read StampVer's readme file carefully.

--- StampVersion.txt ---
;StampVer information file
FileVersion=1.0.0.0
ProductVersion=1.0.0.0
FileFormat=%a.%b.%c Build %ty%tj
ProductFormat=Release %a.%b Service level %c

I also create the resource files on the fly, using CONFIGURE_FILE with some
predefined templates. Just create a version resource manually in VS and
replace the text with @VAR@ entries. You can put some interesting things in
your version info this way: PROJECT_NAME, CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE, BUILD_HOST, ...

Best regards, Kris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad King [mailto:brad.king at kitware.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 13:19
> To: Pavani, Sri Kaushik
> Cc: cmake at www.cmake.org
> Subject: Re: [CMake] How to add version number to dlls ?
> 
> 
> Pavani, Sri Kaushik wrote:
> > I am using CMake to create a dll. Is there a way to add a version 
> > resource type to the dll so that it would show up when I check the 
> > properties of the dll? I searched for a suitable command, 
> but could'nt 
> > find one.
> 
> CMake does support version numbers for shared libraries on some 
> platforms, but currently windows DLL versioning is not included.  You 
> can try using
> 
> SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(mydll PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS "/versionflags")
> 
> where "/versionflags" are the proper flags to tell MSVC to 
> put a version 
> number in the DLL.  I do not know if this will work and have 
> not tried it.
> 
> Please also add a feature request for this to the bug tracker:
> 
> http://www.cmake.org/Bug
> 
> and you will be notified automatically when the feature is 
> implemented.
> 
> -Brad
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