How can I display the application version revision in my application's settings bundle?

Question

I would like to include the application version and internal revision, something like 1.0.1 (r1243), in my application\'s settings bundle.

The Root.plist file contai

Answer 1

Based on @Quinn's answer, here the full process and working code I use to do this.

• Add a settings bundle to your app. Don't rename it.
• Open Settings.bundle/Root.plist in a text editor

Replace the contents with:

    PreferenceSpecifiers
    
        
            Title
            About
            Type
            PSGroupSpecifier
        
        
            DefaultValue
            DummyVersion
            Key
            version_preference
            Title
            Version
            Type
            PSTitleValueSpecifier
        
    
    StringsTable
    Root

• Create a Run Script build phase, move to be after the Copy Bundle Resources phase. Add this code:

  cd "${BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR}"
  buildVersion=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleVersion" "${INFOPLIST_PATH}" )
  /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set PreferenceSpecifiers:1:DefaultValue $buildVersion" "${WRAPPER_NAME}/Settings.bundle/Root.plist"
  

• Replace MyAppName with your actual app's name, and the 1 after PreferenceSpecifiers to be the index of your Version entry in the Settings. The above Root.plist example has it at index 1.