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

My working Example based on @Ben Clayton answer and the comments of @Luis Ascorbe and @Vahid Amiri:

Note: This approach modifies the Settings.bundle/Root.plist file in working copy of repository

1. Add a settings bundle to your project root. Don't rename it

2. Open Settings.bundle/Root.plist as SourceCode

   Replace the contents with:

   
   
   
   
       PreferenceSpecifiers
       
           
               DefaultValue
               
               Key
               version_preference
               Title
               Version
               Type
               PSTitleValueSpecifier
           
       
       StringsTable
       Root
   
   
   

3. Add the following script to the Build, Pre-actions section of the project (target) scheme

   version=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleShortVersionString" "$PROJECT_DIR/$INFOPLIST_FILE")
   build=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleVersion" "$PROJECT_DIR/$INFOPLIST_FILE")
   
   /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set PreferenceSpecifiers:0:DefaultValue $version ($build)" "${SRCROOT}/Settings.bundle/Root.plist"
   

4. Build and Run the current scheme