Handling version with CMake

CMakeLists.txt

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
project(c VERSION 0.0.1)

set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)

configure_file(lib/version.h.in version.h @ONLY)

include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})

add_definitions(-Wno-implicit-function-declaration)

add_executable(foo foo.c)

version.h.in

#ifndef VERSION_H
#define VERSION_H

#cmakedefine PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR @PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR@

#ifndef PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR
#define PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR 0
#endif

#cmakedefine PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR @PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR@

#ifndef PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR
#define PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR 0
#endif

#cmakedefine PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH @PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH@

#ifndef PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH
#define PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH 0
#endif

#endif //VERSION_H