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how do I force Xcode to rebuild the Info.plist file in my project every time I build the project?
// http://w3facility.info/question/how-do-i-force-xcode-to-rebuild-the-info-plist-file-in-my-project-every-time-i-build-the-project/#answer-18578076
# ---------------------------- IMPORTANT ----------------------------
# You must set GITHash to something like 'Set by build script' in the file
# file '<Project Name>-Info.plist' in the 'Supporting Files' group
# -------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Get the version number from the tag in git and the number of commits as the build number
#
appVersion=$(git describe --long | cut -f 1 -d "-")
appBuild=$(git describe --long | cut -f 2 -d "-")
gitHash=$(git describe --long | cut -f 3 -d "-")
echo "From GIT Version = $appVersion Build = $appBuild"
#
# Set the version info in plist file
#
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleShortVersionString $appVersion" "${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_PATH}"
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleVersion $appBuild" "${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_PATH}"
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :GITHash $gitHash" "${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_PATH}"
echo "Updated ${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_PATH}"
FYI I also auto set the version and build on the About tab with the following code
NSDictionary *infoDictionary = [[NSBundle mainBundle] infoDictionary];
NSString *appDisplayName = infoDictionary[@"CFBundleDisplayName"];
NSString *majorVersion = infoDictionary[@"CFBundleShortVersionString"];
NSString *minorVersion = infoDictionary[@"CFBundleVersion"];
self.appDescription.text = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Dirty Dog Software\n%@\nVersion: %@(%@)",
appDisplayName, majorVersion, minorVersion];
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