Version Information Editor enables version information to be edited. It also creates version information resource source (.rc) files. The program stores details of the version information in its own project (.vi) files. Simple macros can be used to help automate the updating of version information files.
The program can also create binary resource (.res) files containing version information. To do this it needs to be configured to use a 3rd party resource compiler such as Embarcadero's BRCC32.
A command line switch, -makerc, is supported that silently creates a .rc file from a native .vi file passed on the command line. The program them exits without displaying a window. This option has been made available so that Version Information Editor can be used in automated build processes.
VIEd requires Windows XP and later.
VIEd is written in Object Pascal and is compiled with Delphi XE, although any later Delphi compiler may suffice.
See Build.md in the repo root for information about how to build the program from source code.
Contributions are welcome.
The GitFlow branching model is used.
To contribute please fork the project and create a new branch off develop that is named feature/your-feature-name. Create a pull request for your feature branch when you're ready. Pull requests must be configured to merge to the develop branch, not master.
Contributions should be licensed under either the Mozilla Public License v2.0 (without a "Incompatible with Secondary Licenses" notice) or under some other compatible license, preferably one in common use. Note that the GPL and its cousins are not compatible.
VIEd is distributed in a zip file containing a standard Windows installer. All releases from the latest back to v2.13.0 are available from the project's releases page.
For help using the program the first port of call should be the program's comprehensive HTML help file.
Information on how to install the program is in Docs/ReadMe.txt.
The change log is in CHANGELOG.md in the repository root.
The program's .vi file format is documented in Docs/vi-file-format.md.
Finally, the program has a Web page at https://delphidabbler.com/software/vied.
Any bug reports and feature requests can be made via the project's issue tracker.
Most of the original source code is licensed under the terms of the Mozilla Public License 2.0. For full details of source code licensing, including that for 3rd party code and the program's images, see Docs/SourceCodeLicenses.md.
The license for the executable code can be found in Docs/License.rtf.
Note that versions prior to v2.13.0 had different licensing arrangements, so please check before using those versions.