macOS app has inaccurate version information

[vitorgalvao]

To accurately display version information, macOS apps need to have the CFBundleVersion and CFBundleShortVersionString tags in Info.plist.

In Flying Carpet’s case, the latter is set to a fixed 1.0.0 while the former is not present.

If they’re not set during the build process, they can be added after it’s done by directly editing the Info.plist:

# Change these values
app_path='/PATH/TO/APP/HERE'
app_version='VERSION NUMBER HERE'

# Keep these as they are
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :CFBundleVersion string ${app_version}" "${app_path}/Contents/Info.plist" # Adds the missing value
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleShortVersionString string ${app_version}" "${app_path}/Contents/Info.plist" # Modifies the existing value

That would use the same version number for both fields. Technically they should be different, but that’s a secondary concern. An accurate version number is important for macOS to know which app to open in ambiguous situations; for users who expect the information available via the Finder; and for interoperability with other apps.

[spieglt]

Ok thanks, probably be next week sometime but I'll fix.

[spieglt]

@vitorgalvao I updated CFBundleShortVersionString and added CFBundleVersion and updated the Mac 4.1 binary on the releases page. What's the easiest way to check that value in macOS?

[vitorgalvao]

What's the easiest way to check that value in macOS?

# Change this value
app_path='/PATH/TO/APP/HERE'

# Keep these as they are
for version in {CFBundleVersion,CFBundleShortVersionString}; do
  echo -n "${version}: "
  /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :${version}" "${app_path}/Contents/Info.plist"
done

That would return:

CFBundleVersion: 4.1
CFBundleShortVersionString: 4.1