Properly embed version into executables

build-on-mac.spec

@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ exe = EXE(pyz,
           a.binaries,
           a.zipfiles,
           a.datas,
-          name='NodeMCU-PyFlasher',
+          name='NodeMCU PyFlasher',
           debug=False,
           strip=False,
           upx=True,
           console=False , icon='images/icon-256.icns')
 app = BUNDLE(exe,
-             name='NodeMCU-PyFlasher-5.0.0.app',
+             name='NodeMCU PyFlasher.app',
+             version='5.0.0',
              icon='./images/icon-256.icns',
              bundle_identifier='com.frightanic.nodemcu-pyflasher')

build-on-win.spec

@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ exe = EXE(pyz,
           a.binaries,
           a.zipfiles,
           a.datas,
-          name='NodeMCU-PyFlasher-5.0.0',
+          name='NodeMCU-PyFlasher',
+          version='windows-version-info.txt',
           debug=False,
           strip=False,
           upx=True,
-          console=False , icon='images\\icon-256.ico')
+          console=False,
+          icon='images\\icon-256.ico')

build.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # rm -fr build dist
 VERSION=5.0.0
-NAME=NodeMCU-PyFlasher
+NAME="NodeMCU PyFlasher"
+DIST_NAME="NodeMCU-PyFlasher"
 
 pyinstaller --log-level=DEBUG \
             --noconfirm \
@@ -9,5 +10,5 @@ pyinstaller --log-level=DEBUG \
             build-on-mac.spec
 
 # https://github.com/sindresorhus/create-dmg
-create-dmg dist/$NAME-$VERSION.app
-mv "$NAME-$VERSION 0.0.0.dmg" dist/$NAME-$VERSION.dmg
+create-dmg "dist/$NAME.app"
+mv "$NAME $VERSION.dmg" "dist/$DIST_NAME.dmg"

requirements.txt

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ pyserial~=3.5
 wxPython~=4.1.1
 PyInstaller~=4.2
 httplib2>=0.18.1
+pyinstaller-versionfile>=2.0.0

windows-metadata.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# https://github.com/DudeNr33/pyinstaller-versionfile
+# create-version-file windows-metadata.yaml --outfile windows-version-info.txt
+Version: 5.0.0
+CompanyName: Marcel Stör
+FileDescription: NodeMCU PyFlasher
+InternalName: NodeMCU PyFlasher
+LegalCopyright: © Marcel Stör. All rights reserved.
+OriginalFilename: NodeMCU-PyFlasher.exe
+ProductName: NodeMCU PyFlasher

windows-version-info.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# GENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT. Created by running create-version-file windows-metadata.yaml --outfile windows-version-info.txt
+#
+# UTF-8
+#
+# For more details about fixed file info 'ffi' see:
+# http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms646997.aspx
+
+VSVersionInfo(
+  ffi=FixedFileInfo(
+    # filevers and prodvers should be always a tuple with four items: (1, 2, 3, 4)
+    # Set not needed items to zero 0. Must always contain 4 elements.
+    filevers=(5,0,0,0),
+    prodvers=(5,0,0,0),
+    # Contains a bitmask that specifies the valid bits 'flags'r
+    mask=0x3f,
+    # Contains a bitmask that specifies the Boolean attributes of the file.
+    flags=0x0,
+    # The operating system for which this file was designed.
+    # 0x4 - NT and there is no need to change it.
+    OS=0x40004,
+    # The general type of file.
+    # 0x1 - the file is an application.
+    fileType=0x1,
+    # The function of the file.
+    # 0x0 - the function is not defined for this fileType
+    subtype=0x0,
+    # Creation date and time stamp.
+    date=(0, 0)
+    ),
+  kids=[
+    StringFileInfo(
+      [
+      StringTable(
+        u'040904B0',
+        [StringStruct(u'CompanyName', u'Marcel Stör'),
+        StringStruct(u'FileDescription', u'NodeMCU PyFlasher'),
+        StringStruct(u'FileVersion', u'5.0.0.0'),
+        StringStruct(u'InternalName', u'NodeMCU PyFlasher'),
+        StringStruct(u'LegalCopyright', u'© Marcel Stör. All rights reserved.'),
+        StringStruct(u'OriginalFilename', u'NodeMCU-PyFlasher.exe'),
+        StringStruct(u'ProductName', u'NodeMCU PyFlasher'),
+        StringStruct(u'ProductVersion', u'5.0.0.0')])
+      ]), 
+    VarFileInfo([VarStruct(u'Translation', [1033, 1200])])
+  ]
+)