plist bundle version values

Question

I want to set the Bundle Version in my plist. However, it appears that the value that is actually LOOKED at by finder to put the version when you look at more info is \"bundle v

Answer 1

Yes, you can use ${VARIABLE} style macros the Info.plist file.

We make a user-defined setting in the project called APP_VERSION, and then use ${APP_VERSION} in the CFBundleGetInfoString (Get Info string), CFBundleShortVersionString (Bundle versions string, short) and CFBundleVersion (Bundle version) keys. At build time, the variable gets filled in with the correct version.

Watch out though because sometimes a clean build is necessary for Xcode to update the Info.plist file as it does not do dependency checking against the variables.