Yeah this is a classic issue. I use a similar technique but I don't relate the build number to the git commits, instead I detect changes to files in the source tree in relation to the modified time of a version file (a simple file that holds the version and build number). If there are changes then I bump the build number.
Here the python script I use. You should make it a separate target in your Xcode project and then make other targets dependent upon this target. It will update your .plist file(s) with the new version/build number as necessary. It assumes the source tree is below the location of the version file:
#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Bump build number in Info.plist files if a source file have changed.
#
# usage: bump_buildnum.py buildnum.ver Info.plist [ ... Info.plist ]
#
# andy@trojanfoe.com, 2014.
#
import sys, os, subprocess, re
def read_verfile(name):
version = None
build = None
verfile = open(name, "r")
for line in verfile:
match = re.match(r"^version\s+(\S+)", line)
if match:
version = match.group(1).rstrip()
match = re.match(r"^build\s+(\S+)", line)
if match:
build = int(match.group(1).rstrip())
verfile.close()
return (version, build)
def write_verfile(name, version, build):
verfile = open(name, "w")
verfile.write("version {0}\n".format(version))
verfile.write("build {0}\n".format(build))
verfile.close()
return True
def set_plist_version(plistname, version, build):
if not os.path.exists(plistname):
print("{0} does not exist".format(plistname))
return False
plistbuddy = '/usr/libexec/Plistbuddy'
if not os.path.exists(plistbuddy):
print("{0} does not exist".format(plistbuddy))
return False
cmdline = [plistbuddy,
"-c", "Set CFBundleShortVersionString {0}".format(version),
"-c", "Set CFBundleVersion {0}".format(build),
plistname]
if subprocess.call(cmdline) != 0:
print("Failed to update {0}".format(plistname))
return False
print("Updated {0} with v{1} ({2})".format(plistname, version, build))
return True
def should_bump(vername, dirname):
verstat = os.stat(vername)
allnames = []
for dirname, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(dirname):
for filename in filenames:
allnames.append(os.path.join(dirname, filename))
for filename in allnames:
filestat = os.stat(filename)
if filestat.st_mtime > verstat.st_mtime:
print("{0} is newer than {1}".format(filename, vername))
return True
return False
def upver(vername):
(version, build) = read_verfile(vername)
if version == None or build == None:
print("Failed to read version/build from {0}".format(vername))
return False
# Bump the version number if any files in the same directory as the version file
# have changed, including sub-directories.
srcdir = os.path.dirname(vername)
bump = should_bump(vername, srcdir)
if bump:
build += 1
print("Incremented to build {0}".format(build))
write_verfile(vername, version, build)
print("Written {0}".format(vername))
else:
print("Staying at build {0}".format(build))
return (version, build)
if __name__ == "__main__":
if os.environ.has_key('ACTION') and os.environ['ACTION'] == 'clean':
print("{0}: Not running while cleaning".format(sys.argv[0]))
sys.exit(0)
if len(sys.argv) < 3:
print("Usage: {0} buildnum.ver Info.plist [... Info.plist]".format(sys.argv[0]))
sys.exit(1)
vername = sys.argv[1]
(version, build) = upver(vername)
if version == None or build == None:
sys.exit(2)
for i in range(2, len(sys.argv)):
plistname = sys.argv[i]
set_plist_version(plistname, version, build)
sys.exit(0)
