buildinc (Visual Studio 2022)

Updates build versions automatically.

Usage example: buildinc output.h Example

Generates C++ header file containing version and build numbers. Also included

• random number seed
• random code phrase.
• compile time

Example output:

• Header https://github.com/Masfo/buildinc/blob/main/src/buildnumber.h
• Module: https://github.com/Masfo/buildinc/blob/main/src/buildnumber.ixx

Example: add custom command to your CMake script to update per build.

find_program(BUILDINC_TOOL "buildinc" NO_CACHE)

// Header
add_custom_command(TARGET <your_target>
                   PRE_BUILD
                   COMMAND ${BUILDINC_TOOL} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/buildnumber.h BuildInc -q 
                   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src
                   COMMENT "Increase build number"
)

find_program(BUILDINC_TOOL "buildinc" NO_CACHE)

// Module
add_custom_command(TARGET <your_target>
                   PRE_BUILD
                   COMMAND ${BUILDINC_TOOL} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/buildnumber.ixx BuildInc -q -m
                   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src
                   COMMENT "Increase build number"
)