fix(core): Use productName for FileDescription (#10975)

* fix(core): Use productName for FileDescription

fixes #10968
fixes #10890

* just unwrap since winres will panic anyway or use the cargo.toml description which we don't want

* regen

* nsis

.changes/fix-tauri-build-filedescription.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+tauri-build: 'patch:bug'
+tauri-bundler: 'patch:bug'
+---
+
+The executable and NSIS installer on Windows will now use the `productName` config for the `FileDescription` property instead of `shortDescription`.

crates/tauri-build/src/lib.rs

@@ -673,9 +673,12 @@ pub fn try_build(attributes: Attributes) -> Result<()> {
       res.set("ProductName", product_name);
     }
 
-    if let Some(short_description) = &config.bundle.short_description {
-      res.set("FileDescription", short_description);
-    }
+    let file_description = config
+      .product_name
+      .or_else(|| manifest.package.as_ref().map(|p| p.name.clone()))
+      .or_else(|| std::env::var("CARGO_PKG_NAME").ok());
+
+    res.set("FileDescription", &file_description.unwrap());
 
     if let Some(copyright) = &config.bundle.copyright {
       res.set("LegalCopyright", copyright);

crates/tauri-bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/installer.nsi

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ ${StrLoc}
 !define PRODUCTNAME "{{product_name}}"
 !define VERSION "{{version}}"
 !define VERSIONWITHBUILD "{{version_with_build}}"
-!define SHORTDESCRIPTION "{{short_description}}"
 !define HOMEPAGE "{{homepage}}"
 !define INSTALLMODE "{{install_mode}}"
 !define LICENSE "{{license}}"
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ InstallDir "${PLACEHOLDER_INSTALL_DIR}"
 
 VIProductVersion "${VERSIONWITHBUILD}"
 VIAddVersionKey "ProductName" "${PRODUCTNAME}"
-VIAddVersionKey "FileDescription" "${SHORTDESCRIPTION}"
+VIAddVersionKey "FileDescription" "${PRODUCTNAME}"
 VIAddVersionKey "LegalCopyright" "${COPYRIGHT}"
 VIAddVersionKey "FileVersion" "${VERSION}"
 VIAddVersionKey "ProductVersion" "${VERSION}"

crates/tauri-cli/config.schema.json

@@ -2675,7 +2675,7 @@
           }
         },
         "obsoletes": {
-          "description": "The list of RPM dependencies your application supersedes - if this package is installed,\n packages listed as “obsoletes” will be automatically removed (if they are present).",
+          "description": "The list of RPM dependencies your application supersedes - if this package is installed,\n packages listed as \"obsoletes\" will be automatically removed (if they are present).",
           "type": [
             "array",
             "null"

crates/tauri-schema-generator/schemas/config.schema.json

@@ -2675,7 +2675,7 @@
           }
         },
         "obsoletes": {
-          "description": "The list of RPM dependencies your application supersedes - if this package is installed,\n packages listed as “obsoletes” will be automatically removed (if they are present).",
+          "description": "The list of RPM dependencies your application supersedes - if this package is installed,\n packages listed as \"obsoletes\" will be automatically removed (if they are present).",
           "type": [
             "array",
             "null"

crates/tauri-utils/src/config.rs

@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ pub struct RpmConfig {
   /// in order for the package to be installed.
   pub conflicts: Option<Vec<String>>,
   /// The list of RPM dependencies your application supersedes - if this package is installed,
-  /// packages listed as “obsoletes” will be automatically removed (if they are present).
+  /// packages listed as "obsoletes" will be automatically removed (if they are present).
   pub obsoletes: Option<Vec<String>>,
   /// The RPM release tag.
   #[serde(default = "default_release")]