fix: split version info in new header

a new file src/lib/VersionInfo.h.in now holds our version info vars
fixes #8657

src/apps/deskflow-daemon/deskflow-daemon.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH LicenseRef-OpenSSL-Exception
  */
 
+#include "VersionInfo.h"
 #include "arch/Arch.h"
 #include "base/EventQueue.h"
 #include "base/Log.h"

src/apps/deskflow-gui/deskflow-gui.cpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH LicenseRef-OpenSSL-Exception
  */
 
+#include "VersionInfo.h"
 #include "common/Constants.h"
 #include "common/UrlConstants.h"
 #include "gui/Diagnostic.h"

src/lib/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 - 2012 Nick Bolton
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
+configure_file(VersionInfo.h.in VersionInfo.h @ONLY)
+
 add_subdirectory(arch)
 add_subdirectory(base)
 add_subdirectory(client)

src/lib/VersionInfo.h.in

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Deskflow -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2024 - 2025 Chris Rizzitello <sithlord48@gmail.com>
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2025 Symless Ltd.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH LicenseRef-OpenSSL-Exception
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+const auto kVersion = "@CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION@";
+const auto kVersionGitSha = "@GIT_SHA_SHORT@";
+// clang-format off
+const auto kDisplayVersion = @CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_TWEAK@ ? "@CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION@ (@GIT_SHA_SHORT@)" : "@CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR@.@CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR@.@CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH@";
+// clang-format on

src/lib/common/Constants.h.in

@@ -10,17 +10,11 @@
 const auto kAppName = "@CMAKE_PROJECT_PROPER_NAME@";
 const auto kAppId = "@CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME@";
 const auto kAppDescription = "@CMAKE_PROJECT_DESCRIPTION@";
-const auto kVersion = "@CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION@";
-const auto kVersionGitSha = "@GIT_SHA_SHORT@";
 const auto kDaemonBinName = "@CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME@-daemon";
 const auto kDaemonIpcName = "@CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME@-daemon";
 const auto kDaemonLogFilename = "@CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME@-daemon.log";
 const auto kDefaultLogFile = "@CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME@.log";
 
-// clang-format off
-const auto kDisplayVersion = @CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_TWEAK@ ? "@CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION@ (@GIT_SHA_SHORT@)" : "@CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR@.@CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR@.@CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH@";
-// clang-format on
-
 const auto kCopyright = //
     "Copyright @CMAKE_PROJECT_COPYRIGHT@\n"
     "Copyright (C) 2012-2025 Symless Ltd.\n"

src/lib/deskflow/App.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "deskflow/App.h"
 
 #include "DisplayInvalidException.h"
+#include "VersionInfo.h"
 #include "arch/Arch.h"
 #include "base/Log.h"
 #include "base/LogOutputters.h"

src/lib/gui/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "Diagnostic.h"
 #include "StyleUtils.h"
+#include "VersionInfo.h"
 
 #include "dialogs/AboutDialog.h"
 #include "dialogs/FingerprintDialog.h"

src/lib/gui/Messages.cpp

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include "Logger.h"
 #include "Styles.h"
+#include "VersionInfo.h"
 
 #include "common/Settings.h"
 #include "common/UrlConstants.h"

src/lib/gui/VersionChecker.cpp

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "VersionChecker.h"
 
+#include "VersionInfo.h"
 #include "common/Settings.h"
 
 #include <QLocale>

src/lib/gui/dialogs/AboutDialog.cpp

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "AboutDialog.h"
 #include "ui_AboutDialog.h"
 
+#include "VersionInfo.h"
 #include "common/Constants.h"
 
 #include <QClipboard>