git version sha in iOS apps

there’s tons of recipes out there how to do this – nevertheless I want to add another one:

1. create a new build phase (here named „Git Sha -> Info.plist“)

2. paste

   
   # write git version SHA into Info.plist
   #
   # inspired by
   # - http://kswizz.com/post/2686511526/git-xcode-versioning
   # - http://stackoverflow.com/a/12658311
   cd "$PROJECT_DIR"
   # say hello
   /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleVersionGitSHA $(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" "$TARGET_BUILD_DIR/$INFOPLIST_PATH"
   

3. add key CFBundleVersionGitSHA with placeholder text to your Info.plist

I went for this one because

1. easy setup,
2. no build/compiler settings changes,
3. doesn’t interfere with ‘normal’ versioning,
4. simplest I’ve seen so far, no dependencies except git,
5. explicit failure if e.g. git is missing.

Credits:

• http://kswizz.com/post/2686511526/git-xcode-versioning
• http://stackoverflow.com/a/12658311