No, you can't use an "earlier" key to create a "later" value - but you can use code to do basically the same thing.
Or, you can use the same variable that sets your CFBuildNumber to set your CFBundleVersion. -- Glenn L. Austin, Computer Wizard and Race Car Driver <>< <http://www.austinsoft.com> > On Aug 19, 2020, at 9:07 AM, Gabriel Zachmann via Cocoa-dev > <cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com> wrote: > > Question: > > Is there a way to use a key/value that was defined earlier in the plist file > to define a value for a later key? > > Explanation: > I have a macOS project with an automatically created "About" window. > The plist file has, additionally to all the default stuff, the key > CFBuildNumber (with a value that I increment automatically). > > In Xcode, I tried to change "Bundle version" to a value like > > $(CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION)_$(CFBuildNumber) > > However, in the final Info.plist in the app's bundle, this then looks like > > <key>CFBundleVersion</key> > <string>3.1_</string> > > Notice the underscore, but the value of CFBuildNumber is gone. > "3.1", BTW, is the value I have set under > > Project / Targets / General / Identity / Build > > I have tried to change parentheses into curly braces, to no avail. > > So, question again: is there a way to use a key/value that was defined > earlier in the plist file > to define a value for a later key? > I'd like to do that so that the "About" window contains the build number, too. > > Thanks a lot in advance. > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/glenn%40austinsoft.com > > This email sent to gl...@austinsoft.com
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