chore: identify version numbers using a git tag

- remove VERSION file
- expose the `GIT_COMMIT`so that we can properly construct the web links
when the user clicks the version number in Settings/About
- some smaller cleanups and warning fixes

Fixes #12349

Makefile

@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@ endif
 NIM_PARAMS += --outdir:./bin
 
 # App version
-VERSIONFILE=VERSION
+DESKTOP_VERSION=`git describe --tags`
-DESKTOP_VERSION=`cat $(VERSIONFILE)`
 STATUSGO_VERSION=`(cd vendor/status-go; git describe --tags --abbrev=0)`
 NIM_PARAMS += -d:DESKTOP_VERSION="$(DESKTOP_VERSION)"
 NIM_PARAMS += -d:STATUSGO_VERSION="$(STATUSGO_VERSION)"

VERSION

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2.30.90

src/app/modules/main/profile_section/about/controller.nim

@@ -27,13 +27,16 @@ proc init*(self: Controller) =
     self.delegate.versionFetched(args.available, args.version, args.url)
 
 proc getAppVersion*(self: Controller): string =
-  return self.aboutService.getAppVersion()
+  self.aboutService.getAppVersion()
+
+proc getGitCommit*(self: Controller): string =
+  self.aboutService.getGitCommit()
 
 proc checkForUpdates*(self: Controller) =
   self.aboutService.checkForUpdates()
 
 proc getNodeVersion*(self: Controller): string =
-  return self.aboutService.getNodeVersion()
+  self.aboutService.getNodeVersion()
 
 proc getStatusGoVersion*(self: Controller): string =
   self.aboutService.getStatusGoVersion()

src/app/modules/main/profile_section/about/io_interface.nim

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ method isLoaded*(self: AccessInterface): bool {.base.} =
 method getAppVersion*(self: AccessInterface): string {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
+method getGitCommit*(self: AccessInterface): string {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
 method getNodeVersion*(self: AccessInterface): string {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 

src/app/modules/main/profile_section/about/module.nim

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ method viewDidLoad*(self: Module) =
 method getAppVersion*(self: Module): string =
   return self.controller.getAppVersion()
 
+method getGitCommit*(self: Module): string =
+  return self.controller.getGitCommit()
+
 method getNodeVersion*(self: Module): string =
   return self.controller.getNodeVersion()
 

src/app/modules/main/profile_section/about/view.nim

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ QtObject:
   proc getCurrentVersion*(self: View): string {.slot.} =
     return self.delegate.getAppVersion()
 
+  proc getGitCommit*(self: View): string {.slot.} =
+    return self.delegate.getGitCommit()
+
   proc nodeVersion*(self: View): string {.slot.} =
     return self.delegate.getNodeVersion()
 

src/app_service/service/about/service.nim

@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ QtObject:
   proc getAppVersion*(self: Service): string =
     return APP_VERSION
 
+  proc getGitCommit*(self: Service): string =
+    return GIT_COMMIT
+
   proc getNodeVersion*(self: Service): string =
     try:
       return backend.clientVersion().result.getStr

src/constants.nim

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import std/strformat
+
 include env_cli_vars
 
 ## Added a constant here cause it's easier to check the app how it behaves
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ const STATUSGO_VERSION* {.strdefine.} = "0.0.0"
 # This is changed during compilation by executing git command
 const GIT_COMMIT* {.strdefine.} = ""
 
-const APP_VERSION* = if defined(production): DESKTOP_VERSION else: fmt("{GIT_COMMIT}")
+const APP_VERSION* = if defined(production): DESKTOP_VERSION else: fmt"{DESKTOP_VERSION}-{GIT_COMMIT}"
 
 const sep* = when defined(windows): "\\" else: "/"
 

src/env_cli_vars.nim

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import os, sequtils, strutils, stew/shims/strformat, chronicles
+import os, sequtils, strutils, chronicles
 
 import app/global/feature_flags
 

storybook/pages/AboutViewPage.qml

@@ -30,12 +30,17 @@ SplitView {
 
                 function getCurrentVersion() {
                     logs.logEvent("store::getCurrentVersion")
-                    return isProduction ? "0.13.2" : "45784cf0c"
+                    return isProduction ? "0.13.2" : "0.13.2-dev"
+                }
+
+                function getGitCommit() {
+                    logs.logEvent("store::getGitCommit")
+                    return "92b88e8a3e1d48f2c39d1db6e4d577ebbe21f7a9"
                 }
 
                 function getStatusGoVersion() {
                     logs.logEvent("store::getStatusGoVersion")
-                    return "0.162.9"
+                    return "v0.162.9"
                 }
 
                 function qtRuntimeVersion() {
@@ -44,10 +49,10 @@ SplitView {
 
                 function getReleaseNotes() {
                     logs.logEvent("store::getReleaseNotes")
-                    const link = isProduction ? "https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/releases/tag/%1" :
+                    const link = isProduction ? "https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/releases/tag/%1".arg(getCurrentVersion()) :
-                                                "https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/commit/%1"
+                                                "https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/commit/%1".arg(getGitCommit())
 
-                    openLink(link.arg(getCurrentVersion()))
+                    openLink(link)
                 }
 
                 function openLink(url) {

ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/ProfileLayout.qml

@@ -376,6 +376,10 @@ StatusSectionLayout {
                         return root.store.getCurrentVersion()
                     }
 
+                    function getGitCommit() {
+                        return root.store.getGitCommit()
+                    }
+
                     function getStatusGoVersion() {
                         return root.store.getStatusGoVersion()
                     }
@@ -385,10 +389,10 @@ StatusSectionLayout {
                     }
 
                     function getReleaseNotes() {
-                        const link = isProduction ? "https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/releases/tag/%1" :
+                        const link = isProduction ? "https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/releases/tag/%1".arg(getCurrentVersion()) :
-                                                    "https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/commit/%1"
+                                                    "https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/commit/%1".arg(getGitCommit())
 
-                        openLink(link.arg(getCurrentVersion()))
+                        openLink(link)
                     }
 
                     function openLink(url) {

ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/stores/ProfileSectionStore.qml

@@ -209,7 +209,11 @@ QtObject {
     }
 
     function getCurrentVersion() {
-        return aboutModuleInst.getCurrentVersion()
+        return aboutModuleInst.getCurrentVersion().replace(/^v/, '')
+    }
+
+    function getGitCommit() {
+        return aboutModuleInst.getGitCommit()
     }
 
     function getStatusGoVersion() {

ui/app/AppLayouts/Profile/views/AboutView.qml

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ SettingsContentBase {
                 font.pixelSize: 22
                 font.bold: true
                 normalColor: Theme.palette.directColor1
-                text: (root.store.isProduction ? "" : "git:") + root.store.getCurrentVersion()
+                text: root.store.getCurrentVersion()
                 onClicked: root.store.getReleaseNotes()
             }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ SettingsContentBase {
                 font.pixelSize: 17
                 font.bold: true
                 normalColor: Theme.palette.directColor1
-                text: root.store.getStatusGoVersion()
+                text: root.store.getStatusGoVersion().replace(/^v/, '')
                 onClicked: root.store.openLink("https://github.com/status-im/status-go/tree/%1".arg(root.store.getStatusGoVersion()))
             }
 

ui/nim-status-client.pro

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ OTHER_FILES += $$files("$$PWD/../vendor/SortFilterProxyModel/*.h", true)
 
 OTHER_FILES += $$files("$$PWD/../vendor/nimqml/src/*.nim", true)
 
+OTHER_FILES += $$files("$$PWD/../Makefile")
+
 # Additional import path used to resolve QML modules in Qt Creator's code model
 QML_IMPORT_PATH = $$PWD/imports \
                   $$PWD/StatusQ \
@@ -49,9 +51,4 @@ QML_IMPORT_PATH = $$PWD/imports \
 # Additional import path used to resolve QML modules just for Qt Quick Designer
 QML_DESIGNER_IMPORT_PATH = $$PWD/imports
 
-# Default rules for deployment.
-qnx: target.path = /tmp/$${TARGET}/bin
-else: unix:!android: target.path = /opt/$${TARGET}/bin
-!isEmpty(target.path): INSTALLS += target
-
 RESOURCES += resources.qrc StatusQ/src/assets.qrc StatusQ/src/statusq.qrc