Set version number in versioninfo automatically

build_release.py

 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import sys, os, re, subprocess
 
 if len(sys.argv) < 2:
   print >>sys.stderr, "Please add a command line parameter with the path of the signing key file"
   sys.exit(1)
 
 basedir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]))
 key = sys.argv[1]
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 version = read_macro_value(os.path.join(basedir, "src", "shared", "Version.h"), "IEPLUGIN_VERSION");
 buildnum, dummy = subprocess.Popen(['hg', 'id', '-R', basedir, '-n'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()
 buildnum = re.sub(r'\D', '', buildnum)
 while version.count(".") < 1:
   version += ".0"
 version += ".%s" % buildnum
 
 subprocess.call([os.path.join(basedir, "libadblockplus", "createsolution.bat")])
 
+preprocessorDefinitions = [
+  "IEPLUGIN_VERSION=L\"%s\"" % version,
+  "VERSIONINFO_VERSION=%s" % (version.replace(".", ",") + ",0"),
+
+  # This macro will be passed to the resource compiler and VS doesn't escape
+  # quotation marks there automatically despite claiming to do so.
+  "VERSIONINFO_VERSION_STR=\\\"%s\\\"" % (version + ".0"),
+]
+buildParams = os.environ.copy()
+buildParams["ExternalPreprocessorDefinitions"] = ";".join(preprocessorDefinitions)
+
 for arch in ("ia32", "x64"):
   platform = "/p:Platform=%s" % {"ia32": "Win32", "x64": "x64"}[arch]
   subprocess.call([
     "msbuild",
     os.path.join(basedir, "libadblockplus", "build", arch, "libadblockplus.sln"),
     "/p:Configuration=Release",
     platform
-  ])
+  ], env=buildParams)
 
   subprocess.call([
     "msbuild",
     os.path.join(basedir, "AdblockPlus.sln"),
     "/p:Configuration=Release Test",
-    platform])
+    platform
+  ], env=buildParams)
 
   plugin = {"ia32": "AdblockPlus.dll", "x64": "AdblockPlusx64.dll"}[arch]
   sign(os.path.join(basedir, "build", arch, "Release Test", plugin),
       os.path.join(basedir, "build", arch, "Release Test", "AdblockPlusEngine.exe"))
 
 installerParams = os.environ.copy()
 installerParams["VERSION"] = version
 subprocess.call(["nmake"], env=installerParams, cwd=os.path.join(basedir, "WixInstaller"))
 sign(os.path.join(basedir, "build", "ia32", "adblockplusie-%s-en-us-ia32.msi" % version),
     os.path.join(basedir, "build", "x64", "adblockplusie-%s-en-us-x64.msi" % version))