[solved] FreeCAD version bug?

[easyw-fc]

On Linux, when I get the FC Version through python I get:

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App.Version()
['0', '18.3', '', 'https://code.launchpad.net/~vcs-imports/freecad/trunk', '2019/07/19 03:19:03']

This is a bug compared to what I normally get i.e. on Win Conda build and what was normally used:

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App.Version()
['0', '18', '4 (GitTag)', 'git://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD.git releases/FreeCAD-0-18', '2019/10/22 16:53:35', 'releases/FreeCAD-0-18', '980bf9060e28555fecd9e3462f68ca74007b70f8']

here my full FC info for Linux:

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OS: Linux Mint 19.1
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.18.3.
Build type: Release
Python version: 3.6.8
Qt version: 5.9.5
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: English/UnitedStates (en_US)

and for Win:

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OS: Windows 10
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.18.4 (GitTag)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-18
Hash: 980bf9060e28555fecd9e3462f68ca74007b70f8
Python version: 3.6.6
Qt version: 5.6.2
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: English/UnitedStates (en_US)

This is breaking some of my scripts for KiCad... I can patch mine, but I think this should be fixed anyway
Maurice

[openBrain]

You can insert a coin on this thread.

Edit : As a dirty solution, would that help if the missing fields are replaced by empty ones ?

[easyw-fc]

Edit : As a dirty solution, would that help if the missing fields are replaced by empty ones ?

No, the issue is that the second field is '18.3' (or '18.4') instead of '18' as it should be.
The strange is that in Win I get the right App.Version() format.
Normally the Version()[0] is Major, and Version()[1] is Minor and the last is on third field...

[sgrogan]

No, the issue is that the second field is '18.3' (or '18.4') instead of '18' as it should be.
The strange is that in Win I get the right App.Version() format.
Normally the Version()[0] is Major, and Version()[1] is Minor and the last is on third field...

The problem is to support the point release format we have to hack the version.h at build time. It looks like the hack that I used on win doesn't break your script and the patch used on the PPA does.

[easyw-fc]

The problem is to support the point release format we have to hack the version.h at build time. It looks like the hack that I used on win doesn't break your script and the patch used on the PPA does.

No problem by my side if this is a requirement to facilitate to add a release to the building ...
I can easily fix my scripts
Thanks for clarification...

[sgrogan]

I can easily fix my scripts

IMHO this is a workaround not a fix
@triplus explains best here: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 30#p345112
We need to find a real solution.