Android Manifest version update

[KroMignon]

Hi all,

there are some escape sequences which can be used in AndroidManifest.xml to automatically set values according to Qt project settings like:

• -- %%INSERT_APP_LIB_NAME%% --
• -- %%INSERT_APP_NAME%% --

Do somebody know if a sequence exists to insert VERSION which is defined PRO file?
Is it possible to get an exhaustive list of all available escape sequences?

[KroMignon]

@KroMignon I reply to myself, I think this could be useful for other developers.

Escape sequences which I found (extract from source code!):

• -- %%INSERT_APP_NAME%% -- correspond to qmake setting TARGET
• -- %%INSERT_APP_LIB_NAME%% -- (same as above)
• -- %%INSERT_VERSION_NAME%% -- correspond to qmake setting ANDROID_VERSION_NAME
• -- %%INSERT_VERSION_CODE%% -- correspond to qmake setting ANDROID_VERSION_CODE

[koahnig]

@KroMignon

While looking for a way to use INSERT_VERSION_NAME and INSERT_VERSION_CODE I came across your post.

I have added to my .pro

ANDROID_VERSION_NAME = "3"
ANDROID_VERSION_CODE = 2.4.0

This is similar as I used before in creator's manifest editor.
However, when rerun qmake and deploy my app I got

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':processDebugResources'.
> A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.Workers$ActionFacade
   > Android resource linking failed
     R:\build-App1-Android_for_armeabi_v7a_arm64_v8a_x86_x86_64_Clang_Qt_5_14_2_for_Android-Release\android-build\build\intermediates\merged_manifests\debug\AndroidManifest.xml:2: AAPT: error: invalid android:versionCode '2.4.0'.

I have checked also with same result

ANDROID_VERSION_NAME = "3"
ANDROID_VERSION_CODE = "2.4.0"

What is missing?

[koahnig]

The problem was between keybord and chair. The values have to be exchanged.

ANDROID_VERSION_CODE = "3"
ANDROID_VERSION_NAME = "2.4.0"

Then it is working again.

[RoachLin]

I think this would be also helpful to you
https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/android-manifest-file-configuration.html