Automatic change of DriverVer in inf File, include Files in inf File?

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Hi,

I have several software components in my project (firmware that is downloaded to a PCI card, a WDM driver for the card, a user mode dll to access the wdm driver…). When I create a software relese, I build all the components automatically (well - controlled through batch and script files…). I want all the components to be labeled with the same software version tag - also the WDM driver. For the dll and the firmware I use one .h file in which the version tag is written (just a #define).

Is it possible somehow to set the DriverVer field in the inf File automatically - through something like an #include? Ok - I can write a ruby script that is called whenever I build the driver, parse the .inf file and write the current version label to it. But - is there another way?

best regards,

Thomas

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Take a look at stampinf in the wdk, it might fit your requirements.

d

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Subject: [ntdev] Automatic change of DriverVer in inf File, include Files in inf File?

Hi,

I have several software components in my project (firmware that is downloaded to a PCI card, a WDM driver for the card, a user mode dll to access the wdm driver…). When I create a software relese, I build all the components automatically (well - controlled through batch and script files…). I want all the components to be labeled with the same software version tag - also the WDM driver. For the dll and the firmware I use one .h file in which the version tag is written (just a #define).

Is it possible somehow to set the DriverVer field in the inf File automatically - through something like an #include? Ok - I can write a ruby script that is called whenever I build the driver, parse the .inf file and write the current version label to it. But - is there another way?

best regards,

Thomas

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Use Perl in your build script to preprocess the INF file from a template.

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Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
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wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntdev…
> Hi,
>
> I have several software components in my project (firmware that is downloaded
to a PCI card, a WDM driver for the card, a user mode dll to access the wdm
driver…). When I create a software relese, I build all the components
automatically (well - controlled through batch and script files…). I want all
the components to be labeled with the same software version tag - also the WDM
driver. For the dll and the firmware I use one .h file in which the version tag
is written (just a #define).
>
> Is it possible somehow to set the DriverVer field in the inf File
automatically - through something like an #include? Ok - I can write a ruby
script that is called whenever I build the driver, parse the .inf file and
write the current version label to it. But - is there another way?
>
> best regards,
>
> Thomas
>

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Thanks Doron and Maxim! I didnt know the stampinf tool, I’ll have a look on it on monday… But - I’ve already done it in Ruby - it takes just a few lines of code… Perl will do the job, but Ruby is the tool we use normally…

bye,

Thomas