Add automatic version numbering to command line and GUI

version/CMakeLists.txt

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+add_library(version STATIC "version.c")
+execute_process(COMMAND bash ./generate-version-string.sh
+		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}		
+		OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_VER)
+target_compile_definitions(version PUBLIC PROJECT_GIT_VERSION=${GIT_VER})

version/generate-version-string.sh

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+git describe --tags

version/version.c

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+/*
+ * GDSII-Converter
+ * Copyright (C) 2018  Mario Hüttel <mario.huettel@gmx.net>
+ *
+ * This file is part of GDSII-Converter.
+ *
+ * GDSII-Converter is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * GDSII-Converter is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with GDSII-Converter.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @addtogroup MainApplication
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#ifdef PROJECT_GIT_VERSION
+
+#define xstr(a) str(a)
+#define str(a) #a
+const char *_app_version_string = xstr(PROJECT_GIT_VERSION);
+#else
+const char *_app_version_string = "! version not set !";
+#endif
+
+/** @} */

version/version.h

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+/*
+ * GDSII-Converter
+ * Copyright (C) 2018  Mario Hüttel <mario.huettel@gmx.net>
+ *
+ * This file is part of GDSII-Converter.
+ *
+ * GDSII-Converter is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * GDSII-Converter is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with GDSII-Converter.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @addtogroup MainApplication
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/** @brief This string holds the 'git describe' version of the app */
+extern char *_app_version_string;
+
+/** @} */