dist: use separate data files for version and commit information

.gitignore

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ __pycache__/
 
 /lib/Solaar.egg-info/
 /lib/solaar.egg-info/
+/lib/solaar/commit
 /build/
 /sdist/
 /dist/

MANIFEST.in

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-include COPYRIGHT COPYING README.md ChangeLog.md
+include COPYRIGHT COPYING README.md ChangeLog.md lib/solaar/version lib/solaar/commit
 recursive-include rules.d *
 recursive-include share/locale *

RELEASE.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ candidates (ex. `1.0.0rc1`). Release candidates must have a `rcX` suffix.
 
 Release routine:
 
-- Update `lib/solaar/__init__.py` to the new release
+- Update version in `lib/solaar/version`
 - Add release changes to `ChangeLog.md`
 - Add release information to `share/solaar/io.github.pwr_solaar.solaar.metainfo.xml`
 - Create a commit that starts with `release VERSION`

lib/solaar/__init__.py

@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@
 ## with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 ## 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
+import pkgutil as _pkgutil
 import subprocess as _subprocess
 import sys as _sys
 
-from solaar.version import NAME as _NAME
-from solaar.version import version as _version
+NAME = 'solaar'
 
 try:
     __version__ = _subprocess.check_output(['git', 'describe', '--always'], cwd=_sys.path[0],
                                            stderr=_subprocess.DEVNULL).strip().decode()
 except Exception:
-    __version__ = _version
-NAME = _NAME
+    try:
+        __version__ = _pkgutil.get_data('solaar', 'commit').strip().decode()
+    except Exception:
+        __version__ = _pkgutil.get_data('solaar', 'version').strip().decode()

lib/solaar/version

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.1.7

setup.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-
 import subprocess
 
 from glob import glob as _glob
@@ -10,15 +9,16 @@
     from distutils.core import setup
 
 NAME = 'Solaar'
-version = '1.1.7'
+
+with open('lib/solaar/version', 'r') as vfile:
+    version = vfile.read().strip()
 
 try:
-    cver = max(version, subprocess.check_output(['git', 'describe', '--always'], stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).strip().decode())
+    commit = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'describe', '--always'], stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL).strip().decode()
+    with open('lib/solaar/commit', 'w') as vfile:
+        vfile.write(f'{commit}\n')
 except Exception:
-    cver = version
-with open('lib/solaar/version.py', 'w') as vfile:
-    vfile.write(f'NAME = \'{NAME}\'\n')
-    vfile.write(f'version = \'{cver}\'\n')
+    pass
 
 
 def _data_files():
@@ -84,5 +84,6 @@ def _data_files():
     package_dir={'': 'lib'},
     packages=['keysyms', 'hidapi', 'logitech_receiver', 'solaar', 'solaar.ui', 'solaar.cli'],
     data_files=list(_data_files()),
+    include_package_data=True,
     scripts=_glob('bin/*'),
 )