Include H5Version.hpp in the sources.

.github/workflows/version_file.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: HighFive Check Version File
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - ci_test
+      - release/**
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - release/**
+
+jobs:
+  CheckVersion:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      with:
+        submodules: true
+
+    - name: "Install libraries"
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get -qq update
+        sudo apt-get -qq install libhdf5-dev ninja-build
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: |
+        # Will trigger `configure_file` for H5Version.hpp.
+        cmake -DHIGHFIVE_USE_BOOST=Off -B build .
+
+    - name: Test
+      run: |
+        # Check that the file hasn't changed, i.e. was updated
+        # after changing the version number.
+        ! git status | grep include/highfive/H5Version.hpp

CMake/HighFiveTargetExport.cmake

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ add_library(libheaders INTERFACE)
 
 target_include_directories(libheaders INTERFACE
   "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>"
-  "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include>"
   "$<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>")
 
 # Combined HighFive

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ endif()
 project(HighFive VERSION 2.7.1)
 
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/highfive/H5Version.hpp.in
-               ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/highfive/H5Version.hpp)
+               ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/highfive/H5Version.hpp)
 # INCLUDES
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake
@@ -104,11 +104,6 @@ install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/
   DESTINATION "include"
   PATTERN "*.in" EXCLUDE)
 
-# Installation of configured headers
-install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/
-  DESTINATION "include")
-
-
 # Preparing local building (tests, examples)
 # ------------------------------------------
 

include/highfive/H5Version.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (c), 2020
+ *
+ *  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+ *    (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
+ *          http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+ *
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#define HIGHFIVE_VERSION_MAJOR 2
+#define HIGHFIVE_VERSION_MINOR 7
+#define HIGHFIVE_VERSION_PATCH 2
+
+/** \brief Concatenated representation of the HighFive version.
+ *
+ *  \warning The macro `HIGHFIVE_VERSION` by itself isn't valid C/C++.
+ *
+ *  However, it can be stringified with two layers of macros, e.g.,
+ *  \code{.cpp}
+ *  #define STRINGIFY_VALUE(s) STRINGIFY_NAME(s)
+ *  #define STRINGIFY_NAME(s) #s
+ *
+ *  std::cout << STRINGIFY_VALUE(HIGHFIVE_VERSION) << "\n";
+ *  \endcode
+ */
+#define HIGHFIVE_VERSION 2.7.2
+
+/** \brief String representation of the HighFive version.
+ *
+ *  \warning This macro only exists from 2.7.1 onwards.
+ */
+#define HIGHFIVE_VERSION_STRING "2.7.2"