Added improved version.py

setup.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MODULE_NAME = "binwalk"
 MODULE_VERSION = "2.2.0"
 SCRIPT_NAME = MODULE_NAME
 MODULE_DIRECTORY = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-VERSION_FILE = os.path.join(MODULE_DIRECTORY, "src", "binwalk", "core", "version.py")
+#VERSION_FILE = os.path.join(MODULE_DIRECTORY, "src", "binwalk", "core", "version.py")
 
 # Python3 has a built-in DEVNULL; for Python2, we have to open
 # os.devnull to redirect subprocess stderr output to the ether.
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ class CleanCommand(Command):
         pass
 
     def run(self):
-        sys.stdout.write("removing '%s'\n" % (VERSION_FILE))
+        #sys.stdout.write("removing '%s'\n" % (VERSION_FILE))
 
-        try:
-            os.remove(VERSION_FILE)
-        except OSError as e:
-            sys.stderr.write("failed to remove file '%s': %s\n" % (VERSION_FILE, str(e)))
+        #try:
+        #    os.remove(VERSION_FILE)
+        #except OSError as e:
+        #    sys.stderr.write("failed to remove file '%s': %s\n" % (VERSION_FILE, str(e)))
 
         try:
             remove_tree(os.path.join(MODULE_DIRECTORY, "build"))
@@ -329,16 +329,16 @@ for data_dir in ["magic", "config", "plugins", "modules", "core"]:
 # If doing a build or installation, then create a version.py file
 # which defines the current binwalk version. This file is excluded
 # from git in the .gitignore file.
-if 'install' in ' '.join(sys.argv) or 'build' in ' '.join(sys.argv) or 'sdist' in ' '.join(sys.argv):
-    sys.stdout.write("creating %s\n" % (VERSION_FILE))
-
-    try:
-        with open(VERSION_FILE, "w") as fp:
-            fp.write("# This file has been auto-generated by setup.py\n")
-            fp.write('__version__ = "%s"\n' % MODULE_VERSION)
-    except IOError as e:
-        sys.stderr.write("failed to create file %s: %s\n" % (VERSION_FILE, str(e)))
-        sys.exit(1)
+#if 'install' in ' '.join(sys.argv) or 'build' in ' '.join(sys.argv) or 'sdist' in ' '.join(sys.argv):
+#    sys.stdout.write("creating %s\n" % (VERSION_FILE))
+#
+#    try:
+#        with open(VERSION_FILE, "w") as fp:
+#            fp.write("# This file has been auto-generated by setup.py\n")
+#            fp.write('__version__ = "%s"\n' % MODULE_VERSION)
+#    except IOError as e:
+#        sys.stderr.write("failed to create file %s: %s\n" % (VERSION_FILE, str(e)))
+#        sys.exit(1)
 
 # Install the module, script, and support files
 setup(