iOS build number in Cordova app

Question

Using Cordova 3.5.0, when I run cordova prepare ios it overwrites my build number as well as the app's version number, using the version string from config.xml.

From:

<widget id="tld.domain.app" version="1.0.1"   

It sets the CFBundleVersion the same as the short version:

So I have to keep manually keep resetting my build number to my format which is YYYYMMDD.

Ideally I'd like it to either leave the build number alone, or be able to set it explicitly in the config.xml file.

Are either of these possible?

Answer 1

I found the answer in this resolved issue.

There are separate versionCode attributes (separate to version) for iOS and Android, that need to be added to your config.xml file:

<widget ... android-versionCode="201406092" ios-CFBundleVersion="201406092" 

Answer 2

This post here was a little clearer to me, a little more complete, so I mention it just in case it helps. Note that, effectively, it is almost the exact same as what Ade said. I only provide it because the first time I read Ade's answer, I was confused and did not fully understand his answer until I saw the answer below.

If you want to separate the build number from the version number, you can add the following attributes to the widget tag in your config.xml:

version="VERSIONNR" android-versionCode="BUILDNR" ios-CFBundleVersion="BUILDNR" 

so the complete tag, with those attributes included, looks something like this:

<widget id="APPID" version="VERSIONNR" android-versionCode="BUILDNR"  ios-CFBundleVersion="BUILDNR" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:cdv="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0"> 

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