Various fixes related to .app files

src/rebar.app.src

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 {application, rebar,
  [{description, "Rebar: Erlang Build Tool"},
-  {vsn, "3.4.4"},
+  {vsn, "git"},
   {modules, []},
   {registered, []},
   {applications, [kernel,

src/rebar_app_info.erl

@@ -311,15 +311,22 @@ app_file(AppInfo=#app_info_t{}, AppFile) ->
 app_details(AppInfo=#app_info_t{app_details=[]}) ->
     case app_file(AppInfo) of
         undefined ->
-            rebar_file_utils:try_consult(app_file_src(AppInfo));
+            case rebar_config:consult_app_file(app_file_src(AppInfo)) of
+                [] -> [];
+                [{application, _Name, AppDetails}] -> AppDetails
+            end;
         AppFile ->
-            try
-                rebar_file_utils:try_consult(AppFile)
+            try rebar_file_utils:try_consult(AppFile) of
+                [] -> [];
+                [{application, _Name, AppDetails}] -> AppDetails
             catch
                 throw:{error, {Module, Reason}} ->
                     ?DEBUG("Warning, falling back to .app.src because of: ~ts",
                           [Module:format_error(Reason)]),
-                    rebar_file_utils:try_consult(app_file_src(AppInfo))
+                    case rebar_config:consult_app_file(app_file_src(AppInfo)) of
+                        [] -> [];
+                        [{application, _Name, AppDetails}] -> AppDetails
+                    end
             end
     end;
 app_details(#app_info_t{app_details=AppDetails}) ->

src/rebar_otp_app.erl

@@ -117,8 +117,11 @@ preprocess(State, AppInfo, AppSrcFile) ->
             %% without a 'registered' value.
             A3 = ensure_registered(A2),
 
+            %% some tools complain if a description is not present.
+            A4 = ensure_description(A3),
+
             %% Build the final spec as a string
-            Spec = io_lib:format("~p.\n", [{application, AppName, A3}]),
+            Spec = io_lib:format("~p.\n", [{application, AppName, A4}]),
 
             %% Setup file .app filename and write new contents
             EbinDir = rebar_app_info:ebin_dir(AppInfo),
@@ -195,6 +198,15 @@ ensure_registered(AppData) ->
             AppData
     end.
 
+ensure_description(AppData) ->
+    case lists:keyfind(description, 1, AppData) of
+        false ->
+            %% Required for releases to work.
+            [{description, ""} | AppData];
+        {description, _} ->
+            AppData
+    end.
+
 %% In the case of *.app.src we want to give the user the ability to
 %% dynamically script the application resource file (think dynamic version
 %% string, etc.), in a way similar to what can be done with the rebar

test/rebar_pkg_alias_SUITE.erl

@@ -166,13 +166,16 @@ mock_config(Name, Config) ->
     {ChkFake, Etag} = create_lib(Name, Config, "fakelib"),
     {ChkTop, _} = create_lib(Name, Config, "topdep"),
     {ChkTrans, _} = create_lib(Name, Config, "transitive_app", "transitive"),
+    ct:pal("{~p, _}",[ChkTop]),
+    ct:pal("{~p, _}",[ChkTrans]),
     Priv = ?config(priv_dir, Config),
     TmpDir = filename:join([Priv, "tmp", atom_to_list(Name)]),
     %% Add an alias for goodpkg -> fakelib by hand
     AppDir = filename:join([Priv, "fakelib"]),
     CacheRoot = filename:join([Priv, "cache", atom_to_list(Name)]),
     CacheDir = filename:join([CacheRoot, "hex", "com", "test", "packages"]),
     rebar_test_utils:create_app(AppDir, "fakelib", "1.0.0", [kernel, stdlib]),
+    ct:pal("{~p, ~p}",[ChkFake, Etag]),
     {ChkFake, Etag} = rebar_test_utils:package_app(AppDir, CacheDir, "goodpkg-1.0.0"),
 
     Tid = ets:new(registry_table, [public]),