Generate version resources for Chrome Frame using the same machinery as Chrome itself.

chrome/version_resource_rules.gypi

+# Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+# This file defines rules that allow you to generate version resources for
+# Windows images.
+
+# Include 'version.gypi' at the top of your GYP file to define
+# the required variables:
+#
+#  'includes': [
+#    '<(DEPTH)/chrome/version.gypi',
+#  ],
+#
+# Then include this rule file in a productname_resources target:
+# 
+#    {
+#      'target_name': 'chrome_version_resources',
+#      ...
+#      'variables': {
+#        'output_dir': 'product_version',
+#        'branding_path': 'some/branding/file',
+#        'template_input_path': 'some/product_version.rc.version',
+#        'extra_variable_files_arguments': [ '-f', 'some/file/with/variables' ],
+#        'extra_variable_files': [ 'some/file/with/variables' ], # NOTE: matches that above
+#      },
+#      'includes': [
+#        '<(DEPTH)/chrome/version_resource_rules.gypi',
+#      ],
+#    }
+#
+{
+  'rules': [
+    {
+      'rule_name': 'version',
+      'extension': 'ver',
+      'variables': {
+        'lastchange_path': '<(DEPTH)/build/util/LASTCHANGE',
+        'extra_variable_files%': [],
+        'extra_variable_files_arguments%': [],
+      },
+      'inputs': [
+        '<(version_py_path)',
+        '<(version_path)',
+        '<(branding_path)',
+        '<(lastchange_path)',
+        '<@(extra_variable_files)',
+        '<(template_input_path)',
+      ],
+      'outputs': [
+        '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/<(output_dir)/<(RULE_INPUT_ROOT)_version.rc',
+      ],
+      'action': [
+        'python',
+        '<(version_py_path)',
+        '-f', '<(RULE_INPUT_PATH)',
+        '-f', '<(version_path)',
+        '-f', '<(branding_path)',
+        '-f', '<(lastchange_path)',
+        '<@(extra_variable_files_arguments)',
+        '<(template_input_path)',
+        '<@(_outputs)',
+      ],
+      'message': 'Generating version information in <@(_outputs)'
+    },
+  ],
+}