Switched to version generation with ver files.

cloud_print/cloud_print.gyp

Index: cloud_print/cloud_print.gyp
diff --git a/cloud_print/cloud_print.gyp b/cloud_print/cloud_print.gyp
index a563cf54b9e084c98297874a94de5a5d575a6754..30d7e9ffd92a80d4b8a85c339a168a7179c2d9f1 100644
--- a/cloud_print/cloud_print.gyp
+++ b/cloud_print/cloud_print.gyp
@@ -2,8 +2,56 @@
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 {
+  'variables': {
+    'chromium_code': 1,
+
+    'variables': {
+      'version_py_path': '../tools/build/version.py',
+      'version_path': 'VERSION',
+    },
+    'version_py_path': '<(version_py_path) -f',
+    'version_path': '<(version_path)',
+  },
+  'includes': [
+    '../chrome/version.gypi',
+  ],
   'targets': [
     {
+      'target_name': 'cloud_print_version_resources',
+      'type': 'none',
+      'conditions': [
+        ['branding == "Chrome"', {
+          'variables': {
+             'branding_path': '<(DEPTH)/chrome/app/theme/google_chrome/BRANDING',
+          },
+        }, { # else branding!="Chrome"
+          'variables': {
+             'branding_path': '<(DEPTH)/chrome/app/theme/chromium/BRANDING',
+          },
+        }],
+      ],
+      'variables': {
+        'output_dir': 'cloud_print',
+        'template_input_path': '../chrome/app/chrome_version.rc.version', 
+        'extra_variable_files_arguments': [ '-f', 'BRANDING' ],
+        'extra_variable_files': [ 'BRANDING' ], # NOTE: matches that above
+      },
+      'direct_dependent_settings': {
+        'include_dirs': [
+          '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/<(output_dir)',
+        ],
+      },
+      'sources': [
+        'service/win/cloud_print_service_exe.ver',

[bungeman-chromium, 2013/03/18 15:52:30]

This source would produce the version file, but it has 'win' in the name and is
being excluded on non-Windows platforms (via filename_rules.gypi included by
common.gypi).

+        'virtual_driver/win/gcp_portmon64_dll.ver',
+        'virtual_driver/win/gcp_portmon_dll.ver',
+        'virtual_driver/win/install/virtual_driver_setup_exe.ver',
+      ],
+      'includes': [
+        '../chrome/version_resource_rules.gypi',
+      ],
+    },
+    {
       'target_name': 'cloud_print',
       'type': 'none',
       'dependencies': [