fix(core): Use productName for FileDescription

.changes/fix-tauri-build-filedescription.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+tauri-build: 'patch:bug'
+tauri-bundler: 'patch:bug'
+---
+
+The executable and NSIS installer on Windows will now use the `productName` config for the `FileDescription` property instead of `shortDescription`.

core/tauri-build/src/lib.rs

@@ -537,12 +537,19 @@ pub fn try_build(attributes: Attributes) -> Result<()> {
         res.set("FileVersion", version_str);
         res.set("ProductVersion", version_str);
       }
+
       if let Some(product_name) = &config.package.product_name {
         res.set("ProductName", product_name);
       }
-      if let Some(short_description) = &config.tauri.bundle.short_description {
-        res.set("FileDescription", short_description);
-      }
+
+      let file_description = config
+        .package
+        .product_name
+        .or_else(|| manifest.package.as_ref().map(|p| p.name.clone()))
+        .or_else(|| std::env::var("CARGO_PKG_NAME").ok());
+
+      res.set("FileDescription", &file_description.unwrap());
+
       if let Some(copyright) = &config.tauri.bundle.copyright {
         res.set("LegalCopyright", copyright);
       }

core/tauri-config-schema/schema.json

@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@
           ]
         },
         "identifier": {
-          "description": "The application identifier in reverse domain name notation (e.g. `com.tauri.example`). This string must be unique across applications since it is used in system configurations like the bundle ID and path to the webview data directory. This string must contain only alphanumeric characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9), hyphens (-), and periods (.).",
+          "description": "The application identifier in reverse domain name notation (e.g. `com.tauri.example`). This string must be unique across applications since it is used in system configurations like the bundle ID and path to the webview data directory. This string must contain only alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9), hyphens (-), and periods (.).",
           "type": "string"
         },
         "publisher": {
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@
           }
         },
         "obsoletes": {
-          "description": "The list of RPM dependencies your application supersedes - if this package is installed, packages listed as “obsoletes” will be automatically removed (if they are present).",
+          "description": "The list of RPM dependencies your application supersedes - if this package is installed, packages listed as \"obsoletes\" will be automatically removed (if they are present).",
           "type": [
             "array",
             "null"

core/tauri-utils/src/config.rs

@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ pub struct RpmConfig {
   /// in order for the package to be installed.
   pub conflicts: Option<Vec<String>>,
   /// The list of RPM dependencies your application supersedes - if this package is installed,
-  /// packages listed as “obsoletes” will be automatically removed (if they are present).
+  /// packages listed as "obsoletes" will be automatically removed (if they are present).
   pub obsoletes: Option<Vec<String>>,
   /// The RPM release tag.
   #[serde(default = "default_release")]
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ pub struct BundleConfig {
   /// The application identifier in reverse domain name notation (e.g. `com.tauri.example`).
   /// This string must be unique across applications since it is used in system configurations like
   /// the bundle ID and path to the webview data directory.
-  /// This string must contain only alphanumeric characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9), hyphens (-),
+  /// This string must contain only alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9), hyphens (-),
   /// and periods (.).
   pub identifier: String,
   /// The application's publisher. Defaults to the second element in the identifier string.

tooling/bundler/src/bundle/windows/templates/installer.nsi

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ ${StrLoc}
 !define PRODUCTNAME "{{product_name}}"
 !define VERSION "{{version}}"
 !define VERSIONWITHBUILD "{{version_with_build}}"
-!define SHORTDESCRIPTION "{{short_description}}"
 !define INSTALLMODE "{{install_mode}}"
 !define LICENSE "{{license}}"
 !define INSTALLERICON "{{installer_icon}}"
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ OutFile "${OUTFILE}"
 
 VIProductVersion "${VERSIONWITHBUILD}"
 VIAddVersionKey "ProductName" "${PRODUCTNAME}"
-VIAddVersionKey "FileDescription" "${SHORTDESCRIPTION}"
+VIAddVersionKey "FileDescription" "${PRODUCTNAME}"
 VIAddVersionKey "LegalCopyright" "${COPYRIGHT}"
 VIAddVersionKey "FileVersion" "${VERSION}"
 VIAddVersionKey "ProductVersion" "${VERSION}"

tooling/cli/schema.json

@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@
           ]
         },
         "identifier": {
-          "description": "The application identifier in reverse domain name notation (e.g. `com.tauri.example`). This string must be unique across applications since it is used in system configurations like the bundle ID and path to the webview data directory. This string must contain only alphanumeric characters (A–Z, a–z, and 0–9), hyphens (-), and periods (.).",
+          "description": "The application identifier in reverse domain name notation (e.g. `com.tauri.example`). This string must be unique across applications since it is used in system configurations like the bundle ID and path to the webview data directory. This string must contain only alphanumeric characters (A-Z, a-z, and 0-9), hyphens (-), and periods (.).",
           "type": "string"
         },
         "publisher": {
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@
           }
         },
         "obsoletes": {
-          "description": "The list of RPM dependencies your application supersedes - if this package is installed, packages listed as “obsoletes” will be automatically removed (if they are present).",
+          "description": "The list of RPM dependencies your application supersedes - if this package is installed, packages listed as \"obsoletes\" will be automatically removed (if they are present).",
           "type": [
             "array",
             "null"