scripts/Build-Pack.ps1

@@ -163,8 +163,25 @@ if ($LauncherExePath) {
     }
     $launcherFile = Get-Item $LauncherExePath
     $launcherVersion = $launcherFile.VersionInfo.FileVersion
+    $versionSource   = 'PE FileVersion'
+
+    # Linux PowerShell can't read PE FileVersion from a Windows .exe. When that
+    # happens, fall back to launcher/ModpackLauncher.csproj's <Version> (the
+    # source of truth that the Windows compile bakes into FileVersion anyway).
+    # Append ".0" so callers get the same 4-part form as the PE metadata.
     if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($launcherVersion)) {
-        throw "Launcher exe has no FileVersion -- set <Version> in ModpackLauncher.csproj and republish."
+        $csprojPath = Join-Path $here '..\launcher\ModpackLauncher.csproj'
+        if (Test-Path $csprojPath) {
+            [xml]$csproj = Get-Content $csprojPath
+            $csprojVersion = ($csproj.Project.PropertyGroup.Version | Where-Object { $_ }) | Select-Object -First 1
+            if ($csprojVersion) {
+                $launcherVersion = if ($csprojVersion -match '^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$') { "$csprojVersion.0" } else { $csprojVersion }
+                $versionSource = "csproj <Version> (fallback)"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($launcherVersion)) {
+        throw "Launcher exe has no FileVersion and csproj <Version> couldn't be read either -- set <Version> in ModpackLauncher.csproj and republish."
     }
     # FileVersion is the four-component form (e.g. "0.1.0.0" for csproj <Version>0.1.0</Version>).
     # Embed as-is -- the launcher's Version.Parse handles it directly and avoids ambiguous
@@ -174,7 +191,7 @@ if ($LauncherExePath) {
 
     Write-Host ""
     Write-Host ("Launcher metadata embedded:")
-    Write-Host ("  Version:  {0}" -f $launcherVersion)
+    Write-Host ("  Version:  {0}  ({1})" -f $launcherVersion, $versionSource)
     Write-Host ("  Url:      {0}" -f $LauncherPublicUrl)
     Write-Host ("  Source:   {0}" -f $launcherFile.FullName)
 }

scripts/Deploy-Brass.ps1

@@ -214,12 +214,27 @@ $overridesLocal = Join-Path $repoRoot 'pack\overrides'
 $shareFiles     = Join-Path $DeployShare 'files'
 if ($shouldRunPack -and (Test-Path $overridesLocal)) {
     Step "Mirror pack/overrides/ -> $shareFiles" {
+        # Prefer rsync where available (Linux/macOS); fall back to Windows robocopy.
+        # Both perform a mirror: orphan files in the destination are removed so
+        # the share matches the local overrides exactly.
+        if (Get-Command rsync -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+            $src = ($overridesLocal -replace '\\','/').TrimEnd('/') + '/'
+            $dst = ($shareFiles    -replace '\\','/').TrimEnd('/') + '/'
+            if (-not (Test-Path $shareFiles)) { New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $shareFiles -Force | Out-Null }
+            & rsync -a --delete $src $dst
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "rsync failed with exit $LASTEXITCODE" }
+        }
+        elseif (Get-Command robocopy -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
             # /MIR makes destination match source (deletes orphan files in $shareFiles).
             # /XJ skips junctions, /R:1 /W:1 keeps retry behaviour sane on flaky shares.
             robocopy $overridesLocal $shareFiles /MIR /XJ /R:1 /W:1 /NFL /NDL /NJH /NJS /NP | Out-Host
             # Robocopy returns 0-7 for success-with-info; 8+ is real failure.
             if ($LASTEXITCODE -ge 8) { throw "robocopy failed with exit $LASTEXITCODE" }
         }
+        else {
+            throw "Neither rsync nor robocopy is available -- can't mirror pack overrides."
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 # ─── Stage 5: publish launcher exe (only when Stage includes Launcher) ─────