Re: [jamboost] Re: RC support should be fixed

From: Reece Dunn (msclrhd_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-06-30 15:12:04

PAL wrote:
> .rc --> {Resource compiler} --> .res --> {Resource-COFF converter} --> 
>.o .obj
>
> In MinGW, Resource compiler is 'windres.exe', and Resource-COFF 
>converter is 'res2coff.exe'.
> In MSVC, Resource compiler is 'RC.exe', and Resource-COFF converter is 
>'CVTRES.exe'.
> But they are not included in Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 (free 
>toolset).

You shouldn't need a RES --> OBJ converter for Microsoft or Borland 
compilers since their linkers support the RES format. I assume that other 
Windows-based linkers do the same, except for the GCC toolset linker :(.

P.S. There is a resource compiler (rc.exe) as part of the PlatformSDK 
available from the Microsoft site.

> It doesn't seem to add generators for rc files to msvc.jam since it 
>maybe
> not a part of the toolset.
> Therefor I suggest keeping original rc.jam. So that I could compile .rc 
>files
> by invoking 'windres.exe' and 'res2coff.exe' while I use 'Microsoft 
>Visual
> C++ Toolkit 2003' toolset.

What if you are using the VC++ Toolkit 2003 but don't have windres.exe and 
res2coff.exe? If you have a version of the PlatformSDK in the search paths, 
you will have rc.exe. Also, the Borland linker would have a problem with 
this since it supports OMF not COFF!

Surely the easiest way would be to perform RC --> RES, then apply a specific 
RES --> OBJ for GCC targets, or am I missing something?

Regards,
Reece

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