Re: [Boost-build] inject binary resource in executable

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] inject binary resource in executable
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-04-09 10:19:07

On 09.04.2014 17:55, George Georgiev wrote:
> Thanks Volodya,
>
> It is smallish. Do you know if somebody already did the C Array conversion with jam.

We do have an example that uses Python script:

>
> Or if I write it in c/c++ to avoid deploying binary artifacts, is there an example how I can build an executable and use it in generator
> with the same build script?
>
> Thanks,
> George
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 2:16 AM, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden] <mailto:ghost_at_[hidden]>> wrote:
>
>     On 09.04.2014 01:46, George Georgiev wrote:
>
>         Hi,
>
>         I am using boost build. I need to be able to inject a binary resource in executable in a multi-platform fashion. How I obtain it is not
>         critical - whatever way works.
>
>         Is somebody knows about something out of the box that I can use - else I know that I can make it myself.
>
>
>     Depends on the size of resource. For something smallish, converting it into source file with a C array will work just
>     fine. For huge resources, some specific tricks shall be used, like "incbin" directive in GNU assembler - which is
>     what we used at work, see here:
>
>     https://github.com/__MentorEmbedded/p2-installer/__blob/master/sfx/scripts/build/__internal/core_build_windows___p2_sfx.sh#L99
>     <https://github.com/MentorEmbedded/p2-installer/blob/master/sfx/scripts/build/internal/core_build_windows_p2_sfx.sh#L99>
>
>     This code is part of larger self-extractor creator though, so mostly useful only as reference.
>
>     HTH,
>     Volodya
>
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