Re: Repost: [PATCH] [cygwin|mingw] Create UAC manifest files.

[Peter Rosin]

Den 2010-03-19 07:18 skrev Ralf Wildenhues:
> AFAIU, the resource file (*.rc) is a simple hand-written text file,
> which may refer to the manifest file (like a .c file includes a header),
> then gets compiled by windres to an object file and linked in like any
> other object.  Right?

That's not the whole truth. If you use Visual Studio, the primary way
to edit the resources is not to hack the text of the .rc file (you
certainly *can*, but it's not the recommended usage pattern). I think
most Windows IDEs have resource editors to make it more painless to
design dialogs and draw icons etc.

Also, the resource compiler supplied by MS (i.e. RC.EXE) doesn't compile
to an ordinary object file, instead it produces a .RES file (whatever
format that is, maybe it's COFF but I don't think so) which you then
feed to the linker. So, the usage pattern is equivalent but warped (as
usual).

I don't know if the text in the Windows section should address these
nits though...

Cheers,
Peter

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