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Resources in Static Libraries?
I am using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0.
How can I include Resources into Static Libraries?
In my case, I want to include String Resources.
What di I have to consider?
Thanks,
Markus
How can I include Resources into Static Libraries?
In my case, I want to include String Resources.
What di I have to consider?
Thanks,
Markus
Nick, have you ever made this work?
CVTRES on a RES produces an OBJ file with the following sections:
46 .debug$S
A0 .rsrc$01
300 .rsrc$02
These can be put into a LIB no problem *BUT* when you actually link you get an EXE with no resource directory and no rsrc sections:
E.g.
6000 .data
1000 .idata
2000 .rdata
1000 .reloc
21000 .text
Any thoughts?
Rob
CVTRES on a RES produces an OBJ file with the following sections:
46 .debug$S
A0 .rsrc$01
300 .rsrc$02
These can be put into a LIB no problem *BUT* when you actually link you get an EXE with no resource directory and no rsrc sections:
E.g.
6000 .data
1000 .idata
2000 .rdata
1000 .reloc
21000 .text
Any thoughts?
Rob
Futher investigation has convinced me that the linker simply won't accept mulitple resource files or resource data from inside LIB files.
This is why I have allways resorted to encoding the data as plain "C". Then I load it using the CreateXXXXIndirect functions().
Rob
This is why I have allways resorted to encoding the data as plain "C". Then I load it using the CreateXXXXIndirect functions().
Rob
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I think the only way is to supply source .rc code in the static library that I can #include in the resource file of my project which uses the static library.
Has anybody a better solution?
Markus
Has anybody a better solution?
Markus
You can use it to convert .RES file to .OBJ file. Then you can include the .OBJ file into the static library .LIB
To compile .RC file into .RES use the standard Microsoft RC.EXE utility, or DevStudio environment.