MinGW:Windres

MS resource compiler.

The main difference between using the MS resource tools and the GNU tools is that MS rc generates a ".res" file in a special binary resource format, which can be passed directly to MS link, while the GNU linker ld only supports resources in ".o" (same as ".obj") format (although windres can output in both formats). Therefore, to convert commands like this:

rc foo.rc
link -out:foo.exe foo.obj foo.res

You need something like the following for the GNU tools:

windres foo.rc foores.o
gcc -o foo.exe foo.o foores.o

Furthermore

• If the rc command has the /r switch then you can ignore it (rc actually ignores it too)
• Preprocessor definition switches like /dBAR or -DBAR should be converted to -DBAR
• Include path switches (/i) should be converted to --include-dir= (or -I with recent versions of windres)
• For other switches, consult the documentation for both rc (on MSDN) at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/tools/tools/using_rc_the_rc_command_line_.asp and windres at http://sources.redhat.com/binutils/docs-2.15/binutils/windres.html

See also

• MinGW

Favorite site

• GNU Binary Utilities: windres
• MinGW MS resource compiler