Re: [Tinycc-devel] Using resource files with tcc. How do I do that?

[Mike]

BTW, maybe in Win32 its possible to get around using the EXE resource 
section entirely?  (Any opinions?)

Knut Flock wrote:
> For a few days now I have tried to figure out how to use resource files 
> to make a simple windows application with tcc.
>  
> My last try went like this:
> [code]
> tcc -c app.c
> rc appRC.rc
> tcc -o app.exe app.o appRC.RES
> [/code]
> The last command returned:
> appRC.RES:1: unrecognized file type
>  
> Obviously I have missed the obvious. So I wonder if someone could be 
> kind enough to walk me through the process?
>  
> I have tried to compile the resource script with gorc, windres and 
> rc.exe (but my parameters might have been wrong). but I constantly get 
> appRC.RES:1: unrecognized file type.
>  
> The following code works with dev-cpp:
>  
> Resource file: appRC.rc
> [code]#include "app.h"
> IDR_MYMENU MENU
> BEGIN
>     POPUP "&File"
>     BEGIN
>         MENUITEM "E&xit", ID_FILE_EXIT
>     END
>     POPUP "&Stuff"
>     BEGIN
>         MENUITEM "&Go", ID_STUFF_GO
>         MENUITEM "G&o somewhere else", 0, GRAYED
>     END
> END
> IDI_MYICON ICON "app.ico"[/code]
>  
> Header file app.h
> [code]#define IDR_MYMENU 101
> #define IDI_MYICON 201
> #define ID_FILE_EXIT 9001
> #define ID_STUFF_GO 9002[/code]
>  
> app.c
> [code]#include <windows.h>
> #include "app.h"
> const char g_szClassName[] = "myWindowClass";
>  
> LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
> {
>     switch(msg)
>     {
>         case WM_CLOSE:
>             DestroyWindow(hwnd);
>         break;
>         case WM_DESTROY:
>             PostQuitMessage(0);
>         break;
>         default:
>             return DefWindowProc(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam);
>     }
>     return 0;
> }
>  
> int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,
>     LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
> {
>     WNDCLASSEX wc;
>     HWND hwnd;
>     MSG Msg;
>  
>     wc.cbSize        = sizeof(WNDCLASSEX);
>     wc.style         = 0;
>     wc.lpfnWndProc   = WndProc;
>     wc.cbClsExtra    = 0;
>     wc.cbWndExtra    = 0;
>     wc.hInstance     = hInstance;
>     wc.hIcon         = LoadIcon(GetModuleHandle(NULL), 
> MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_MYICON));
>     wc.hCursor       = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
>     wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)(COLOR_WINDOW+1);
>     wc.lpszMenuName  = MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDR_MYMENU);
>     wc.lpszClassName = g_szClassName;
>     wc.hIconSm       = (HICON)LoadImage(GetModuleHandle(NULL), 
> MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDI_MYICON), IMAGE_ICON, 16, 16, 0);
>     if(!RegisterClassEx(&wc))
>     {
>         MessageBox(NULL, "Window Registration Failed!", "Error!",
>             MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
>         return 0;
>     }
>  
>     hwnd = CreateWindowEx(
>         WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE,
>         g_szClassName,
>         "Window using resource file",
>         WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
>         CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT, 240, 120,
>         NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);
>     if(hwnd == NULL)
>     {
>         MessageBox(NULL, "Window Creation Failed!", "Error!",
>             MB_ICONEXCLAMATION | MB_OK);
>         return 0;
>     }
>     ShowWindow(hwnd, nCmdShow);
>     UpdateWindow(hwnd);
>  
>     while(GetMessage(&Msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0)
>     {
>         TranslateMessage(&Msg);
>         DispatchMessage(&Msg);
>     }
>     return Msg.wParam;
> }
> [/code]
>  
> Thanks in advance.
> Best Regards
> Uten
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