| This is winerc, the resource compiler for the Wine project. It takes the |
| same input as rc.exe, but generates C files as output. These C files can |
| be linked together with the application, which can access the resource |
| data directly instead of using FindResource/LoadResource/LockResource. |
| The generated C code contains arrays, which represent the resource as if |
| it was obtained from LoadResource. A table to map resource names to |
| pointers is also available. |
| Primary applications are the resources of sysres.dll and a future |
| commdlg.dll, but the use in the library version is possible as well. |
| The expected advantage of using winerc over sysres.dll is a speed |
| improvement, however, actual data to support that claim are not |
| available. The use of winerc might also simplify the source code. For |
| example, the system menu is managed in the function CopySysMenu |
| (controls/menu.c). A winerc-based implementation would just call |
| return LoadMenuIndirect(_Sysres_SYSMENU); |
| As the resources are already in the Wine image, they are loaded on |
| demand as any other part of a Unix executable image. |
| |
| Current State |
| This is the first release of winerc. It is alpha software, as the rest |
| of Wine is. If you use it for replacing sysres.dll, or if you write |
| other parts of Wine which require resource (like commdlg), you will |
| probably notice a loss in stability. This is especially true for cursor |
| and icon resources, as they are unlikely to work at all. See the TODO |
| file for details. |
| |
| Copying |
| The license for Wine applies for winerc as well. Read the files LICENSE |
| and WARRANTY in the current or any future distribution for details. You |
| can change any source files, and you can add your own copyright notice, |
| as long as you leave the existing copyrights intact. |
| |
| Bug Reports and Fixes |
| If you find a bug in winerc, you can report it to me, |
| martin@cs.csufresno.edu (Martin von Loewis) or to |
| comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine. If you can fix the bug, send the diffs |
| and ChangeLog entry to julliard@lrc.epfl.ch (Alexandre Julliard). |
