https://github.com/codeplea/hexembed

A small utility to embed files into C or C++ programs.
https://github.com/codeplea/hexembed

Last synced: 6 days ago
JSON representation

A small utility to embed files into C or C++ programs.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/codeplea/hexembed
• Owner: codeplea
• License: zlib
• Created: 2018-07-20T16:32:25.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-07-20T17:48:01.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-02T07:12:30.769Z (3 months ago)
• Language: C
• Homepage: https://codeplea.com/embedding-files-in-c-programs
• Size: 5.86 KB
• Stars: 46
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

Awesome Lists containing this project

• awesome-game-engine-dev - HexEmbed - Small utility to help embed files in C/C++ programs in an easy, cross-platform way. (Libraries / C)
• AwesomeCppGameDev - hexembed

README

        

# hexembed

hexembed is a very small utility to help embed files in C or C++ programs in an easy, cross-platform way.

## Usage

```

> gcc hexembed.c -o hexembed

> hexembed some_file.jpg > some_file.c

> cat some_file.c

/* Embedded file: some_file.jpg */

const int fsize = 1873;

const unsigned char *file = {

0x2f,0x2a,0x0a,0x20,0x2a,0x20,0x68,0x65,0x78,0x65,0x6d,0x62,0x65,0x64,0x20,0x2d,

0x20,0x61,0x20,0x73,0x69,0x6d,0x70,0x6c,0x65,0x20,0x75,0x74,0x69,0x6c,0x69,0x74,

0x79,0x20,0x74,0x6f,0x20,0x68,0x65,0x6c,0x70,0x20,0x65,0x6d,0x62,0x65,0x64,0x20,

0x66,0x69,0x6c,0x65,0x73,0x20,0x69,0x6e,0x20,0x43,0x20,0x70,0x72,0x6f,0x67,0x72,

    ...

};

```

Now you can simply `#include "some_file.c"` file in your program, and you have access to that file's data.

You can find more info and alternative methods here: https://codeplea.com/embedding-files-in-c-programs