https://github.com/squeek502/windows-resource-cross-compiling
Test project for cross-compiling Windows resources using various build systems
https://github.com/squeek502/windows-resource-cross-compiling
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Test project for cross-compiling Windows resources using various build systems
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/squeek502/windows-resource-cross-compiling
- Owner: squeek502
- License: 0bsd
- Created: 2025-03-18T02:51:43.000Z (2 months ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-18T02:53:25.000Z (2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-18T03:33:07.468Z (2 months ago)
- Language: C
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- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# windows-resource-cross-compiling
A minimal project to test cross-compilation of Windows resources with [`resinator`](https://github.com/squeek502/resinator) and/or [`zig rc`](https://www.ryanliptak.com/blog/zig-is-a-windows-resource-compiler/) when using various build systems.
## `zig build`
```
zig build -Dtarget=x86_64-windows-gnu
```
## CMake
If you are using the `Makefile` generator:
```
mkdir build
cd build
RC="resinator /:output-format coff" cmake .. -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Windows
make
```
(the `/:output-format coff` is a workaround for a workaround, see [this PR description](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/pull/22813) for details)
If you are using the `Ninja` generator and a linker that can convert `.res` files to COFF object files (i.e. `zig cc`, which is used in this example):
```
mkdir build
cd build
RC=resinator CC="zig cc --target=x86_64-windows-gnu" cmake .. -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Windows -G Ninja
ninja
```
## meson
Note: This needs a `resinator` built with commit [`48aef18`](https://github.com/squeek502/resinator/commit/48aef1880e4c540fef363218b434dba1a90c0f5a) included.
### Setting the `WINDRES` environment variable
If the linker you're using can convert `.res` files to COFF object files:
- `WINDRES=resinator`
If the linker you're using cannot convert `.res` files to COFF object files:
- `WINDRES="resinator windres"`
- `WINDRES="resinator /:output-format coff"`
### Using a cross-file
Example cross-files are provided in the `meson-cross` directory:
If the linker you're using can convert `.res` files to COFF object files:
- `--cross-file meson-cross/rc.txt`
If the linker you're using cannot convert `.res` files to COFF object files:
- `--cross-file meson-cross/windres.txt`
- `--cross-file meson-cross/coff.txt`
(note: the example cross files use `zig cc` which supports `.res` -> COFF `.obj` conversion, so any of them will work)
### Building
```sh
# if you have set WINDRES appropriately
meson setup builddir
# or
meson setup builddir --cross-file=
```
then
```
cd builddir
meson compile
```