Build version 3.00

[Derek Parnell]

On Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:48:42 -0400, dickl wrote:

> Derek Parnell wrote:
>> The next release of Build is now available. 
>> 
>> See http://www.dsource.org/projects/build/wiki for more details.
>> 
> 
> Under Windows, Build seems to think that every file for which there is a 
> rule is a Windows Resource File.
> 
> For example, I have a rule to take "resource.h" and make "resource.d" so 
> it can be included by other modules. Build executes the rule creates the 
> .KSP file as follows
> 
> foo.obj+resource.obj
> foo.exe
> foo.map
> gdi32.lib+advapi32.lib+(and etc)
> foo.def
> foo.res+resource.d
> /noi/map
> 
> The linker doesn't like resource.d as a resource file.
> 
> The rule looks like this:
> 
> rule=ResourceDefs
> in=h
> out=d
> tool=makeid {@IN} {@OUT}
> 
> The problem should also extend to any rule that doesn't create a 
> resource file but haven't verified that.
> 
> A quick fix would be to add a check in ProcessExternal() to only pass 
> files with the extension ".RES" to AddLink().

Damn! That was on my TODO list and I forgot about it. Looking good for 3.01
;-)

-- 
Derek
(skype: derek.j.parnell)
Melbourne, Australia
"Down with mediocracy!"
7/06/2006 9:52:29 AM