PBXB64 Resource Compiler

Resource Compiler Standard

Full Windows resource support with the #RESOURCE directive. Compile .rc files to .res and link them into executables. Fixed null-terminated path parsing and empty-include windres crash. Full regression test: test_resource.pb.

#RESOURCE Directive

Resource compilation in PB

' In your .pb source file: #RESOURCE "myapp.rc" FUNCTION PBMAIN() AS LONG ' The .rc file is compiled to .res and linked ' automatically during the build FUNCTION = 0 END FUNCTION

The #RESOURCE directive tells PBXB64 to compile the specified .rc file to .res and link it into the final executable. The compiler handles the full .rc -> .res pipeline internally.

.RC File Example

Windows resource script

// myapp.rc #include "windows.h" APP_ICON ICON "app.ico" IDD_DIALOG DIALOG 0, 0, 200, 100 STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION CAPTION "My Dialog" BEGIN DEFPUSHBUTTON "OK", IDOK, 10, 70, 50, 14 PUSHBUTTON "Cancel", IDCANCEL, 130, 70, 50, 14 END STRINGTABLE BEGIN IDS_HELLO "Hello from resources" END VERSIONINFO VERSIONINFO FILEVERSION 1,0,0,0 PRODUCTVERSION 1,0,0,0 BEGIN BLOCK "StringFileInfo" BEGIN BLOCK "040904E4" BEGIN VALUE "FileDescription", "My Application" VALUE "FileVersion", "1.0.0.0" END END END

Standard Windows .rc syntax: icons, dialogs, string tables, version info, menus, and bitmaps. The compiler uses windres to compile .rc to .res, then links the .res into the PE executable.

CLI - Resource Compilation

Compile with resources

REM Compile PB with .rc file PBXB64 myapp.pb -o myapp.exe REM The compiler automatically: REM 1. Finds #RESOURCE "myapp.rc" REM 2. Compiles myapp.rc to myapp.res via windres REM 3. Links myapp.res into the final .exe REM Check resources are embedded PBXB64 myapp.pb -o myapp.exe --verbose

The .rc -> .res pipeline is fully automatic. The compiler detects #RESOURCE directives, invokes windres with proper null-terminated path handling, and links the resulting .res into the PE32+ executable.

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