rust-embed-resource

A Cargo build script library to handle compilation and inclusion of Windows resources in the most resilient fashion imaginable

Documentation

Quickstart

In your build script, assuming the resource file is called checksums.rc:

extern crate embed_resource;

fn main() {
    // Compile and link checksums.rc
    embed_resource::compile("checksums.rc");
}

Credit

In chronological order:

@liigo -- persistency in pestering me and investigating problems where I have failed

@mzji -- MSVC lab rat

@TheCatPlusPlus -- knowledge and providing first iteration of manifest-embedding code

@azyobuzin -- providing code for finding places where RC.EXE could hide

@retep998 -- fixing MSVC support

@application-developer-da -- adding support for Windows crosscompilation (GNU toolkit)