[SOLVED]Cross compiling win32 on linux, embedded resource?
lazarus / 1-Linux

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snorkel · 2014-02-24 18:45

Got the cross compiler working on my Linux box, but when I compile a
project to win32 that has uses a resource file it complains that it
can't find the resource compiler.  Do I need wine installed to get
this working?

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Cyrax · 2014-02-24 19:20

If you are using Ubuntu, install mingw32-binutils or binutils-
mingw-w64-i686 package.

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snorkel · 2014-02-24 19:29

Thanks  yes I am using a ubuntu based os (mint)

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snorkel · 2014-02-24 19:31

ok installed the mingw stuff, getting this error:

windres" not found, switching to external mode

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Cyrax · 2014-02-24 19:40

You need to tell FPC where to find windres and what prefix to use to
launch it.

mingw32-binutils: Use i586-mingw32msvc prefix.
binutils-mingw-w64-i686: Use i686-w64-mingw32.

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snorkel · 2014-02-24 19:56

ok, I found the mingw windres and renamed it, now the compiler finds
it, but it still fails to compile:

windres [option(s)] [input-file] [output-file]
windres: supported targets: pe-i386 pei-i386 elf32-i386 elf32-little
elf32-big plugin srec symbolsrec verilog tekhex binary ihex
Compiling resource /home/snorkel/lazarus
projects/sft_admin_svn/updater.rc
sftadmin.lpr(40,1) Error: Error while compiling resources. Compile
with -vd for more details. Check for duplicates.
sftadmin.lpr(40,1) Fatal: There were 1 errors compiling module,
stopping

when I run it from the command line it works fine:

windres updater.rc updater.res

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snorkel · 2014-02-24 20:18

with -vd

Calling resource compiler "/usr/bin/windres" with "--
preprocessor=/usr/bin/cpp --include /usr/bin/ -O res -o
"/home/snorkel/lazarus
projects/sft_admin_svn/lib/i386-win32/updater.res"
/home/snorkel/lazarus projects/sft_admin_svn/updater.rc" as command
line

This seems backwards as the .rc file is the source not the
destination.

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snorkel · 2014-02-24 20:42

If I take out the {$R updater.rc}   and
replace it with {$R updater.res}

it compiles in the one I built manually from the command line no
problem.
Seems to be a issue calling the windres executable in Lazarus.  This
is with 1.2RC2 

Bug in 1.2rc2?

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BigChimp · 2014-02-25 08:07

What does the -o "blalblalba.res" mean in the windres call? Probably
-output file? If so, that seems fine to me?!?

What happens if you call windres with those arguments manually? Error
messages?

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snorkel · 2014-02-25 15:39

I didn't try that.  Will try it and report back if it worked.
Even if it doesn't building the resource manually is not a big deal
and it works.

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snorkel · 2014-02-25 16:05

well, I got it working.  the problem was the space in my project
folder  i.e. lazarus projects
renamed to lazarus_projects and it works fine now.