https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=108866
Bug ID: 108866
Summary: Allow to pass Windows resource file (.rc) as input to
gcc
Product: gcc
Version: 12.2.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: c
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: pali at kernel dot org
Target Milestone: ---
Currently it is possible to pass source C file, source assembler file, object
file, library to gcc as an input argument and gcc calls needed tools to compile
and link all input files to one output binary.
But gcc currently is not able to recognize Windows resource text file .rc when
it is passed as input argument. See:
$ x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc test-rsrc.rc
/usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-ld:test-rsrc.rc: file format not recognized;
treating as linker script
/usr/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-ld:test-rsrc.rc:1: syntax error
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Currently resource file first needs to be passed to windres compiler and then
output object file from windres can be specified as input argument to gcc:
$ x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres --input-format=rc --output-format=coff
--input=test-rsrc.rc --output=test-rsrc.o
It would be nice if gcc is able to call windres automatically for resource text
file, like for assembler source, for generating object file.
