[Mingw-users] problems with windres

[Roger D. <rog...@gl...>]

Hi,

I'm using gcc 3.4.2 and I'm having problems trying to compile and link 
windows resources. The command

echo ...COMPILING 
c:\users\rday\hoperoot\SW_K\pc\LocalisationKit\pc-all\rc\ENG.rc... 
set INCLUDE=c:\users\rday\tools\mingw_gcc\include
 
c:\users\rday\tools\mingw_gcc\bin\windres.exe -DQUOTED_SOURCE_DATE="\"not 
available\"" -DRELEASE_BUILD -DWIN32 -D_X86_=1 -DPITSTOP_VERSION=0x31289  
-I.\lkit  -Ic:\users\rday\hoperoot\SW_K\pc\LocalisationKit\pc-all\rc 
-I.\coregui\export -I.\coreskin\pc\msgui -I.\coreskin\export 
-I.\coreskin\pc\export -I.\custiface\export -I.\custiface\pc\export 
-Ic:\users\rday\hoperoot\SW_K\pc\LocalisationKit\pc-all\rc 
-Ic:\users\rday\tools\pitstop_3_12_89\pc\export 
-o.\lkit\obj\win_32-pentium\rel-gcc3\gcc_3_4_2\pc-all\rc\ENG.res 
c:\users\rday\hoperoot\SW_K\pc\LocalisationKit\pc-all\rc\ENG.rc

works, however the result ENG.res doesn't link:

..making C-Link-Ld1 .\lkit\obj\win_32-pentium\rel-gcc3\gcc_3_4_2\ENG.dll 
--actions--

echo ...MAKING .\lkit\obj\win_32-pentium\rel-gcc3\gcc_3_4_2\ENG.dll... 

c:\users\rday\tools\mingw_gcc\bin\gcc.exe -shared   -o 
.\lkit\obj\win_32-pentium\rel-gcc3\gcc_3_4_2\ENG.dll 
.\lkit\obj\win_32-pentium\rel-gcc3\gcc_3_4_2\pc-all\rc\ENG.res  -lm 
 
-----------
...MAKING .\lkit\obj\win_32-pentium\rel-gcc3\gcc_3_4_2\ENG.dll... 
.\lkit\obj\win_32-pentium\rel-gcc3\gcc_3_4_2\pc-all\rc\ENG.res: file not 
recognized: File format not recognized
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

I can view the ENG.res file in Visual Studio 6, so that seems OK. Neither 
can I see any issues with the linker options. Any suggestions most 
welcome.

Roger