Re: [Mingw-users] problems with windres

[Greg C. <chi...@co...>]

On 2005-06-21 11:53 AM, Roger Day wrote:
> c:\users\rday\tools\mingw_gcc\bin\windres.exe: 
> .\lkit\obj\win_32-pentium\rel-gcc3\gcc_3_4_2\pc-all\rc\INV.o: Invalid bfd 
> target
> --actions--
> 
> echo ...COMPILING 
> c:\users\rday\hoperoot\SW_K\pc\LocalisationKit\pc-all\rc\INV.rc... 
> set INCLUDE=c:\users\rday\tools\mingw_gcc\include
>  
> c:\users\rday\tools\mingw_gcc\bin\windres.exe <snip> 
> -F.\lkit\obj\win_32-pentium\rel-gcc3\gcc_3_4_2\pc-all\rc\INV.o 
> -o.\lkit\obj\win_32-pentium\rel-gcc3\gcc_3_4_2\pc-all\rc\INV.o 
> c:\users\rday\hoperoot\SW_K\pc\LocalisationKit\pc-all\rc\INV.rc 
> 
> Should I have -F and -o as separate options?

Do you really need '-F'? What are you trying to accomplish with it?
Wouldn't '-F' take a 'target' argument instead of a file path?

To compile resource file xyz.rc into an object file that you can
link with an application:

  windres
    -o xyz.rc.o
    --use-temp-file
    -i xyz.rc