bin2c - convert file data to C byte array
bin2c [ -h,--help | -v,--version | [IN_FILE [OUT_FILE [VAR_NAME]]]]
Writes out the C source code for a byte array representing the data in the input file.
By default reads from STDIN, writes to STDOUT and names the variable
resource_data.
If IN_FILE is given but VAR_NAME is not, will use the name of IN_FILE converted to a valid identifier.
You can use this repo as a submodule or just include the bin2c.c file in your sources.
Here is how you would add a rule to create an .h file from e.g. a compiled
resource file:
# include the compiled header in your source list
SET(SOURCES program.cpp resources.h)
ADD_EXECUTABLE(program ${SOURCES})
# add custom target for bin2c executable compiled with the host compiler
SET(BIN2C ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin2c)
IF(CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
SET(BIN2C ${BIN2C}.exe)
ENDIF()
IF(MSVC)
ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(OUTPUT ${BIN2C}
COMMAND cl ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/bin2c.c /link "/out:${BIN2C}"
DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/bin2c.c)
ELSE(MSVC)
ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(OUTPUT ${BIN2C}
COMMAND cc ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/bin2c.c -o ${BIN2C}
DEPENDS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/bin2c.c)
ENDIF(MSVC)
# step one, compile your resources (assumes .xrc files are listed in the XRC_SOURCES variable)
ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(OUTPUT resources.xrs
WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
COMMAND wxrc ${XRC_SOURCES} -o resources.xrs
DEPENDS ${XRC_SOURCES})
# step two, generate include file
ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(OUTPUT resources.h
COMMAND ${BIN2C} resources.xrs resources.h resource_data
DEPENDS ${BIN2C} resources.xrs)This program grew out of some work I am doing for the VisualBoyAdvance-M Game Boy Advance emulator project.
It replaces a bin2c.cmake script written in cmake that was very slow, I don't know who the original author was.
BSD 2-Clause
Try to stick to C89 as much as possible please.