[RE: [Re: [lazarus] How are we going to store component data?]]

[michael at tfdec1.fys.kuleuven.ac.be]

On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Michael A. Hess wrote:

> michael at tfdec1.fys.kuleuven.ac.be wrote:
> > 
> > I think we should make some resource compiler after all. We'll need it
> > anyhow. On windows we can simply use Windows resources; on other
> > platforms we can do something else.
> 
> OK. Were do we start?

Start by studing the XML reader; from that it will be pretty obvious
what to do; all that needs to be done is to

a) Define your XML document. xmlread will read it and make a DOM structure
   out of it.
b) Define how you want to use resources;
c) Adapt the xmlwrite unit so it writes a resource file instead of a
   text file, starting from the DOM structure;
d) compile the resource file.
e) link the resource file

Steps a-d should be done by the IDE. Step e is done by the compiler.

In principle, we can easily define a resource section in the FPC
binaries, it's just a matter of conventions. If we want to use windows
conventions, then the matter becomes more complicated. 

I will discuss this with the other FPC developers first. Anyway, steps a-d
must be prepared first. that'll keep you busy for a while. =-)

Michael.