[Lazarus] Resources without RC files

[Michael Van Canneyt]

On Thu, 4 May 2023, Ondrej Pokorny via lazarus wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I see that the LCL includes LFM files as resources directly without a *.RC 
> file:
>
> {$R *.lfm}
>
> ---
>
> But if I do this with my custom file. E.g.:
>
> {$R *.sql}
>
> I get an "error when compiling resources":
>
> Compile Project, Mode: Debug, Target: Test.exe: Exit code 1, Errors: 1, 
> Warnings: 1
> Warning: windres: can't open file `REPLACE': No such file or directory
> uTest.pas(96,0) Error: Error while compiling resources -> Compile with -vd 
> for more details. Check for duplicates.
>
> ---
>
> How is it possible that the LFM files are included directly but *.SQL files 
> are parsed as RC files?

Because the file extension is recognized ? LFM is included as RC_DATA, and 
probably everything that is not .lfm is assumed to be a RC format.

I believe fpcres also has this check.

Michael.