[Lazarus] "Execute before" is executed after resource generation?

[Luca Olivetti]

El 23/5/24 a les 20:47, Marc Weustink via lazarus ha escrit:
> In this case, don't use the project.res, but use your own. You can include multiple resource files. So you can generate it before.

I just followed the instructions here (and have been doing it for many 
years, even if this is the first time I tried to generate the file with 
"Execute before"):

https://wiki.freepascal.org/IDE_Window:_Project_Options#Resources

though it doesn't say exactly when it is regenerated ("depending on the 
actions taken in the IDE") it also says "it is therefore a good idea to 
add the files that are indicated here to the project file as well".

Bye


> 
> Marc
> 
> On May 23, 2024 1:32:06 PM GMT+02:00, Luca Olivetti via lazarus <lazarus at lists.lazarus-ide.org> wrote:
>> El 23/5/24 a les 12:40, Mattias Gaertner via lazarus ha escrit:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5/22/24 15:03, Luca Olivetti via lazarus wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to use the "Compiler commands" -> "Execute before" to generate a file that will be embedded as a resource in the executable, but it seems the command is executed after the resources are compiled (there's a message complaining that the file is not found and in fact when I execute the program the resource is not available).
>>>> Is there a way around it, other than executing the command manually?
>>>
>>> If you mean the project .res file:
>>> That is updated on save, which is independent of compile.
>>
>> Ouch, so my projects that embed files as resources (and I also added those files to the project to be sure they're tracked by lazarus) are working by pure luck.
>> Or not, since a save happens anyway when the file is modified with the lazarus editor and I use compile or build, right?
>> What happens if I edit the file with an external editor, it's not currently opened in lazarus (so it won't prompt me to reload it) and I press compile/build/run? Will the .res be regenerated or not?
>> As I said, for the problem at hand I changed the logic, but I'd like to be sure that my project work by design and not by chance.
>>
>> Bye
>>

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