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

[Luca Olivetti]

El 23/5/24 a les 21:46, Luca Olivetti via lazarus ha escrit:
> 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".

And even if I use a different rc file with {$R myspec.rc}, if the source 
file with the directive doesn't change it won't be automtically 
recompiled so no regeneration of the resource file would take place, 
even if one of the files in myspec.rc has changed, right?

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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