Re: How does one attach a manifest file to a D executable on Windows?
On Sunday, 2 June 2024 at 21:46:41 UTC, solidstate1991 wrote: Well, it turns out I used the windres found in mingw instead of `rc.exe` since the latter cannot be found anywhere on my PC, even after reinstalling stuff. I need to hunt it down somehow. rc.exe comes with the Windows SDK - it gets installed in one of the subfolders of "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin" (on my machine it's in "10.0.22000.0\x64").
Re: How does one attach a manifest file to a D executable on Windows?
On Sunday, 2 June 2024 at 19:11:10 UTC, solidstate1991 wrote: Added a few more line to my `resources.rc` file, it seems like the issue is the resource file not being touched at all. I've put `dflags "resources.res" platform="windows"` in my `dub.sdl` file, it doesn't even care if there's a typo in the resource file's path. Well, it turns out I used the windres found in mingw instead of `rc.exe` since the latter cannot be found anywhere on my PC, even after reinstalling stuff. I need to hunt it down somehow.
Re: How does one attach a manifest file to a D executable on Windows?
On Saturday, 25 May 2024 at 19:51:25 UTC, John Chapman wrote: Not tested but from memory I do this: 1) Copy that first XML snippet from the page you linked, save to a file called example.exe.manifest 2) Create a resource script file called resources.rc, with this at the top: 1 24 "example.exe.manifest" 3) Compile it with rc.exe 4) Include the resulting resources.res on your DMD command line You might also need to call InitCommonControls or InitCommonControlsEx before creating any windows. Added a few more line to my `resources.rc` file, it seems like the issue is the resource file not being touched at all. I've put `dflags "resources.res" platform="windows"` in my `dub.sdl` file, it doesn't even care if there's a typo in the resource file's path.
Re: How does one attach a manifest file to a D executable on Windows?
On Saturday, 25 May 2024 at 19:51:25 UTC, John Chapman wrote: Not tested but from memory I do this: 1) Copy that first XML snippet from the page you linked, save to a file called example.exe.manifest 2) Create a resource script file called resources.rc, with this at the top: 1 24 "example.exe.manifest" 3) Compile it with rc.exe 4) Include the resulting resources.res on your DMD command line You might also need to call InitCommonControls or InitCommonControlsEx before creating any windows. Did just that too, didn't change anything.
Re: How does one attach a manifest file to a D executable on Windows?
On Saturday, 25 May 2024 at 13:13:08 UTC, solidstate1991 wrote: No, I meant something like this: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/controls/cookbook-overview Not tested but from memory I do this: 1) Copy that first XML snippet from the page you linked, save to a file called example.exe.manifest 2) Create a resource script file called resources.rc, with this at the top: 1 24 "example.exe.manifest" 3) Compile it with rc.exe 4) Include the resulting resources.res on your DMD command line You might also need to call InitCommonControls or InitCommonControlsEx before creating any windows.
Re: How does one attach a manifest file to a D executable on Windows?
On Friday, 24 May 2024 at 21:26:12 UTC, Ferhat Kurtulmuş wrote: I think this is what you need https://github.com/aferust/doitlater/tree/master/views/res No, I meant something like this: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/controls/cookbook-overview
Re: How does one attach a manifest file to a D executable on Windows?
On Friday, 24 May 2024 at 21:04:53 UTC, Ferhat Kurtulmuş wrote: On Friday, 24 May 2024 at 19:07:24 UTC, solidstate1991 wrote: I have tried resource compiling, then using `dflags` in dug to add the resulting obj file, but I still get the issue of the old GUI style. I did that before, but I don't remember now. Probably you will figure that out based on this. https://gitlab.com/aferust/gtkdappcreator/-/tree/master/win_res?ref_type=heads I think this is what you need https://github.com/aferust/doitlater/tree/master/views/res
Re: How does one attach a manifest file to a D executable on Windows?
On Friday, 24 May 2024 at 19:07:24 UTC, solidstate1991 wrote: I have tried resource compiling, then using `dflags` in dug to add the resulting obj file, but I still get the issue of the old GUI style. I did that before, but I don't remember now. Probably you will figure that out based on this. https://gitlab.com/aferust/gtkdappcreator/-/tree/master/win_res?ref_type=heads
