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to: Jim Fitzsimmons
from: Phil Crown
date: 1996-06-07 12:12:26
subject: RC Compiler

-=> Quoting Jim Fitzsimmons to All <=- 

 JF> Hello All,
 JF> I need to use the RC program that compiler a source.rc file that is
 JF> used with the main source code for the main executable.  Here's the
 JF> problem I do not have the OS/2 software developers toolkit but I have
 JF> the RC compiler as it was included with Os/2 Warp. When I attempt to
 JF> compile the source.rc file I receive the error from RC that it cannot
 JF> include the OS2.H file. My path for include files is correct in
 JF> Config.sys. Is this an error because I don't have the ToolKit for OS/2
 JF> package? Ie: Does RC call another program that I am missing? I
"can"
 JF> compile the source.c with EMX/Gcc, But cannot us the source.rc file 
 JF> which has the menus defined in it. Thanks for any suggestions or
 JF> pointers...

You don't need the toolkit to use rc.  Check your INCLUDE path for typos.

I had this problem once, but it was something simple like this.

If the .rc file has the same name as your .exe, all you should have to do
is run "rc myapp", if myapp.rc and myapp.exe are in the current
directory.

Phil - Fido:  1:124/8014.0 | Internet:  phil.crown{at}bluecafe.com

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