[SOLVED].rc files in Qt Projects
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Greetings.
Where I can find an explanation of what are the .rc files used in Qt projects, how to create them and what is its function in Qt project.
Thanks in advance for any help and / or suggestions.
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RC is a MS Windows resource file, it holds information like company name, product version, application icon, etc. For more information, refer to Microsoft documentation ("link":http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa381043(v=vs.85).aspx and "link":http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa380599(v=vs.85).aspx).
Of course, that thing is platform-specific and will have no effect on Mac, Linux, Android or iOS.
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So... are the .rc files useless if the Qt project is built for Linux or Mac?
How that information (company name, application icon, ect) in Qt projects built for Linux or Mac is specified?
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[quote author="isaacenrique" date="1392175328"]So... are the .rc files useless if the Qt project is built for Linux or Mac?[/quote]
Correct.
[quote author="isaacenrique" date="1392175328"]How that information (company name, application icon, ect) in Qt projects built for Linux or Mac is specified?[/quote]
On Mac, you need to modify the info.plist file inside the application bundle. On Linux, there is no such system at all.
On all platforms, you can specify application name, organisation name, etc. to QCoreApplication, but that serves a different purpose.
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Ok, Thanks you.
