Sweden-Number/rc
Alexandre Julliard e2abbb1bb3 Release 950319
Sun Mar 19 16:30:20 1995  Alexandre Julliard  (julliard@sunsite.unc.edu)

	* [*/*]
	Implemented a new memory mapping scheme. There's no longer a
	one-to-one mapping between 16-bit and 32-bit pointers. Please see
	file DEVELOPERS-HINTS for technical details.

	* [controls/scroll.c]
	Fixed bug when dragging mouse in horizontal scrollbars.

	* [tools/build.c] [if1632/*.spec]
	Removed support for C callback functions and for re-ordering
	of the 32-bit arguments, as these were never used. This should
	allow a more efficient callback scheme to be implemented.

	* [if1632/olecli.spec]
	Reduced the number of entries to make the 16-bit code fit in 64k.
	This limitation will soon be removed.

	* [loader/ldt.c]
	Rewrote LDT manipulation functions and implemented LDT_GetEntry().

	* [memory/global.c]
	Rewrote Global*() routines to use the new selector allocation
	mechanism.

	* [memory/local.c]
	Rewrote local heap handling to use a Windows-compatible layout
	(not really finished yet).
	Implemented TOOLHELP heap-walking routines.

	* [memory/selector.c]
	Implemented LDT manipulation API functions.

Tue Mar 14 19:50:28 EST 1995 William Magro (wmagro@tc.cornell.edu)

	* [windows/defdlg.c]
	Fixed problem where dialogs closed using the System menu 
        ('Close' item or double click on close box) would
	hang Wine.

Sun Mar 12 14:28:13 1995  Michael Patra <micky@marie.physik.TU-Berlin.DE>

	* [controls/listbox.c]
	Removed most of the statements for sending a notification message
	ListBoxDirectory(), DlgDirSelect(), DlgDirList(): Improved the
	code; Borland's standard file open dialog will work now.
	
	* [misc/main.c], [misc/file.c], [miscemu/int21.c]
	Added support for new command line option "-allowreadonly". If set
	an attempt to open a read only file in write mode will be converted 
	to opening it read only (many programs try to open all files in 
	read/write mode even if they only intend to read it - this might 
	cause a few under problems under an unix-like environment where most 
	files are read only for a "normal" user)

	* [loader/selector.c]
	GetMemoryReference(): Added support for __AHIncr and __AHShift

	* [misc/dos_fs.c]
	DOS_SimplifyPath(): This routine simplifies path names ( e.g., it
	will change "/usr///local/bin/../lib//a" to "/usr/local/lib/a" )
	match(): rewritten
	
	* [objects/text.c]
	TEXT_NextLine(): Removed a bug in the handling of LF's

	* [miscemu/int21.c]
	GetFileDateTime(): Fixed. SetFileDateTime() is still broken.

Sat Mar 11 19:46:19 1995  Martin von Loewis  <loewis@informatik.hu-berlin.de>

	* [controls/menu.c]
	ChangeMenu: defaults to MF_INSERT
	InsertMenu: allow insertion even if position is one after last item

	* [if1632/Imakefile] [if1632/compobj.spec] [if1632/relay.c]
	  [if1632/storage.spec] [include/dlls.h]
	Added stubs for STORAGE.DLL and COMPOBJ.DLL

	* [if1632/user.spec] [windows/message.c]
	InSendMessage: new function

	* [include/neexe.h][include/ne_image.c]
	NE_FixupSegment: fixed handling of additive records

	* [loader/selector.c]
	GetEntryDLLName: return NULL instead of pointer to DLL.0 if not found

	* [loader/signal.c]
	win_fault: Enter debugger on SIGFPE, too

Wed Mar  1 21:47:42 1995  Cameron Heide  (heide@ee.ualberta.ca)

        * [miscemu/int*.c]
        Various minor modifications to the clock tick counter,
        FindFirst/FindNext funcs, and DPB handling.
1995-03-19 17:39:39 +00:00
..
ChangeLog Release 941030 1994-10-30 16:25:19 +00:00
Imakefile Release 950319 1995-03-19 17:39:39 +00:00
README Release 941030 1994-10-30 16:25:19 +00:00
README.sysres Release 941030 1994-10-30 16:25:19 +00:00
TODO Release 941030 1994-10-30 16:25:19 +00:00
parser.h Release 950216 1995-02-16 16:47:09 +00:00
parser.l Release 950216 1995-02-16 16:47:09 +00:00
parser.y Release 950216 1995-02-16 16:47:09 +00:00
rc.h Release 941107 1994-11-07 18:20:42 +00:00
rc.l Release 941210 1994-12-10 13:02:28 +00:00
rc.y Release 941210 1994-12-10 13:02:28 +00:00
sysres.rc Release 941210 1994-12-10 13:02:28 +00:00
sysres_De.rc Release 941210 1994-12-10 13:02:28 +00:00
sysres_No.rc Release 941210 1994-12-10 13:02:28 +00:00
systest.c Release 941030 1994-10-30 16:25:19 +00:00
winelogo.bmp Release 941030 1994-10-30 16:25:19 +00:00
winerc.c Release 950216 1995-02-16 16:47:09 +00:00

README

This is winerc, the resource compiler for the Wine project. It takes the
same input as rc.exe, but generates C files as output. These C files can
be linked together with the application, which can access the resource
data directly instead of using FindResource/LoadResource/LockResource.
The generated C code contains arrays, which represent the resource as if
it was obtained from LoadResource. A table to map resource names to
pointers is also available.
Primary applications are the resources of sysres.dll and a future
commdlg.dll, but the use in the library version is possible as well.
The expected advantage of using winerc over sysres.dll is a speed
improvement, however, actual data to support that claim are not
available. The use of winerc might also simplifies the source code. For
example, the system menu is managed in the function CopySysMenu
(controls/menu.c). A winerc-based implementation would just call
	return LoadMenuIndirect(_Sysres_SYSMENU);
As the resources are already in the Wine image, they are loaded on
demand as any other part of a Unix executable image. 

Current State
This is the first release of winerc. It is alpha software, as the rest
of Wine is. If you use it for replacing sysres.dll, or if you write
other parts of Wine which require resource (like commdlg), you will
probably notice a loss in stability. This is especially true for cursor
and icon resources, as they are unlikely to work at all. See the TODO
file for details.

Copying
The license for Wine applies for winerc as well. Read the files LICENSE
and WARRANTY in the current or any future distribution for details. You
can change any source files, and you can add your own copyright notice,
as long as you leave the existing copyrights intact.

Bug Reports and Fixes
If you find a bug in winerc, you can report it to me,
martin@cs.csufresno.edu (Martin von Loewis)
or to comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine. If you can fix the bug, send the
diffs & ChangeLog to wine-new@amscons.com (Bob Amstadt), or send it to
me, and I will collect the fixes and forward them to wine-news.