TDM-GCC w64 script to change windres for 32bit?

Question

Trying to get the TDM-GCC(4.7.1) running on XP SP3 - I just need a c++ 32bit build for now. It seems that windres is not in the right format, my .rc file is failing the build:

x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++.exe  -Wall -m32 -s -D_M_X86 -DBUILD_DLL -DNDEBUG     -c C:\SynthEditSDK\TD_SV\SV.cpp -o obj\Release\TD_SV\SV.o
windres.exe  -J rc -O coff -i C:\SYNTHE~1\TD_SV\TD_SV.rc -o obj\Release\TD_SV\TD_SV.res
x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++.exe -shared -Wl,--output-def=bin\Release\libTD_SV -Wl,--out-implib=bin\Release\libTD_SV -Wl,--dll  obj\Release\se_sdk3\mp_sdk_audio.o obj\Release\se_sdk3\mp_sdk_common.o obj\Release\TD_SV\SV.o  obj\Release\TD_SV\TD_SV.res  -o bin\Release\TD_SV.sem -Wl,--kill-at  -static-libgcc -m32  -luser32 
c:/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.7.1/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: i386:x86-64 architecture of input file `obj\Release\TD_SV\TD_SV.res' is incompatible with i386 output
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Process terminated with status 1 (0 minutes, 2 seconds)
0 errors, 2 warnings (0 minutes, 2 seconds)

My resource file(TD_SV.rc) seems to be the error:

TD_SV.res' is incompatible with i386 output

I've been googling for hours and the closest I got to a solution is here:

http://backyardcode.com/

He suggests this script - but I can't figure out how to change it to suit my needs - Any help appreciated!

$rescomp [[ if(GetProjectManager().GetActiveProject().GetActiveBuildTarget().Matches(_T("Debug32")) || GetProjectManager().GetActiveProject().GetActiveBuildTarget().Matches(_T("Release32"))) { print(_T("-D USE_X86_MODE -F pe-i386")); } ]] -i $file -J rc -o $resource_output -O coff $res_includes

Also - is there any TDM-GCC (pre-built/installer type) alternatives? All I really need is 32bit build with graphite options. Also using CodeBlocks IDE.

Regards Andrew

Swaddle

It is not very clear what you're trying to accomplish. Did you have problems installing TDM-GCC 32bit? You said you think your .rc file may be the culprit: you should post it (or a shortened form that displays the problem). What do you mean by "windres is not in the right format"? windres is the GCC Windows resource compiler, not a data/text/source file which "has a format". Try to be clearer. – Whirly

Hey Lorenzo - I got the problem sorted out - I just unistalled TDM-GCC, it was generating 64bit resources with a -m32 build! I replaced it with a w64 build from mingwbuilds - and it works perfectly now. TDM-GCC is not very standardised - IMHO. Thanks for trying to help, much appreciated! – Swaddle

You're welcome. Yep, TDM-GCC 32 bit is quite good, but 64 bit version has issues. – Whirly

Answer 1

To see all possble windres parameters, you can request help:

x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres.exe --help

For Windows 32 bit format you need coff format with pe-i386 target.

Basically, you have to add -F pe-i386 (or --target=pe-i386) after -O coff flag to your command line if you generate it manually.

In GNU autotools it's about the RCFLAGS. So if there's some configure script, just add

./configure RCFLAGS="--output-format=coff --target=pe-i386" ........

Suppression

Apparently, not all configure scripts support RCFLAGS. In this case, WINDRES='windres --output-format=coff --target=pe-i386' ./configure might help. – Confab