<rc>

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

Compiles resources using rc.exe, Microsoft's Win32 resource compiler.

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
rcfile	file	The resource file to compile.	True
options	string	Options to pass to the compiler.	False
output	file	Output file.	False
failonerror	bool	Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true.	False
if	bool	If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.	False
timeout	int	The maximum amount of time the application is allowed to execute, expressed in milliseconds. Defaults to no time-out.	False
unless	bool	Opposite of `if`. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.	False
verbose	bool	Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false.	False

Framework-configurable parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
exename	string	The name of the executable that should be used to launch the external program.	False
useruntimeengine	bool	Specifies whether the external program should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured. The default is false.	False

Nested Elements:

<arg>

The command-line arguments for the external program.

Contains a collection of <arg> elements.

</arg>

Examples

Compile text.rc to text.res using the default options.

<rc rcfile="text.rc" output="text.res" />

Compile text.rc, passing an additional option.

<rc rcfile="text.rc" options="/r"/>

Requirements

Assembly: NAnt.VisualCppTasks (0.85.1714.0)