Re: [patch #3946] Add make support for windows PE resources

[Nicola Pero]

> I did get confused. I changed RC_FILES to WINRES_FILES and RCFLAGS to 
> WINRESFLAGS *after* I submitted the patch, not before. (Note, no 'D')

Good point about the 'D'.  The name needs more thinking :-)

Probably you're right and it should be WINRES_FILES rather than 
WINDRES_FILES.

hmmm .... I tried to look on the web for how Microsoft calls such a file 
... it looks like it would be called a "resource-definition script (.rc 
file)" 
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/tools/tools/about_resource_files.asp).

On the Delphi web site they call it "a resource script file", and they 
have the 'Borland Resource Compiler'.  When they get down to real business 
they seem to start referring to it simply as the '.RC file' though.

Actually everyone seems to be calling it an '.rc file' after having 
explained what it is.

So I'm honestly tempted by xxx_WINDOWS_RC_FILES.  It's a bit longer to 
write, but looks like the most expressive / easy to understand, both for 
Windows programmers (who understand it's an .rc file), and for non-Windows 
programmers (who understand it's a Windows-only thing).

So my current inclination (totally open to discussion) is:

 xxx_WINDOWS_RC_FILES for the files,
 WINDRES_FLAGS for the flags to pass to the 'windres' program

Sounds reasonable ?  Any comments ?

Thanks