Bin2c/Bin2obj

We can use utils.bin2c and utils.bin2obj rules to embed binary files into C/C++ code.

Bin2c

The utils.bin2c rule generates a header file containing the binary data as a C array.

EXPLORER

res

test.png

src

main.c

xmake.lua

Lua xmake.lua

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add_rules("mode.debug", "mode.release")

target("test")
    set_kind("binary")
    add_rules("utils.bin2c", {extensions = ".png"})
    add_files("src/*.c")
    add_files("res/*.png")

Bin2obj

The utils.bin2obj rule compiles the binary file directly into an object file, and exposes symbols for access.

Compared to bin2c, bin2obj is faster and more efficient for processing large binary files because it skips the C compiler's parsing step.

EXPLORER

res

test.png

src

main.c

xmake.lua

Lua xmake.lua

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add_rules("mode.debug", "mode.release")

target("test")
    set_kind("binary")
    add_rules("utils.bin2obj", {extensions = ".png"})
    add_files("src/*.c")
    add_files("res/*.png")