Delphi RES files and Git

Question

I have a big project written in Delphi and I want to manage its sources using Git. I created Git repository, which includes my application\'s sources and 3rd party components. A

Answer 1

Welcome to the club. The application .res file in Delphi is a pain in the lower back for everybody using source control. You want to use auto-inc-buildnumber but it messes up your scource control. What I have done is

• split the icon and the version resources like this:

  {$R *_icon.res}

  {$R *._version.res}

• disable auto inc of the buildnumber

• add a pre-build event to the project that

  • increments the build number in a .ini file corresponding the project
  • generates a .rc file with the version info from the .ini file
  • compiles a .res file from the .rc file

• add the *_icon.res file to source control, it never changes so this is safe

• add the .ini file with the version info to source control, it is a text file so it is easy to diff

The tool I have written for generating the version .res file is free software, available here and also from OSDN