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Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 16:56:40 +0100
From: "Gerrit P. Haase" <gerrit AT familiehaase DOT de>
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To: "Alex Vinokur" <alexvn AT connect DOT to>
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Subject: Re: Printable information in executables
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Hello Alex,

Monday, November 3, 2003, 6:04:41 AM, you wrote:

> Executable files contain various printable information.
> For instance, list of  used DLLs.

> However those files contain neither compiler name nor compiler version.
> It seems to be worth including something like "gcc version 3.3.1 (cygming
> special)" in executables. 

> Next question. Is it possible to add 'user related printable
> information' to executables (through compilation option or something
> else)?

You could use resource files.

-- 
Best regards,
 Gerrit 


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