From: "Damian Yerrick" <NOSP AT Msnews@pineight.8m.com>
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Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 22:16:49 GMT
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"Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote in message
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>
> On Sun, 2 Jan 2000, Phil wrote:
>
> > The problem with the executables which rhide creates is
> > that MicroAngelo doesn't recognise the files as having any 'icon
> > resources'.
> > Is there a simple way to make 'space' within the file for an icon to be
> > 'attached'?
>
> I don't think so.  DJGPP programs are DOS programs as far
> as Windows is concerned, and DOS programs have no way
> of bringing their icons with them.

Unless you make the DJGPP program the "DOS stub" of a
Windows program, and you make the Windows program run
the DOS stub as a DOS program. Then you can add
icon resources to the Windows program.
(There was one game that did this IIRC.)

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