You are correct, but I haven't gotten to that. I will do it tomorrow. It was on my list of things to do...

Shane

Hi all,

I don't think, that resources are IDE specific. Perhaps you can call the IDE some kind of resource editor.
The LFM files could be IDE specific, because they are only usable by IDE(s). The LFC files should belong to the LCL, because they are simply streamed components in resource format. The forms.pp depends on the resources (e.g. formdata and application icon).
Therefore I would suggest:
-put lresources into the lcl directory
-move LFM procedures into IDE
-add function FormToLCLResource(ResStream:TStream):integer; to lresources.pp
-rename LazarusResources to LCLResources (Marc)

function FormToLCLResource(AForm:TForm;
  ResStream:TStream):integer;
// 0 = ok
// -1 = error while streaming AForm to binary stream
// -2 = error while streaming binary stream
//      to resource stream
var BinStream:TMemoryStream;
  Driver: TAbstractObjectWriter;
  Writer:TWriter;
begin
  BinStream:=TMemoryStream.Create;
  try
    try
      Driver:=TBinaryObjectWriter.Create(BinStream,4096);
      try
        Writer:=TWriter.Create(Driver);
        try
          Writer.WriteDescendent(AForm,nil);
        finally
          Writer.Free;
        end;
      finally
        Driver.Free;
      end;
    except
      Result:=-1;
      exit;
    end;
    try
      BinStream.Position:=0;
      BinaryToLazarusResourceCode(BinStream,ResStream);
    except
      Result:=-1;
      exit;
    end;
  finally
    BinStream.Free;
  end;
end;

Mattias

I think the current location of lresources is not OK

To build the LCL only the lcl subtree is required. lresources is needed by forms.pp and is located in the root.
I think it should be split up in a part for the LCL and a part dedicated to the ide (LFM stuff) or is should be removed form forms.pp

Marc

+ From: Mattias Gaertner
+
+ Hi all,
+
+ I don't think, that resources are IDE specific. Perhaps you can call the
+ IDE some kind of resource editor.

KindOf

+ The LFM files could be IDE specific, because they are only usable by
+ IDE(s). The LFC files should belong to the LCL, because they
+ are simply streamed components in resource format.

They are streamed components indeed, but you may stream them in anything you want, so I won't call them LFC. In that case LFC don't belong to the LCL but the functionality to create "compiled resources" does.

+ The forms.pp depends on the resources (e.g.
+ formdata and application icon).
+ Therefore I would suggest:
+ -put lresources into the lcl directory
+ -move LFM procedures into IDE
+ -add function FormToLCLResource(ResStream:TStream):integer; to lresources.pp
+ -rename LazarusResources to LCLResources (Marc)

[Snipped some code]

+     try
+       BinStream.Position:=0;
+       BinaryToLazarusResourceCode(BinStream,ResStream);

BinaryToLCLResourceCode ???

Marc