A Cargo build script library to handle compilation and inclusion of Windows resources in the most resilient fashion imaginable

In your build script, assuming the resource file is called checksums.rc:

extern crate embed_resource;

fn main() {
    // Compile and link checksums.rc
    embed_resource::compile("checksums.rc");

    // Or, to select a resource file for each binary separately
    embed_resource::compile_for("assets/poke-a-mango.rc", &["poke-a-mango", "poke-a-mango-installer"]);
    embed_resource::compile_for("assets/uninstaller.rc", &["unins001"]);
}

Courtesy of @jpoles1.

The following steps are used to embed a manifest in your compiled rust .exe file. In this example the manifest will cause admin permissions to be requested for the final executable:

1. Add the following to your cargo.toml:

[build-dependencies]
embed-resource = "1.7"

2. In your project root directory, add a file named build.rs with the following:

extern crate embed_resource;
fn main() {
    embed_resource::compile("app-name-manifest.rc");
}

3. In your project root directory, add a file named app-name-manifest.rc with the following:

#define RT_MANIFEST 24
1 RT_MANIFEST "app-name.exe.manifest"

4. In your project root directory, add a file named app-name.exe.manifest with the following:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
    <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
        <security>
            <requestedPrivileges>
                <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false"/>
            </requestedPrivileges>
        </security>
    </trustInfo>
</assembly>

5. Build your project!

In chronological order:

@liigo -- persistency in pestering me and investigating problems where I have failed

@mzji -- MSVC lab rat

@TheCatPlusPlus -- knowledge and providing first iteration of manifest-embedding code

@azyobuzin -- providing code for finding places where RC.EXE could hide

@retep998 -- fixing MSVC support

@SonnyX -- Windows cross-compilation support and testing

@MSxDOS -- finding and supplying RC.EXE its esoteric header include paths

@roblabla -- cross-compilation to Windows MSVC via LLVM-RC

To all who support further development on Patreon, in particular:

• ThePhD
• Embark Studios
• Jasper Bekkers