GoRC (resource compiler)

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GoRC

Developer:	Jeremy Gordon
OS:	Windows, x86, AMD64/EM64T
Use:	Resource compiler
Licence:	Freeware
Website:	www.GoDevTool.com

GoRC is a fast, free resource compiler for writing programs for Win32 and Win64 (Windows operating system).
GoRC accepts a text file (called an "RC" file) and converts it to a "RES" file and/or to a COFF object file to be given to a linker. The RC file contains the resources used in a program (typically menus and dialogs, graphics and strings. The resources are inserted into the executable (EXE or DLL) by the linker for use by the program.
When producing an object file, GoRC produces the correct format for use with both x86 and AMD64/EM64T processors.
It is a component of the free "Go" tools, which includes GoAsm (assembler), and GoLink (linker).
The first version of GoRC was published in 1997. Since then it has become widely used by many Windows programmers.
One of the advantages of GoRC is that it knows internally the usual constants used by Windows resources. Therefore it does not need to read an include file containing that information. This simplifies and speeds up the compiling process.