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Le lundi 8 octobre 2012 14:07:49 UTC+2, Olaf van der Spek a =E9crit :
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> Syntax and implementation can be very simple.
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When i want to inline a binary file, i use a solution like objcopy, declare=
 the symbol in a header and let the linker do this work. This will probably=
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e compilation stage.<br><br>Le lundi 8 octobre 2012 14:07:49 UTC+2, Olaf va=
n der Spek a =E9crit&nbsp;:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">Som=
etimes, one wants to include binary data. Think of CRC or encryption tables=
, normal files (audio, images, whatever) or generated data.<div>The traditi=
onal way is to either use a normal file and use ifstream or fopen etc, but =
this is a bit cumbersome. Or, one converts the binary data to C++ syntax an=
d includes it the normal way.</div><div><br></div><div>Wouldn't it be handi=
er to be able to include a binary file natively into the executable and hav=
e it exposed as a byte (unsigned char) or other range?</div><div>Syntax and=
 implementation can be very simple.</div></blockquote>

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Op woensdag 2 januari 2013 16:31:59 UTC+1 schreef gal...@gmail.com het
volgende:

> When i want to inline a binary file, i use a solution like objcopy,
> declare the symbol in a header and let the linker do this work. This will
> probably remains more efficient than letting a compiler loading a binary
> file at the compilation stage.
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Why do you think your solution would be more efficient?
How portable is your solution?

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Op woensdag 2 januari 2013 16:31:59 UTC+1 schreef gal...@gmail.com het volg=
ende:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left: =
0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">When i want to inline=
 a binary file, i use a solution like objcopy, declare the symbol in a head=
er and let the linker do this work. This will probably remains more efficie=
nt than letting a compiler loading a binary file at the compilation stage.<=
br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Why do you think your solution woul=
d be more efficient?&nbsp;</div><div>How portable is your solution?</div>

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