Build Configuration options 

Description 

Build Configuration  

Displays the name of the current build configuration associated with the options on this page. There are three default build configurations: Base, Debug, and Release.  

Apply Options...  

Displays the Apply Option Set dialog box to apply the options in a named option set to the current configuration.  

Common items 

Description 

Value from <parent configuration or option set>  

Indicates the value in the parent build configuration or referenced option set. If you change this value here, the change will potentially affect the Base configuration (that is, if you click OK on the Project->Options dialog and subsequently build your project).  

Inherit  

Indicates whether inheritance (from a parent configuration) is on or off for the option. To control inheritance, click the option, and then open the associated generic list dialog box by clicking the that appears. The Inherit values from parent configuration checkbox controls whether your current build configuration inherits the values listed in the lower box of the generic list dialog box.  

<any item in red print>  

Indicates that this option has secondary options available. To view the secondary options, click the + sign in front of the option in red print.  

<any item in boldface print>  

Indicates that the value of this option has been changed from the value in the parent configuration or referenced option set.  

Pop-Up Button  

Appears after you click an option that has a set of available choices (such as True, False). Click to display and choose the value you want from the available choices.  

Pop-Up Button  

Appears after you click an option whose value is either of the following:

• An ordered list that you enter and then arrange in the desired order, such as a list of defines or search paths. Clicking invokes the generic ordered list dialog box.
• A single filename, directory or folder name. Clicking invokes the standard Open file or Browse for folder dialog box.

 

Resource Compiler Options 

Description 

Additional options  

Enter additional options for the resource compiler (BRCC32.EXE).  

Code page (-c)  

Specify the code page to be used for resource translation. If no code page is specified, the default ANSI code page is used.  

Default language (-l)  

Specify the default language. For example, —l409 represents English. See http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms776324.aspx for more information about specifying language identifiers.  

Ignore INCLUDE (-x)  

Ignore INCLUDE environment variable. Default = False  

Multi-byte character support (-m)  

Multi-byte character support. Default = False  

Resource compiler to use  

Specify the resource compiler that you want to use:. Choices are either BRCC32.exe (the default) or RC.exe (Windows SDK Resource Compiler). If you choose to use RC, refer to RC.exe for more information.  

Resource type  

Windows 3.1 (-31
Builds Windows 3.1-compatible .RES files.
16 bit (-16)
Builds a 16-bit resource.
32 bit (-32)*
Builds a 32-bit resource. This is the default.  

Response file  

Enter or select a response file. A response file is a standard ASCII text file (typically with .RSP extension) that contains one or more command-line options and/or file names, with entries separated by a space or a new line. See the description of the pop-up button, above.  

Verbose messages (-v)  

The linker emits detailed information messages. Default = False  

General option 

Description 

Default  

Saves the current settings as the default for each new project.