rccextended

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Description

RccExtended - compiler and decompiler for binary Qt resources (files with the .rcc extension).

The utility allows you to edit the resources of Qt programs without having their sources.

Editing algorithm:

• unpack (decompile) binary Qt resources (using this utility)
• edit unpacked files (.png, .xml, etc.) by third-party tools
• compile of edited files back into binary Qt resources (using this utility)

This utility is based on the standard Qt resource compiler, which has added the function decompilation of resources (command line switch --reverse).

To unpack resources, you need to do 2 things:

• go to the folder with resources
• run the utility with the --reverse key

Once launched, the utility performs the following actions:

• scans working directory looking for .rcc files
• unpacks all found resource files (each to a separate folder)
• generates project files .qrc and rcc-make.bat / rcc-make.sh script for reverse compilation of resources into a binary form
• outputs to the console and logs information about the progress of unpacking

Usage example:

    cd /Path/To/My/QtResources
    rcc --reverse

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How to build from sources?

Windows:

• install MSYS2 environment
• install qt5-static package
• navigate to the rccextended/src folder
• compile: qmake rcc.pro && make

Ubuntu:

• install Qt5 packages: sudo apt install qt5-default qtdeclarative5-dev
• navigate to the rccextended/src folder
• compile: qmake rcc.pro && make
• move compiled binary to .local/bin: mv -v rcc ~/.local/bin/