desactivate incbin clause inside a bmax file

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hub	(Posted 2009) [#1]

Hi !
inside my program, i've a lot of included graphics external files (.png) to the final exe ('incbin'). These are graphics files. Into the design step, my artist need to access them. Is there a way for me to 'desactivate all the incbin clauses' without edit all the bmax file and change it manually ? (compiler directive ?)

Thanks.

Incbin "stars.png"
global stars=LoadImage( "incbin::stars.png" )
...

plash

(Posted 2009) [#2]

'desactivate all the incbin clauses'

Not entirely sure what your asking here, but for one you cannot change any incbinned files once the code is compiled.

hub	(Posted 2009) [#3]

perhaps more clear : is there a compiler directive to desactivate the incbin process before compile the program (to keep the external files).

Muttley

(Posted 2009) [#4]

No, but you can always do something like this:

?Debug
   Const RESOURCE_PATH:String = ""
?Not Debug
   Const RESOURCE_PATH:String = "incbin::"

   IncBin "resources/dat/levels.ini"
   IncBin "resources/gfx/logo.png"
?

Then in your code you load stuff like this:

LoadImage(RESOURCE_PATH + "resources/gfx/logo.png")

That way debug releases use files in the filesystem, and release versions are incbined.

Dreamora

(Posted 2009) [#5]

Unless you rewrote BMK, no

You will have to modify the source at least once.
I would recommend to do a "protocol based approach" like:

global loadProtocol:string = ""
if incBin then loadProtocol = "incbin::"

This also would give you flexible switch to TCP resources or whatever.

hub	(Posted 2009) [#6]

Nice idea thanks !