Build an addon with extra resources files using the BuildAddOn.py script

gcNamirial — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 08:20:26 GMT

Hi! I've created an addon based on the template on github

https://github.com/GRAPHISOFT/archicad-addon-cmake

I usually build it using the provided python script in the Tools folder and i didn't have issues until i needed to include some files inside the resources that are not images.

As in the Browser_Control example i add this definition in the AddOnFix.grc file

'DATA' 100 "Browser Control Html" {
"index.html"
}

but when i build it doesn't see the file

\Build\NMSExport\27\INT\ResourceObjects\AddOnFix.grc.i (116) : Can't open file: i 
ndex.html (ResID: 100)

i tried to copy the file in the ResourceObjects folder in the Build path, where the resource files are duplicated by the script before building but still it doesn't see it.

I guess that creating the project for Visual Studio and including the file manually it could work, but is there a way to fix this for the .py script?

Thanks

Re: Build an addon with extra resources files using the BuildAddOn.py script

BerndSchwarzenbacher — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 06:10:17 GMT

Hi!
You could try adding the folder containing the file to the CompileResources.py file. Specifically the self.addResourcesPaths property of the ResourceCompiler class. You need a semicolon ";" as a separator between paths.
Not sure if it works, but that's the first thing I'd try.

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Build an addon with extra resources files using the BuildAddOn.py script

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