====== Embedding Data in Applications ======
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Have you ever wanted to include raw data - such as images - in an executable application file?\\
An application that can be compiled for any platform including Windows, Linux and OSX?\\
-- Well, while I was working on [[http://x42.github.com/harvid/|harvid]], I did.

It turned out to be quite easy - once you know how :) gnu/ld rocks, but as usual there are some issues -- in particular on OSX.

Check out the complete [[:wiki:embedding_resources_in_executables|embedding resources in executables]] story.

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