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Rez - compiles resources (DEPRECATED)

Rez [ rezFile1 ] [ rezFile2 ] ...
[ -align word | longword ] [ -a[ppend] ]
[ -arch architecture ] [ -c[reator] creatorExpr ] [ -d[efine] macro [ = data ] ]
[ -i directoryPath ] [ -F frameworkDirectoryPath ] [ -is[ysroot] sdkPath ] [ [ -m[odification] ]
[ -noResolve [ output | include ] ] [ -o outputFile ]
[ -ov ] [ -p[rogress] ] [ -rd ] [ -ro ]
[ -s directoryPath ]
[ -script Roman | Japanese | Korean |
   SimpChinese | TradChinese ]
[ -t[ype] typeExpr ] [ -u[ndef] macro ]
[ -useDF ]

Tools supporting Carbon development, including Rez, were deprecated with Xcode 6.

The Rez tool compiles the resource fork of a file according to the textual description contained in the resource description files. These resource description files must contain both the type declarations and the resource definitions needed to compile the resources. This data can come directly from the resource description files, as in this example:

Rez -F Carbon Carbon.r myResource.r

The data can also come from other text files that are included in resource description files using #include and read directives. For example, myResource.r could use #include to include the Carbon.r file.

Standard input, unless you specify one or more resource description files.

Normally Rez writes the resource fork to the file Rez.out. You can specify a different output file by using the -o option. Errors and warnings are written to diagnostic output. The Rez tool does not write to standard output.

This command resolves Finder aliases in all input and output file specifications. This includes input source files, listing files, output object files, paths specified with the -i and -s options, and paths specified within source code using INCLUDE or #include statements. This behavior may be changed for resource files by using the -noResolve option.

Rez can return the following status codes:

0
no errors
1
error in parameters
2
syntax error in resource description file
3
I/O or program error

Note
If any errors are detected, Rez sets the output file's modification date to 0, which is January 1, 1904, 12:00 A.M.

Specifies one or more resource description files that contain type declarations and resource definitions. Typically this pairs a file containing only resource definitions with another containing only type declarations. The type declarations for the standard Macintosh resources are contained in the MacTypes.r file in the CarbonCore framework.
You can also specify resource description files by using #include. For example, a file containing only resource definitions could include those containing the appropriate type declarations (for example, myResource.r could include <Carbon/MacTypes.r>). In addition, you can also include resource files that have already been compiled by Rez include directive.
The -script option enables Rez to correctly process the 2- byte character sets for foreign-language script systems.

Aligns resources along word or longword boundaries. This allows the Resource Manager to load these resources faster. The Rez tool ignores this option if you use -a[ppend].
Appends new resources to the output file rather than replacing the output file.
Note
The Rez tool cannot append resources to a resource file that has its read-only bit set. It also cannot replace a resource that has its protected bit set unless you specify -ov.
WARNING
The Rez tool overwrites any existing resource of the same type and ID without any warning message.
A synonym for
-d __architecture__
If no -arch arguments are provided, Rez automatically adds one for the current system's architecture.
Sets the output file creator. (The default value is '????'.) Note that creatorExpr is a Rez expression such as
-c "3*200+5"
If the creator begins with a letter and does not contain any spaces or special characters, you can simply type it in, as in this example:
-c APPL
Otherwise, you must format the creator as a numeric expression or as a literal expression such as
-c " '@@@@' "
Defines the macro variable macro as having the value data. You can use this option more than once on a command line.
Specifies the macro variable to be defined.
Specifies the value of macro. This is the same as writing
#define macro [data]
at the beginning of the input.
If you do not specify data, Rez sets the value of data to the null string. Note that this still defines the macro.
Directs Rez to search this directory for #include files. You can specify this option more than once. The Rez tool searches directories in the order in which they appear on the command line.
Directs Rez to search this directory for frameworks referred to by framework-style #include references (e.g. <Carbon/Carbon.r>.) By default, Rez only searches the /System/Library/Frameworks directory; using this option you can specify other directories to be searched. You can specify this option more than once. The Rez tool searches directories in the order in which they appear on the command line.
Directs Rez to search for included files and frameworks in the designated SDK. If omitted, the system root ("/") is assumed.
Does not change the output file's modification date. If an error occurs, the output file's modification date is set to zero, even if you use this option. A date of 0 means January 1, 1904, 12:00 A.M.
Overrides the default alias resolution behavior by not resolving leaf aliases in the output resource file specification or in any included resource input files.
If output is specified, Rez overrides the default Finder alias resolution behavior by not resolving leaf aliases in the output resource file specification. This allows you to modify a Finder alias file directly.
If include is specified with -noResolve then Rez overrides the default Finder alias resolution behavior by not resolving leaf aliases in any included resource input files. This allows you to include resources directly from Finder alias files.
Places output in the specified output file. The default output file is Rez.out.
Overrides the protected bit when replacing resources with -a[ppend].
Writes version and progress information to diagnostic output.
Suppresses warning messages for redeclared resource types.
Sets the mapReadOnly flag in the resource map.
Directs Rez to search this directory for resource include files. You can specify this option more than once. The Rez tool searches directories in the order in which they appear on the command line.
Enables the recognition of any of several 2-byte character script systems to use when compiling and decompiling files. This option insures that 2-byte characters in strings are handled as indivisible entities. The default language is Roman and specifies 1-byte character sets.
Sets the type of the output file (the default is 'APPL'). Note that typeExpr is a Rez expression, such as
-t "3*200+5"
If the type begins with a letter and does not contain any spaces or special characters, you can simply type it in, as in this example:
-t MPST
Otherwise, you must format it as a numeric expression or literal expression, such as
-t " '@@@@' "
Undefines the preset macro variable This is the same as writing
#undef macro
at the beginning of the input. This option can be repeated more than once on a command line.
Reads and writes resource information from the files' data forks, instead of their resource forks.

The following command line generates a resource fork for the file Sample, based on the type declarations and resource definitions in Types.r and Sample.r:

Rez Types.r Sample.r -o Sample

DeRez

July 25, 2000 Mac OS X