Adding version info to a Windows Phone 8.1 C++/CLI Class Library

Question

I have created a universal C++/CX windows runtime component library. Universal library projects in VS2013 build to a Windows 8.1 dll and a Windows Phone 8.1 dll.

For the Windows 8.1 dll I can add a "resource.rc" file, and then add VERSIONINFO to that.

But for the Windows Phone 8.1 dll I cannot add a "resource.rc" file because that requires winres.h, which is not present. I tried removing all of the references to winres.h from the Resource.rc code, but the resulting dll does not contain the version information.

How do I version a C++/CX WP 8.1 wrc library?

Answer 1

This worked for me. Add .rc file as usually. Then go to project "Configuration Properties > Resources > General".

To "Additional Include directories" add $(WindowsSDK80Path)\Include\um. Basically, it should point to path like "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\um".