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How to add icon to cmake app in windows
1. Put app.ico in directory.
2. Create app.rc in same directory with one line:
IDI_ICON1 ICON DISCARDABLE "app.ico"
3. Run command (Warning: it's app.o, not app.res, how it is mentioned in other manuals!)
windres app.rc -o app.o
4. add_executable(app
...
app.o
)
5. Proofit!
@xiaoweiChen
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Generate the object file is not a good way for cross platform, this can add the icon on Windows by my test.

@vinnyhorgan
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Hi! I was using this method but actually discovered you can simply add the ".rc" file to the sources and it should just work...

@Niyachelowick
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how do i use the icon with multiple windows?

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