Visual Studio Integration

It is now possible to completely integrate the Manifest Maker's generation of side-by-side manifests into the Visual Studio 2005 C++ build process.

First you need to install the Visual Studio integration option. Then create and edit project files (*.sxs32mm) using Manifest Maker. Once the project is complete, you add the project file as a source file to the Visual C++ project and turn on the sxs32mm build rule (see step-by-step instructions). Then as you build your project the side-by-side manifest is rebuilt as necessary based on standard Visual Studio build rules.

The vs2005 example project:

The generated file is not a complete functioning manifest but a manifest fragment suitable for the next step in the Visual Studio build process. When the subsequent link step runs, the manifest fragment is integrated into the application manifest embedded in the final executable. See Manifest Generation in Visual Studio on MSDN for more details.

Read more:

• Understanding Manifest Generation for C/C++ Programs.
• Step-by-step instructions.
• Example Visual Studio 2005 project.
• Command line Manifest Maker.
• Advanced details of manifest building.