How do I embed application manifest in F# application

Question

How can I embed application manifest with my F# application? With C# projects it can be specified in projects properties but I haven't found any similar in F# project.

Answer 1

可能最简单的方法是使用mt.exe工具（本文第2节http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cheller/archive/2006/08/24/how-to-embed-a-manifest-in- an-assembly-let-me-count-the-ways.aspx ）

Answer 2

I've ended up modifying my fsproj -file to contain the following at the end:

  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
    <Exec Command="&quot;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0\Bin\mt.exe&quot; -manifest App.manifest -outputresource:&quot;$(TargetPath)&quot;"
          Condition="('$(OutputType)' == 'Exe' Or '$(OutputType)' == 'WinExe') And Exists('App.manifest')" />
  </Target>

Answer 3

With VS 2015 and F# 4 (I haven't tested earlier versions, but it probably also works in them) both the compiler and the MSBuild files directly support embedding a manifest in an exe, the option is just not surfaced on the GUI.

You can just add the manifest as a normal file and add the following to your project file:

  <PropertyGroup>
    <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
  </PropertyGroup>

This adds the following parameter to the call to the compiler: --win32manifest:app.manifest