storage/resources/ResourcesFormat.tex

29 \title{The Resources Format}
53 The final section says some words about the status of the information provided
67 x86 resource files introduce the least overhead. The resources start directly
77 The resources start at \code{kX86ResourcesOffset}.
122 The resources start at \code{kPPCResourcesOffset}.
133 Therefore two values have to be known: The size of the actual ELF file and the
139 The block size to which the resources have to be aligned is the maximum of
146 The data used for the padding between the end of the actual ELF data and the
161 \section{The Resources Format}
171 resource files big endian data. The endianess of an ELF file is encoded in
184 The layout of the resources in a file is shown in figure
208   \caption{The Resources Layout.}
217   resource index subsection. The latter locates all other data in the file.
233 The resources header has the following structure:
282 The resource index section starts with a header, it follows a table of
287 The resource index header has the following structure:
350 structures. The number of entries in the table is the number of resources
389 The meaning of this section is unknown. It does not seem to be used at all.
420 The resource info table features exactly one entry for each resource.
425 The following grammar specifies the layout of the resource info table.
448 The relevant structures follow:
495   Specifies the name of the resource. The name must be null terminated.
537   Contains the check sum for the resource info table. The check sum is
539   \code{rite\_check\_sum} and \code{rite\_terminator}. The data are grouped
565 \item{The third and fourth byte of the x86 resource file magic (the 0 bytes)
567 \item{\code{rh\_resource\_count} may be unreliable. The resource index table
571 \item{The resource info table may contain entries for indices that are out
574 \item{The resource info table may contain multiple entries for an index.
576 \item{The resource info table may not contain an entry for an index.
577   The respective resource should be ignored.}
578 \item{The resource info table may not contain a \code{ResourceInfoTableEnd}
579   (see section \ref{resources-infotable}) and thus no check sum. The table
589 The information contained in this document are obtained by analyzing
605 \item{The resources layout: The general layout of the resources is not very
606   well understood. The layout presented in figure \ref{fig:resources-layout}
609   header is unclear. The same holds for the resource index section header.}
610 \item{The unknown section: The contents of the unknown section and of unknown