Include a file as a string

Question

Is there a preprocessor trick that allows me to "include" a file as a string in a header?

Something like this:

a.txt

lorem ipsum dolorem
sit amet

and the "magic" include call similar to this:

header.h

MAGICINCLUDE(a.txt, atxt)

As a result, the preprocessor does tricks and the above line is equivalent to this:

const char* atxt = "lorem ipsum dolorem\n\
sit amet";

No external tool shall be used, just the preprocessor: I am trying to get rid of my python scripts that do this.

maybe this will help http://stackoverflow.com/a/25021520/3512538 — CIsForCookies, Apr 06 '17 at 13:26
No, it can't be done solely with the preprocessor. It would not be difficult to write a simple C or C++ program that reads the text file, and outputs a header containing the required string with suitable formatting. — Peter, Apr 06 '17 at 13:31
Also may be of interest http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4864866/c-c-with-gcc-statically-add-resource-files-to-executable-library — Alex Che, Apr 06 '17 at 13:32
static const std::string vertex_shader_text { #include "glmain.vert" }; — x4444, Jun 30 '23 at 00:16

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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No, there isn't.

You will need external tools:

edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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answered Apr 06 '17 at 13:41

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