Change the resource compiler used by Delphi internally?

From: Ian Boyd (ian.borlandnews010_at_avatopia.com)
Date: 10/31/03 

Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:40:43 -0500

i can add a resource script (*.rc) script to my project

    Project->Add to Project->Files of Type Resource File (*.rc).

And it's convenient that Delphi will compile the resource script into res
files for me when i build the project.

Unfortunatly there are bugs in the inter resource compiler, and brcc32, and
brc32.

Is there a way to change the resource compiler used by the IDE? i rename and
hide BRCC32 and BRC32 and it can still compile my resources, so it doesn't
use those command line tools directly.

It looks like the IDE uses brcide.dll to compile resources. i've googled for
brcide.dll, and looks like nobody has ever tried to replace it.

Short of trying to decipher the dll's exports, and write my own wrapper
around another command line resource compiler; is there a way to change the
resource compiler used by the IDE?

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