Delphi adding {$R *.res} in the .dpr file

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Delphi sometimes adds {$R *.res} in front of the unit path in the .dpr file uses clauses, then I get a duplicated resources warning when trying to compile.

Anyone knows why the hell Delphi does that? I'm using Delphi 2009 but this happens since Delphi 2007 (maybe 2006 too)

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It depends on what else you've done to the .dpr file. Delphi expects that file to be layed out in a certain way, and if you've modified it in such a way that the internal IDE parsers are unable to correctly find certain things, it can guess wrong. Originally, the .dpr file was never intended for the user to modify at will, and so it can get confused. IFDEFS are the most common culprits which can confuse the IDE parser.

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A workaround is to put this in your code in stead:

{$R res\test.res}

That works on my system with Delphi 2009, both with the IDE and the command-line compiler.

Note that I agree that they broke existing functionality, did you add a report to Quality Portal? If not, please do: ttps://quality.embarcadero.com (this used to be the search engine indexed http://qc.embarcadero.com but that has been shut down; https://quality.embarcadero.com requires a free account to search).

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Some things that could slow down the compiler

Redundant units in your uses clause. See this question for a link to CnPack.
Not explicitly adding units to your project file. You've already seem to have covered that.
Changed compiler settings, most notably include TDD32 info.

Try to get rid of unused units in your uses clause and see if it makes a difference.

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