Using StampTool to Stamp RTSS and RTDLL Applications

RTSS or RTDLL binaries created with the RTX Application wizard in RTX 2016 are automatically stamped with StampTool as a post-build event. All applications not built by the wizard must be manually stamped using StampTool. Existing applications built in versions prior to RTX 2012 must be re-compiled from source using the RTX 2016 SDK and stamped using StampTool. The best way to do this is to create a new RTX project using the wizard and import the source files.

To manually stamp an RTSS/RTDLL:

Open a Command Prompt as Administrator.
Type: stamptool followed by the path to the RTSS or RTDLL binary.

Example:

stamptool "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Visual Studio 2013\Projects\RtxApp2\RTSSDebug\rtxapp2.rtss"

Optionally, you can type the switch /info before the file path to display information about the binary.

Example:

stamptool /info "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\Visual Studio 2013\Projects\RtxApp2\RTSSDebug\rtxapp2.rtss"

NOTE: The path can be a relative or absolute path name, but it must reference an RTSS or RTDLL binary. If the path name contains whitespace, it must be enclosed in double-quotes, as shown in the example above.

To set the StampTool as a post-build event in Visual Studio:

For applications that were built using the RTX Application wizard in versions prior to RTX 2012, you can create a post-build event in the project properties to automatically stamp the RTSS/RTDLL when the application is subsequently built.

In the Solution Explorer window, right-click on the project.
In the Property Pages dialog, click Configuration Properties.
Click Build Events, and then click Post-Build Event.
In the Command Line field, type: "%RTXDIR%\bin\StampTool.exe" "$(TargetPath)"
Set Use In Build to Yes.
Click OK.