diff --git a/builds/unix/configure.raw b/builds/unix/configure.raw
index 20157b9be..d76c32452 100644
--- a/builds/unix/configure.raw
+++ b/builds/unix/configure.raw
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ AC_SUBST(EXEEXT)
PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG([0.24])
LT_INIT(win32-dll)
+LT_PROG_RC
# checks for native programs to generate building tool
diff --git a/src/base/
rules.mk b/src/base/
rules.mkindex 6491f5d8a..3b76298ac 100644
--- a/src/base/
rules.mk+++ b/src/base/
rules.mk@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ BASE_SRC := $(BASE_DIR)/basepic.c \
$(BASE_DIR)/fttrigon.c \
$(BASE_DIR)/ftutil.c
+ifneq ($(RC),)
+ BASE_SRC += $(BASE_DIR)/ftver.rc
+endif
ifneq ($(ftmac_c),)
BASE_SRC += $(BASE_DIR)/$(ftmac_c)
@@ -103,5 +106,8 @@ $(BASE_OBJ_S): $(BASE_SRC_S) $(BASE_SRC) $(FREETYPE_H) $(BASE_H)
$(OBJ_DIR)/%.$O: $(BASE_DIR)/%.c $(FREETYPE_H) $(BASE_H)
$(BASE_COMPILE) $T$(subst /,$(COMPILER_SEP),$@ $<)
+$(OBJ_DIR)/%.$O: $(BASE_DIR)/%.rc
+ $(RC) -i $< -o $@
+
# EOF