fix_msvc2012.py

import sys
import os
from xml.etree import ElementTree

def updateProject(filename):

    def getXmlns(tag):
        return tag[1:].split('}')[0]

    tree = ElementTree.parse(filename)
    root = tree.getroot()
    xmlns = getXmlns(root.tag)
    for cb in root.iter('{' + xmlns + '}CustomBuild'):
        if(not 'Include' in cb.attrib):
            continue
        if(not cb.attrib['Include'].endswith('.res')):
            continue
        for excl in cb.iter('{' + xmlns + '}ExcludedFromBuild'):
            if('Condition' in excl.attrib):
                del excl.attrib['Condition'] # delete ExcludedFromBuild condition
    ElementTree.register_namespace('', xmlns)
    tree.write(filename)

if(len(sys.argv)>=2): # use project files specified in command line:
    for i in range(1, len(sys.argv)):
        updateProject(sys.argv[i])
else: # update all project files in current directory:
    for filename in os.listdir(os.getcwd()):
        if(filename.endswith('.vcxproj')):
            updateProject(filename)