manifest was a failed experiment

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -113,13 +113,6 @@ endif()
 if (WIN32)
     enable_language(RC)
     target_sources(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE anm2ed.rc)
-    set(APP_MANIFEST "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/app.manifest")
-    file(TO_NATIVE_PATH "${APP_MANIFEST}" APP_MANIFEST_NATIVE)
-    set(APP_MANIFEST_DEF "APP_MANIFEST_FILE=\\\"${APP_MANIFEST_NATIVE}\\\"")
-    set_source_files_properties(anm2ed.rc PROPERTIES
-            COMPILE_DEFINITIONS "${APP_MANIFEST_DEF}"
-            OBJECT_DEPENDS "${APP_MANIFEST}"
-    )
     target_compile_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE /EHsc)
     target_link_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE /STACK:0xffffff)
     target_link_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE

anm2ed.rc

@@ -1,8 +1 @@
-#include <windows.h>
-
-#ifndef APP_MANIFEST_FILE
-#define APP_MANIFEST_FILE "app.manifest"
-#endif
-
-1 RT_MANIFEST                      APP_MANIFEST_FILE
 IDI_ICON1                 ICON     DISCARDABLE    "Icon.ico"

app.manifest

@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
-    <assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="UTF-8 message box" version="1.0.0.0"/>
-    <application>
-        <windowsSettings>
-            <activeCodePage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2019/WindowsSettings"
-                >UTF-8</activeCodePage>
-        </windowsSettings>
-    </application>
-    <dependency>
-        <dependentAssembly>
-            <assemblyIdentity
-                type="win32"
-                name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
-                version="6.0.0.0"
-                processorArchitecture="*"
-                publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
-                language="*"
-                />
-        </dependentAssembly>
-    </dependency>
-</assembly>