5 files changed, 43 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/xmake/modules/private/utils/batchcmds.lua b/xmake/modules/private/utils/batchcmds.lua
index 3f584b286..a22879a81 100644
--- a/xmake/modules/private/utils/batchcmds.lua
+++ b/xmake/modules/private/utils/batchcmds.lua
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ function _runcmd_vlua(cmd, opt)
     end
 end
 
+-- run command: call
+function _runcmd_call(cmd, opt)
+    local func = cmd.func
+    if func then
+        if not opt.dryrun then
+            func(table.unpack(cmd.argv), cmd.opt)
+        end
+    end
+end
+
 -- run command: os.mkdir
 function _runcmd_mkdir(cmd, opt)
     local dir = cmd.dir
@@ -222,6 +232,7 @@ function _runcmd(cmd, opt)
             vexecv        = _runcmd_vexecv,
             lua           = _runcmd_lua,
             vlua          = _runcmd_vlua,
+            call          = _runcmd_call,
             mkdir         = _runcmd_mkdir,
             rmdir         = _runcmd_rmdir,
             cd            = _runcmd_cd,
@@ -305,11 +316,16 @@ function batchcmds:lua(script, argv, opt)
     table.insert(self:cmds(), {kind = "lua", script = script, argv = argv, opt = opt})
 end
 
--- add command: run lua script file, command or module
+-- add command: run lua script, command or module
 function batchcmds:vlua(script, argv, opt)
     table.insert(self:cmds(), {kind = "vlua", script = script, argv = argv, opt = opt})
 end
 
+-- add command: call lua function
+function batchcmds:call(func, argv, opt)
+   table.insert(self:cmds(), {kind = "call", func = func, argv = argv, opt = opt})
+end
+
 -- add command: compile source files
 --
 -- @param sourcefiles the source file paths
diff --git a/xmake/rules/utils/bin2c/utils.lua b/xmake/rules/utils/bin2c/utils.lua
index 405c2ed62..b5bf7638b 100644
--- a/xmake/rules/utils/bin2c/utils.lua
+++ b/xmake/rules/utils/bin2c/utils.lua
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ function generate_headerfile(target, batchcmds, binaryfile, opt)
     opt = opt or {}
     local rulename = opt.rulename or "utils.bin2c"
     local progress = opt.progress
+    local fileconfig = target:fileconfig(binaryfile)
 
     -- get header directory and file
     local headerdir = opt.headerdir
@@ -52,6 +53,16 @@ function generate_headerfile(target, batchcmds, binaryfile, opt)
     -- add includedirs
     target:add("includedirs", headerdir)
 
+    -- transform binary data first
+    -- @see https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake/issues/7513
+    local transform = opt.transform or (fileconfig and fileconfig.transform) or target:extraconf("rules", rulename, "transform")
+    if transform then
+        batchcmds:show_progress(progress, "${color.build.object}transforming.bin2obj %s", binaryfile)
+        local transformed_file = target:autogenfile(binaryfile .. ".transformed")
+        batchcmds:call(transform, {binaryfile, transformed_file}, {target = target})
+        binaryfile = transformed_file
+    end
+
     -- add commands
     if progress then
         batchcmds:show_progress(progress, "${color.build.object}generating.bin2c %s", binaryfile)
@@ -69,7 +80,6 @@ function generate_headerfile(target, batchcmds, binaryfile, opt)
     end
 
     -- get nozeroend/zeroend (check file-level config first, then rule-level config, then opt)
-    local fileconfig = target:fileconfig(binaryfile)
     local nozeroend = nil
     if fileconfig then
         if fileconfig.nozeroend ~= nil then
diff --git a/xmake/rules/utils/bin2c/xmake.lua b/xmake/rules/utils/bin2c/xmake.lua
index 9f6338758..0d2745b60 100644
--- a/xmake/rules/utils/bin2c/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake/rules/utils/bin2c/xmake.lua
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ rule("utils.bin2c")
 
         -- generate header file
         local headerfile = bin2c_utils.generate_headerfile(target, batchcmds, sourcefile_bin, {
-            progress = opt.progress
+            progress = opt.progress,
         })
 
         -- add deps
diff --git a/xmake/rules/utils/bin2obj/utils.lua b/xmake/rules/utils/bin2obj/utils.lua
index 3e8802e97..c7da5f1a1 100644
--- a/xmake/rules/utils/bin2obj/utils.lua
+++ b/xmake/rules/utils/bin2obj/utils.lua
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ function generate_objectfile(target, batchcmds, binaryfile, opt)
     opt = opt or {}
     local rulename = opt.rulename or "utils.bin2obj"
     local progress = opt.progress
+    local fileconfig = target:fileconfig(binaryfile)
 
     -- check for cosmocc toolchain
     local is_cosmocc = target:toolchain("cosmocc") or (target:has_tool("cc", "cosmocc") and target:has_tool("ar", "cosmoar"))
@@ -63,6 +64,16 @@ function generate_objectfile(target, batchcmds, binaryfile, opt)
     end
     table.insert(target:objectfiles(), objectfile)
 
+    -- transform binary data first
+    -- @see https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake/issues/7513
+    local transform = opt.transform or (fileconfig and fileconfig.transform) or target:extraconf("rules", rulename, "transform")
+    if transform then
+        batchcmds:show_progress(progress, "${color.build.object}transforming.bin2obj %s", binaryfile)
+        local transformed_file = target:autogenfile(binaryfile .. ".transformed")
+        batchcmds:call(transform, {binaryfile, transformed_file}, {target = target})
+        binaryfile = transformed_file
+    end
+
     -- add commands
     if progress then
         batchcmds:show_progress(progress, "${color.build.object}generating.bin2obj %s", binaryfile)
@@ -75,6 +86,9 @@ function generate_objectfile(target, batchcmds, binaryfile, opt)
     -- get zeroend (default: false, but can be overridden)
     local zeroend = opt.zeroend
     if zeroend == nil then
+        zeroend = fileconfig and fileconfig.zeroend
+    end
+    if zeroend == nil then
         zeroend = target:extraconf("rules", rulename, "zeroend") or false
     end
 
diff --git a/xmake/rules/utils/bin2obj/xmake.lua b/xmake/rules/utils/bin2obj/xmake.lua
index 760b9d536..58ec87a90 100644
--- a/xmake/rules/utils/bin2obj/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake/rules/utils/bin2obj/xmake.lua
@@ -24,15 +24,9 @@ rule("utils.bin2obj")
     on_buildcmd_file(function (target, batchcmds, sourcefile_bin, opt)
         import("rules.utils.bin2obj.utils", {alias = "bin2obj_utils", rootdir = os.programdir()})
 
-        -- get zeroend (default: false)
-        -- check file-level config first, then rule-level config
-        local fileconfig = target:fileconfig(sourcefile_bin)
-        local zeroend = (fileconfig and fileconfig.zeroend) or target:extraconf("rules", "utils.bin2obj", "zeroend") or false
-
         -- convert binary file to object file
         local objectfile = bin2obj_utils.generate_objectfile(target, batchcmds, sourcefile_bin, {
             progress = opt.progress,
-            zeroend = zeroend
         })
 
         -- add deps