The LC.exe (License Compiler)converts text files that contain licensing information and produces a .licenses file that can be embedded in a CLR executable as a resource.
The Resgen.exe (Resource File Generator) converts .txt and .resx files to CLR binary .resources files. It can also do the following conversions, .txt files to .resources or .resx files. .resources files to text or .resx files. .resx files to text or .resources files.
The al.exe (Assembly Linker) generates a file with an assembly manifest from one or more files that are either modules or resource files. A module is a MS intermediate language (MSIL) file that does not have an assembly manifest.