diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5f7da21..f6b98c9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ pub fn compile_for<T: AsRef<Path>, J: Display, I: IntoIterator<Item = J>, Ms: As
     }
 }
 
-/// Likewise, but only link the resource to test binaries.
+/// Likewise, but only link the resource to test binaries (select types only. unclear which (and likely to change). you may prefer [`compile_for_everything()`]).
 ///
 /// Only available since rustc 1.60.0, does nothing before.
 pub fn compile_for_tests<T: AsRef<Path>, Ms: AsRef<OsStr>, Mi: IntoIterator<Item = Ms>>(resource_file: T, macros: Mi) {
@@ -259,6 +259,15 @@ pub fn compile_for_examples<T: AsRef<Path>, Ms: AsRef<OsStr>, Mi: IntoIterator<I
     }
 }
 
+/// Likewise, but link the resource into *every* artifact: binaries, cdylibs, examples, tests (`[[test]]`/`#[test]`/doctest), benchmarks, &c.
+///
+/// Only available since rustc 1.50.0, does nothing before.
+pub fn compile_for_everything<T: AsRef<Path>, Ms: AsRef<OsStr>, Mi: IntoIterator<Item = Ms>>(resource_file: T, macros: Mi) {
+    if let Some((_, _, out_file)) = compile_impl(resource_file.as_ref(), macros) {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg={}", out_file);
+    }
+}
+
 fn compile_impl<Ms: AsRef<OsStr>, Mi: IntoIterator<Item = Ms>>(resource_file: &Path, macros: Mi) -> Option<(&str, String, String)> {
     let comp = ResourceCompiler::new();
     if comp.is_supported() {