Hello,

I'm looking to compile a server into a windows service, and there doesn't seem to be any info out there except this : http://forum.dlang.org/thread/c95ngs$1t0n$1@digitaldaemon.com

It doesn't call rt_init, would that be the only thing missing from there?

Also, the d runtime seems to have a windows dll module https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/druntime/blob/master/src/core/sys/windows/dll.d

no documentation though. Any idea how to attach/detach with a known example? I'd also like to create a windows DLL that compiles through DMD/GDC/LDC with extern(c) so that folks from C++ can link with it .

On Saturday, 7 June 2014 at 14:41:15 UTC, Etienne Cimon wrote:
> no documentation though. Any idea how to attach/detach with a known example? I'd also like to create a windows DLL that compiles through DMD/GDC/LDC with extern(c) so that folks from C++ can link with it .

Check this out: http://wiki.dlang.org/Win32_DLLs_in_D

should help you get started.

On Saturday, 7 June 2014 at 16:07:47 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
> On Saturday, 7 June 2014 at 14:41:15 UTC, Etienne Cimon wrote:
>> no documentation though. Any idea how to attach/detach with a known example? I'd also like to create a windows DLL that compiles through DMD/GDC/LDC with extern(c) so that folks from C++ can link with it .
>
> Check this out: http://wiki.dlang.org/Win32_DLLs_in_D
>
> should help you get started.

Looks good ! I couldn't find a more recent example for a service but it should be similar I guess

On Saturday, 7 June 2014 at 16:16:28 UTC, Etienne wrote:
> On Saturday, 7 June 2014 at 16:07:47 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
>> On Saturday, 7 June 2014 at 14:41:15 UTC, Etienne Cimon wrote:
>>> no documentation though. Any idea how to attach/detach with a known example? I'd also like to create a windows DLL that compiles through DMD/GDC/LDC with extern(c) so that folks from C++ can link with it .
>>
>> Check this out: http://wiki.dlang.org/Win32_DLLs_in_D
>>
>> should help you get started.
>
> Looks good ! I couldn't find a more recent example for a service but it should be similar I guess

Hope this helps.

https://github.com/duovia/WindowsServiceInD

I'm using the Windows API library (source actually) on
dsource.org. See link on the github page. I found it difficult to
find a complete solution to the problem, so I'm going to cross
post in a few places to make it easier to find for others seeking
an answer to the same question.