I'm trying to build a little app with James Lacey's D3D9 - D binding.
Here is the D3D9 .d file: http://elfqt.simeis.hu/szallit/d3d9.d
Here is my source file: http://elfqt.simeis.hu/szallit/Start.d

To build I enter at the command promt:
C:\D\Dmd\bin\dmd.exe -g -debug d3d9.d Start.d Main.def phobos.lib
uuid.lib -of".\Debug\Main.exe"

Main.def contains:
EXETYPE NT
SUBSYSTEM WINDOWS

The error:
Start.obj(Start)
 Error 42: Symbol Undefined _Direct3DCreate9@4

If I build without the "-g" option, all seems fine.

Can someone at least point me somewhere, how to resolve this problem?
Thaks,
 ElfQT

Ok, I found a solution.
I have to put in Main.def an IMPORTS setction with
_Direct3DCreate9@4=d3d9.Direct3DCreate9

I found this in "nonagon" .def file (it's a D language DirectX lib, I've found it googleing and browsing D language DirectX topics, couldn't find project home or source).

I guess all similar linker problems can resolved with IMPORTS.

ElfQT

ps., and yes, now I can build and debug in Visual Studio :)


"ElfQT" <dethjunk@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:dd7q85$2icl$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> I'm trying to build a little app with James Lacey's D3D9 - D binding.
> Here is the D3D9 .d file: http://elfqt.simeis.hu/szallit/d3d9.d
> Here is my source file: http://elfqt.simeis.hu/szallit/Start.d
>
> To build I enter at the command promt:
> C:\D\Dmd\bin\dmd.exe -g -debug d3d9.d Start.d Main.def phobos.lib
> uuid.lib -of".\Debug\Main.exe"
>
> Main.def contains:
> EXETYPE NT
> SUBSYSTEM WINDOWS
>
> The error:
> Start.obj(Start)
>  Error 42: Symbol Undefined _Direct3DCreate9@4
>
> If I build without the "-g" option, all seems fine.
>
> Can someone at least point me somewhere, how to resolve this problem?
> Thaks,
>  ElfQT
>
>

I'm stuck again. The following code throws "Access violation" on the CreateDevice call.

(Using the same D3D9.d file:)
>> Here is the D3D9.d file: http://elfqt.simeis.hu/szallit/d3d9.d


IDirect3D9* g_pD3D = null;
IDirect3DDevice9* g_pd3dDevice = null;

HRESULT InitD3D( HWND hWnd )
{
 g_pD3D = Direct3DCreate9( D3D_SDK_VERSION );
    if( null == ( g_pD3D ) )
        //return E_FAIL;
        return 1;
 D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS d3dpp;
 //ZeroMemory( &d3dpp, sizeof(d3dpp) );

    d3dpp.Windowed = TRUE;
    d3dpp.SwapEffect = D3DSWAPEFFECT.D3DSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD;
    d3dpp.BackBufferFormat = D3DFORMAT.D3DFMT_UNKNOWN;

 if( FAILED( g_pD3D.CreateDevice( D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT,
D3DDEVTYPE.D3DDEVTYPE_REF/*D3DDEVTYPE_HAL*/, hWnd,
                                      D3DCREATE_SOFTWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING,
                                      &d3dpp, &g_pd3dDevice ) ) )
    {
  //return E_FAIL;
        return 1;
    }
    return 0;
}


The same in C++ works (on same machine)


LPDIRECT3D9             g_pD3D       = NULL; // Used to create the D3DDevice LPDIRECT3DDEVICE9       g_pd3dDevice = NULL; // Our rendering device

HRESULT InitD3D( HWND hWnd )
{
    if( NULL == ( g_pD3D = Direct3DCreate9( D3D_SDK_VERSION ) ) )
        return E_FAIL;

    D3DPRESENT_PARAMETERS d3dpp;
    ZeroMemory( &d3dpp, sizeof(d3dpp) );
    d3dpp.Windowed = TRUE;
    d3dpp.SwapEffect = D3DSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD;
    d3dpp.BackBufferFormat = D3DFMT_UNKNOWN;

    if( FAILED( g_pD3D->CreateDevice( D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL,
hWnd,
                                      D3DCREATE_SOFTWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING,
                                      &d3dpp, &g_pd3dDevice ) ) )
    {
        return E_FAIL;
    }

    return S_OK;
}


Any idea, what is the difference?

Thanks,
 ElfQT

"ElfQT" <dethjunk@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:dd825a$2rfk$1@digitaldaemon.com...

Wee, you found nonagon!  Release 4 will be done pretty soon, with HLSL shader support, if you're interested.  I have a few issues to fix in the fixed-function pipeline and with textures, and then some docs to write, but it'll be out soon.

The problem is this:

> IDirect3D9* g_pD3D = null;
> IDirect3DDevice9* g_pd3dDevice = null;

Remember that in D, there is an implicit level of indirection for classes and interfaces.  So what would be IDirect3D9* or LPDIRECT3D9 in C++ becomes IDirect3D9 in D.

ElfQT wrote:
> I'm trying to build a little app with James Lacey's D3D9 - D binding.
> Here is the D3D9 .d file: http://elfqt.simeis.hu/szallit/d3d9.d
> Here is my source file: http://elfqt.simeis.hu/szallit/Start.d
> 
> To build I enter at the command promt:
> C:\D\Dmd\bin\dmd.exe -g -debug d3d9.d Start.d Main.def phobos.lib
> uuid.lib -of".\Debug\Main.exe"

Just so you know, you don't have to specify phobos.lib on the command line.  You might have to if you are using a custom hacked copy, I'm not sure.  But in the default case, its automatically linked.

-- Chris Sauls

Then the
g_pD3D = Direct3DCreate9( D3D_SDK_VERSION );
becomes
g_pD3D = cast(IDirect3D9)Direct3DCreate9( D3D_SDK_VERSION );
?

And what is the right syntax in the
g_pD3D.CreateDevice(... ,&d3dpp, &g_pd3dDevice) call?

How to cast implicit D indirection "back" into C++ pointer?


nonagon: well, if I've got it right, it does not come with source :(.
Is there a project site or anything?
And also, what happened with D Game Dev community ;) ?

ElfQT

"Jarrett Billingsley" <kb3ctd2@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:dd85a8$2v17$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> "ElfQT" <dethjunk@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:dd825a$2rfk$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>
> Wee, you found nonagon!  Release 4 will be done pretty soon, with HLSL shader support, if you're interested.  I have a few issues to fix in the fixed-function pipeline and with textures, and then some docs to write, but it'll be out soon.
>
> The problem is this:
>
>> IDirect3D9* g_pD3D = null;
>> IDirect3DDevice9* g_pd3dDevice = null;
>
> Remember that in D, there is an implicit level of indirection for classes and interfaces.  So what would be IDirect3D9* or LPDIRECT3D9 in C++ becomes IDirect3D9 in D.
> 

"ElfQT" <dethjunk@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:dd8fb1$9lh$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Then the
> g_pD3D = Direct3DCreate9( D3D_SDK_VERSION );
> becomes
> g_pD3D = cast(IDirect3D9)Direct3DCreate9( D3D_SDK_VERSION );

Well, for one, the Direct3D header file you're using makes the huge mistake of using IWhatever* instead of just IWhatever in every single function that takes or returns an interface pointer.  I have no idea how the guy who made these headers got them to work.  If you'd like, I could post the D3D9/D3DX header file that I made from the June 2005 DirectX SDK.  Or, you can download the nonagon Release 3 zip from below and use the d3d9d.d module in there.

> nonagon: well, if I've got it right, it does not come with source :(.

It's not open-source, sorry.  However, if there's anything you need help with, in terms of DirectX programming (i.e. problems not caused by incorrectly-defined functions ;) ), I'd be glad to help!

> Is there a project site or anything?

Well, I was hosting it on my ISP, but then I switched ISPs, and so now I have my site and nonagon on James Dunne's server.  You can download Release 3 of nonagon at http://jamesdunne.no-ip.org/~jarrett/nonagon.zip.  There is also a Google group for nonagon at http://groups.google.com/group/nonagon.

> And also, what happened with D Game Dev community ;) ?

I wasn't aware there was one!

The "header" is from dsource.
http://www.dsource.org/projects/bindings/
I didn't thougth it is completly wrong.

I asked  "D Game Dev community", because I've seen the question on news/forums in directx and similar topics... I thougth that if any, than you would know about it :)

I am experimenting with your d3d9d.d, thank you.

"header" corrected.

Then a big, nice beginner err in my code:
"... wc.lpszClassName = "DWndClass";"
"... CreateWindowA( "D3D Tutorial", ...

-> hWnd points to zero, then .CreateDevice gives 2005530516 (D3DERR_INVALIDCALL)

But at the end I succeeded.

When I close my app, I get an "AssertError Failure Start(128)" error. Is this the garbage collector, or I miss to free something?

ElfQT

OK, I'm tired now. (It's 1:35 AM here.)
I haven't returned anything... and I didn't recognized Start(128) point to
exactly where to look ;)
ElfQT

> When I close my app, I get an "AssertError Failure Start(128)" error. Is this the garbage collector, or I miss to free something?