DWT Windows version 0.3 update:
Some bugs fixed.
1) Canvas refresh problem. Thanks to zwang!
2) Removed the ripples in the CTabFolder in "DummyEclipse" example.

The source location moved into a "win32" subfolder since we may have Linux version port in the future. http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/dwt-win32.rar

binary examples and screenshot http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/examples/

Forum on DSource http://www.dsource.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=1

Any comments and bug report are welcome.

- Shawn Liu

Shawn Liu wrote:
> DWT Windows version 0.3 update:
> Some bugs fixed.
> 1) Canvas refresh problem. Thanks to zwang!
> 2) Removed the ripples in the CTabFolder in "DummyEclipse" example.
> 
> The source location moved into a "win32" subfolder since we may have Linux version port in the future.
> http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/dwt-win32.rar
> 
> binary examples and screenshot
> http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/examples/
> 
> Forum on DSource
> http://www.dsource.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=1
> 
> Any comments and bug report are welcome.
> 
> - Shawn Liu 
> 
> 

Also, any D programmers interested in improving the project, and generally helping out in any way, are very welcome.

We're looking at starting the linux-GTK port shortly.  It will be exciting to see DWT become trully cross-platform.

Report in on dsource DWT forum if you are interested. :-)

-JJR

Shawn Liu wrote:
> DWT Windows version 0.3 update:
> Some bugs fixed.
> 1) Canvas refresh problem. Thanks to zwang!
> 2) Removed the ripples in the CTabFolder in "DummyEclipse" example.
> 
> The source location moved into a "win32" subfolder since we may have Linux version port in the future.
> http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/dwt-win32.rar
> 
> binary examples and screenshot
> http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/examples/
> 
> Forum on DSource
> http://www.dsource.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=1
> 
> Any comments and bug report are welcome.
> 
> - Shawn Liu 
> 
> 

One thing puzzles me is that "run-build.bat" generates bigger executable files than "run-dmd.bat" does. For example:

              | controlexample.exe | dummyeclipse.exe |
--------------+--------------------+------------------|
run-build.bat | 2.0 MB             | 1.2 MB           |
run-dmd.bat   | 1.2 MB             | 0.8 MB           |


"run-build.bat" also runs waaaaaay more slowly.
Why is it so?

zwang wrote:
> Shawn Liu wrote:
> 
>> DWT Windows version 0.3 update:
>> Some bugs fixed.
>> 1) Canvas refresh problem. Thanks to zwang!
>> 2) Removed the ripples in the CTabFolder in "DummyEclipse" example.
>>
>> The source location moved into a "win32" subfolder since we may have Linux version port in the future.
>> http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/dwt-win32.rar
>>
>> binary examples and screenshot
>> http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/examples/
>>
>> Forum on DSource
>> http://www.dsource.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=1
>>
>> Any comments and bug report are welcome.
>>
>> - Shawn Liu
>>
> 
> One thing puzzles me is that "run-build.bat" generates bigger executable files than "run-dmd.bat" does. For example:
> 
>               | controlexample.exe | dummyeclipse.exe |
> --------------+--------------------+------------------|
> run-build.bat | 2.0 MB             | 1.2 MB           |
> run-dmd.bat   | 1.2 MB             | 0.8 MB           |
> 
> 
> "run-build.bat" also runs waaaaaay more slowly.
> Why is it so?
> 
> 

I noticed this too.  I'm not sure what's going on there either, but it looks like dmd/link automatically removes redundant symbols/objects from the final build.  The build tool doesn't seem to do that: it seems to include every import referenced/compiled.  I also noticed that if you try to use the build tool for some of the examples, the resulting executable is invalid.  I not quite sure what to make of it.

I ran across a similar problem with build while I was working on a dyndui package.

-JJR

zwang wrote:
> Shawn Liu wrote:
> 
>> DWT Windows version 0.3 update:
>> Some bugs fixed.
>> 1) Canvas refresh problem. Thanks to zwang!
>> 2) Removed the ripples in the CTabFolder in "DummyEclipse" example.
>>
>> The source location moved into a "win32" subfolder since we may have Linux version port in the future.
>> http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/dwt-win32.rar
>>
>> binary examples and screenshot
>> http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/examples/
>>
>> Forum on DSource
>> http://www.dsource.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=1
>>
>> Any comments and bug report are welcome.
>>
>> - Shawn Liu
>>
> 
> One thing puzzles me is that "run-build.bat" generates bigger executable files than "run-dmd.bat" does. For example:
> 
>               | controlexample.exe | dummyeclipse.exe |
> --------------+--------------------+------------------|
> run-build.bat | 2.0 MB             | 1.2 MB           |
> run-dmd.bat   | 1.2 MB             | 0.8 MB           |
> 
> 
> "run-build.bat" also runs waaaaaay more slowly.
> Why is it so?
> 
> 

Did you try running the dummeclipse.exe after building it with run-build.bat?  Mine wouldn't run.

-JJR

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:19:27 -0700, John Reimer wrote:

> zwang wrote:
>> Shawn Liu wrote:
>> 
>>> DWT Windows version 0.3 update:
>>> Some bugs fixed.
>>> 1) Canvas refresh problem. Thanks to zwang!
>>> 2) Removed the ripples in the CTabFolder in "DummyEclipse" example.
>>>
>>> The source location moved into a "win32" subfolder since we may have Linux version port in the future. http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/dwt-win32.rar
>>>
>>> binary examples and screenshot http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/examples/
>>>
>>> Forum on DSource http://www.dsource.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=1
>>>
>>> Any comments and bug report are welcome.
>>>
>>> - Shawn Liu
>>>
>> 
>> One thing puzzles me is that "run-build.bat" generates bigger executable files than "run-dmd.bat" does. For example:
>> 
>>               | controlexample.exe | dummyeclipse.exe |
>> --------------+--------------------+------------------|
>> run-build.bat | 2.0 MB             | 1.2 MB           | run-dmd.bat   | 1.2 MB             | 0.8 MB           |
>> 
>> 
>> "run-build.bat" also runs waaaaaay more slowly.
>> Why is it so?
>> 
>> 
> 
> I noticed this too.  I'm not sure what's going on there either, but it looks like dmd/link automatically removes redundant symbols/objects from the final build.  The build tool doesn't seem to do that: it seems to include every import referenced/compiled.  I also noticed that if you try to use the build tool for some of the examples, the resulting executable is invalid.  I not quite sure what to make of it.
> 
> I ran across a similar problem with build while I was working on a dyndui package.

Oh!  Can I do anything to help here? I don't want Build being an inferior choice. Can you show be the contents of these .BAT files and maybe the resulting .RSP and .KSP files that Build creates.

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
20/08/2005 8:32:54 AM

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:19:27 -0700, John Reimer wrote:

> zwang wrote:
>> Shawn Liu wrote:
>> 
>>> DWT Windows version 0.3 update:
>>> Some bugs fixed.
>>> 1) Canvas refresh problem. Thanks to zwang!
>>> 2) Removed the ripples in the CTabFolder in "DummyEclipse" example.
>>>
>>> The source location moved into a "win32" subfolder since we may have Linux version port in the future. http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/dwt-win32.rar
>>>
>>> binary examples and screenshot http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/examples/
>>>
>>> Forum on DSource http://www.dsource.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=1
>>>
>>> Any comments and bug report are welcome.
>>>
>>> - Shawn Liu
>>>
>> 
>> One thing puzzles me is that "run-build.bat" generates bigger executable files than "run-dmd.bat" does. For example:
>> 
>>               | controlexample.exe | dummyeclipse.exe |
>> --------------+--------------------+------------------|
>> run-build.bat | 2.0 MB             | 1.2 MB           | run-dmd.bat   | 1.2 MB             | 0.8 MB           |
>> 
>> 
>> "run-build.bat" also runs waaaaaay more slowly.
>> Why is it so?
>> 
>> 
> 
> I noticed this too.  I'm not sure what's going on there either, but it looks like dmd/link automatically removes redundant symbols/objects from the final build.  The build tool doesn't seem to do that: it seems to include every import referenced/compiled.

One quick difference is that the run-dmd uses the -release and -O switches but the run-build doesn't. That would have an effect of the .exe sizes.
-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
20/08/2005 8:44:07 AM

On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 08:45:08 +1000, Derek Parnell wrote:

>> I noticed this too.  I'm not sure what's going on there either, but it looks like dmd/link automatically removes redundant symbols/objects from the final build.  The build tool doesn't seem to do that: it seems to include every import referenced/compiled.
> 
> One quick difference is that the run-dmd uses the -release and -O switches but the run-build doesn't. That would have an effect of the .exe sizes.

Just noticed another difference. The run-build uses the -debug switch but the run-dmd doesn't. That would mean the run-build includes debugging code into the exe but run-dmd removes that.

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
20/08/2005 8:46:26 AM

Derek Parnell wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 08:45:08 +1000, Derek Parnell wrote:
> 
> 
>>>I noticed this too.  I'm not sure what's going on there either, but it looks like dmd/link automatically removes redundant symbols/objects from the final build.  The build tool doesn't seem to do that: it seems to include every import referenced/compiled. 
>>
>>One quick difference is that the run-dmd uses the -release and -O switches
>>but the run-build doesn't. That would have an effect of the .exe sizes.
> 
> 
> Just noticed another difference. The run-build uses the -debug switch but
> the run-dmd doesn't. That would mean the run-build includes debugging code
> into the exe but run-dmd removes that.
> 

You're right.  That should describe the size differential.  I didn't check that... sorry.  I'm not sure why the executable didn't run, but maybe I should use the same compile flags and see if that makes it work :-)

-JJR

John Reimer wrote:
> zwang wrote:
> 
>> Shawn Liu wrote:
>>
>>> DWT Windows version 0.3 update:
>>> Some bugs fixed.
>>> 1) Canvas refresh problem. Thanks to zwang!
>>> 2) Removed the ripples in the CTabFolder in "DummyEclipse" example.
>>>
>>> The source location moved into a "win32" subfolder since we may have Linux version port in the future.
>>> http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/dwt-win32.rar
>>>
>>> binary examples and screenshot
>>> http://svn.dsource.org/projects/dwt/downloads/win32/examples/
>>>
>>> Forum on DSource
>>> http://www.dsource.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=1
>>>
>>> Any comments and bug report are welcome.
>>>
>>> - Shawn Liu
>>>
>>
>> One thing puzzles me is that "run-build.bat" generates bigger executable files than "run-dmd.bat" does. For example:
>>
>>               | controlexample.exe | dummyeclipse.exe |
>> --------------+--------------------+------------------|
>> run-build.bat | 2.0 MB             | 1.2 MB           |
>> run-dmd.bat   | 1.2 MB             | 0.8 MB           |
>>
>>
>> "run-build.bat" also runs waaaaaay more slowly.
>> Why is it so?
>>
>>
> 
> Did you try running the dummeclipse.exe after building it with run-build.bat?  Mine wouldn't run.
> 
> -JJR

Yes, I did. The .exe runs normally.
BTW, I'm using the latest version of DWT and dmd on WinXP.