Bruno Medeiros wrote:

> Yes, they use different "lib" formats, and to link successfully you have to rebuild the .lib with DMC from the sources, or, more easily, you now have the "coffimplib" tool that does that work:
> http://www.digitalmars.com/d/archives/c++/announce/864.html

Yeah, it's probably just me but those tools just kept crashing...

> But what has this to do with the compatibility of the D bindings themselves? Seems to me it doesn't affect it at all.

None, it's just that I could see how people want "function pointers"
on non-GNU Windows where linking to shared libraries can be a hassle.

>> For me coming from Unix, it's easier to just use MSYS: configure && make
>> But DMC/DMD and DM-Make/Build might be easier if you're used to Windows?
> 
> I think Build is easier in *any* platform.

When it works, I had a hard time getting started with it on the Mac.

> Also, I use Windows, but I have MSYS installed and use it often. In fact, in the semester that I had some C++ projects, I used mingw's GCC (plus Eclipse CDT) more often than MS VC++.
> In any case this is all besides the point.

Indeed. :-) But I think I got both DMC and GCC sorted out, for wxD.
For things such as these SDL/GL headers, it should be a lot easier...

--anders

On Mon, 22 May 2006 18:41:41 +0100, Bruno Medeiros wrote:


> I think Build is easier in *any* platform.

The next release (any day now) will be a lot more platform friendly as most platform-dependant stuff will be user configurable.

(P.S.  Documentation takes soooo looooong!)

-- 
Derek
(skype: derek.j.parnell)
Melbourne, Australia
"Down with mediocracy!"
23/05/2006 10:09:58 AM

On Mon, 22 May 2006 20:54:35 +0200, Anders F Björklund wrote:


>> I think Build is easier in *any* platform.
> 
> When it works, I had a hard time getting started with it on the Mac.

Lend me a Mac for a while and I'll get it running sweetly just for you. ;-)

-- 
Derek
(skype: derek.j.parnell)
Melbourne, Australia
"Down with mediocracy!"
23/05/2006 10:12:52 AM

Derek Parnell wrote:
> (P.S.  Documentation takes soooo looooong!)

As I go through the Postgresql website as an example of solid documentation, I can say that Build fans will love you for it!!

BA