I got my tiny OpenGL testbed app working in D!  YES!  Only took one day total, and most of that was making the windows API's that it uses available. I must say that if anything it looks cleaner in D than in C++.  It's in the attached zip file if anyone cares to try it.

Walter, you should consider adding these win*.d files to your windows.d in phobos.  I mainly only got the ones this sample needed, but they are some of the most common windows functions.  Also I went back and tried to make unicode support (using version statement) but haven't tested that yet.

This is a rough first draft.  If I had GLU32.LIB that worked I'd put in texture support and better error reporting.

Walter have you ever considered making printf (for Windows native mode apps, as opposed to Console apps) to call OutputDebugString?  Windows apps don't really have a stdout, so printf just goes into the bit bucket.

Sean

I get an kernel32.lib error. Parhaps you could send me your version of kernel32.lib.

F:\D\TestGL>run
F:\D\TestGL>cd f:\d\testgl
F:\D\TestGL>f:\dmd\bin\shell makeTestGL.sh
shell 1.00
copy \dmd\lib\phobos.lib
        1 file(s) copied.
copy \dmd\lib\snn.lib
        1 file(s) copied.
copy \dmd\lib\opengl32.lib
        1 file(s) copied.
copy \dmd\lib\user32.lib
        1 file(s) copied.
copy \dmd\lib\gdi32.lib
        1 file(s) copied.
copy \dmd\lib\kernel32.lib
        1 file(s) copied.
\dmd\bin\dmd -c testgl -I\dmd\src\phobos
D ALPHA Experimental release
www.digitalmars.com
\dmd\src\phobos\windows.d: symbol HICON symbol windows.HICON conflicts with
wing
di.HICON at wingdi.d

--- errorlevel 1

F:\D\TestGL>run

F:\D\TestGL>cd f:\d\testgl

F:\D\TestGL>f:\dmd\bin\shell makeTestGL.sh
shell 1.00
copy \dmd\lib\phobos.lib
        1 file(s) copied.
copy \dmd\lib\snn.lib
        1 file(s) copied.
copy \dmd\lib\opengl32.lib
        1 file(s) copied.
copy \dmd\lib\user32.lib
        1 file(s) copied.
copy \dmd\lib\gdi32.lib
        1 file(s) copied.
copy \dmd\lib\kernel32.lib
        1 file(s) copied.
\dmd\bin\dmd -c testgl -I\dmd\src\phobos
D ALPHA Experimental release
www.digitalmars.com

\dmd\bin\dmd -c winbase -I\dmd\src\phobos
D ALPHA Experimental release
www.digitalmars.com

\dmd\bin\dmd -c wingdi -I\dmd\src\phobos
D ALPHA Experimental release
www.digitalmars.com

\dmd\bin\dmd -c winuser -I\dmd\src\phobos
D ALPHA Experimental release
www.digitalmars.com

\dmd\bin\sc -WA testgl.obj winbase.obj wingdi.obj winuser.obj opengl32.lib
kerne
l32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib -L/map
link
testgl+winbase+wingdi+winuser,,,opengl32+kernel32+user32+gdi32+user32+kerne
l32/noi/map;
OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 7.50B1
Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001  All Rights Reserved

kernel32.lib
 Error 43: Not a Valid Library File

--- errorlevel 1

--- errorlevel 1

"Sean L. Palmer" <seanpalmer@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:acv118$ndo$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> I got my tiny OpenGL testbed app working in D!  YES!  Only took one day total, and most of that was making the windows API's that it uses
available.
> I must say that if anything it looks cleaner in D than in C++.  It's in
the
> attached zip file if anyone cares to try it.
>
> Walter, you should consider adding these win*.d files to your windows.d in phobos.  I mainly only got the ones this sample needed, but they are some
of
> the most common windows functions.  Also I went back and tried to make unicode support (using version statement) but haven't tested that yet.
>
> This is a rough first draft.  If I had GLU32.LIB that worked I'd put in texture support and better error reporting.
>
> Walter have you ever considered making printf (for Windows native mode
apps,
> as opposed to Console apps) to call OutputDebugString?  Windows apps don't really have a stdout, so printf just goes into the bit bucket.
>
> Sean
>
>
>

You're probably using Pavel's windows.d instead of what comes with phobos.

I just got kernel32.lib from the dm\lib folder, nothing special.

Sean

"anderson" <anderson@firestar.com.au> wrote in message news:acv9il$11a3$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> I get an kernel32.lib error. Parhaps you could send me your version of kernel32.lib.
>
> F:\D\TestGL>run
> F:\D\TestGL>cd f:\d\testgl
> F:\D\TestGL>f:\dmd\bin\shell makeTestGL.sh
> shell 1.00
> copy \dmd\lib\phobos.lib
>         1 file(s) copied.
> copy \dmd\lib\snn.lib
>         1 file(s) copied.
> copy \dmd\lib\opengl32.lib
>         1 file(s) copied.
> copy \dmd\lib\user32.lib
>         1 file(s) copied.
> copy \dmd\lib\gdi32.lib
>         1 file(s) copied.
> copy \dmd\lib\kernel32.lib
>         1 file(s) copied.
> \dmd\bin\dmd -c testgl -I\dmd\src\phobos
> D ALPHA Experimental release
> www.digitalmars.com
> \dmd\src\phobos\windows.d: symbol HICON symbol windows.HICON conflicts
with
> wing
> di.HICON at wingdi.d
>
> --- errorlevel 1
>
> F:\D\TestGL>run
>
> F:\D\TestGL>cd f:\d\testgl
>
> F:\D\TestGL>f:\dmd\bin\shell makeTestGL.sh
> shell 1.00
> copy \dmd\lib\phobos.lib
>         1 file(s) copied.
> copy \dmd\lib\snn.lib
>         1 file(s) copied.
> copy \dmd\lib\opengl32.lib
>         1 file(s) copied.
> copy \dmd\lib\user32.lib
>         1 file(s) copied.
> copy \dmd\lib\gdi32.lib
>         1 file(s) copied.
> copy \dmd\lib\kernel32.lib
>         1 file(s) copied.
> \dmd\bin\dmd -c testgl -I\dmd\src\phobos
> D ALPHA Experimental release
> www.digitalmars.com
>
> \dmd\bin\dmd -c winbase -I\dmd\src\phobos
> D ALPHA Experimental release
> www.digitalmars.com
>
> \dmd\bin\dmd -c wingdi -I\dmd\src\phobos
> D ALPHA Experimental release
> www.digitalmars.com
>
> \dmd\bin\dmd -c winuser -I\dmd\src\phobos
> D ALPHA Experimental release
> www.digitalmars.com
>
> \dmd\bin\sc -WA testgl.obj winbase.obj wingdi.obj winuser.obj opengl32.lib
> kerne
> l32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib -L/map
> link
>
testgl+winbase+wingdi+winuser,,,opengl32+kernel32+user32+gdi32+user32+kerne
> l32/noi/map;
> OPTLINK (R) for Win32  Release 7.50B1
> Copyright (C) Digital Mars 1989 - 2001  All Rights Reserved
>
> kernel32.lib
>  Error 43: Not a Valid Library File
>
> --- errorlevel 1
>
> --- errorlevel 1
>
> "Sean L. Palmer" <seanpalmer@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:acv118$ndo$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > I got my tiny OpenGL testbed app working in D!  YES!  Only took one day total, and most of that was making the windows API's that it uses
> available.
> > I must say that if anything it looks cleaner in D than in C++.  It's in
> the
> > attached zip file if anyone cares to try it.
> >
> > Walter, you should consider adding these win*.d files to your windows.d
in
> > phobos.  I mainly only got the ones this sample needed, but they are
some
> of
> > the most common windows functions.  Also I went back and tried to make unicode support (using version statement) but haven't tested that yet.
> >
> > This is a rough first draft.  If I had GLU32.LIB that worked I'd put in texture support and better error reporting.
> >
> > Walter have you ever considered making printf (for Windows native mode
> apps,
> > as opposed to Console apps) to call OutputDebugString?  Windows apps
don't
> > really have a stdout, so printf just goes into the bit bucket.
> >
> > Sean
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Oh, I was getting from VC++ thanks. I'm seeing triangles :)

What would be really nice is an automatic D installer, perhaps one with patches or one of those fancy Internet ones that determine what updates are needed. There's heaps of free ones around and when I get time I'll have a look into it if you would like.

But I've never heard of a computer illiterate programmer ( perhaps a MAC
user (; )

--
PS - Walter you remind me of Steven Glanville (www.anim8or.com) because your both really nice, hardworking guys working a huge program/project practically by themselves with a full time job as well. BUT I'm not trying to (cast) you as an integer or anything ;)

"Sean L. Palmer" <seanpalmer@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:ad0i6s$2vap$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> You're probably using Pavel's windows.d instead of what comes with phobos.
>
> I just got kernel32.lib from the dm\lib folder, nothing special.
>
> Sean
>