<Delurking>
(I realize the name may be somewhat unconventional in this community, but I
wanted to be consistent with my screennames elsewhere)

I'm an intermediate level programmer trying to learn OpenGL. I downloaded the headers, dlls, and libraries from opengl.org, but can't get a tutorial example program to link under Digital Mars - it works fine under MSVC5. I did some (extensive) searching, and found out about the COFF vs OMF format issues, but I can't seem to find an OMF version of opengl32.lib, glu32.lib, and glut32.lib. I tried using both COFF2OMF and implib to create my own, and each method produced files that are less than half as large and missing symbol definitions - I suppose that means the original libraries weren't just import libs for the dll.

It's extremely irritating that the search results I find seem to contradict themselves - some say it's impossible to convert a static library, some claim success, and all of them have forced me to try to reinvent the wheel since no one has uploaded an OMF library online.

I'm somewhat of a newbie when it comes to the specifics of linking, dlls, and object files. Half of the terminology I mentioned above I learned in the past 24 hours. If anyone here can tell me what they used to get OpenGL to behave - or if you can point me in the direction of an already converted lib - I'd greatly appreciate it.

(By the way, I eventually intend to move on to OpenGL in D. I assume that since it uses the same backend compiler and linker, I shouldn't have to do anything extraordinarily different to get it to work there as well - at least in terms of linking, that is. Correct?)

opengl32.lib and glu32.lib come with the DMC++ compiler CD, www.digitalmars.com/shop.html

And yes, they should link fine with D, too <g>.

"Workaphobia" <Workaphobia_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:cbg0i4$49f$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> <Delurking>
> (I realize the name may be somewhat unconventional in this community, but
I
> wanted to be consistent with my screennames elsewhere)
>
> I'm an intermediate level programmer trying to learn OpenGL. I downloaded
the
> headers, dlls, and libraries from opengl.org, but can't get a tutorial
example
> program to link under Digital Mars - it works fine under MSVC5. I did some (extensive) searching, and found out about the COFF vs OMF format issues,
but I
> can't seem to find an OMF version of opengl32.lib, glu32.lib, and
glut32.lib. I
> tried using both COFF2OMF and implib to create my own, and each method
produced
> files that are less than half as large and missing symbol definitions - I suppose that means the original libraries weren't just import libs for the
dll.
>
> It's extremely irritating that the search results I find seem to
contradict
> themselves - some say it's impossible to convert a static library, some
claim
> success, and all of them have forced me to try to reinvent the wheel since
no
> one has uploaded an OMF library online.
>
> I'm somewhat of a newbie when it comes to the specifics of linking, dlls,
and
> object files. Half of the terminology I mentioned above I learned in the
past 24
> hours. If anyone here can tell me what they used to get OpenGL to behave -
or if
> you can point me in the direction of an already converted lib - I'd
greatly
> appreciate it.
>
> (By the way, I eventually intend to move on to OpenGL in D. I assume that
since
> it uses the same backend compiler and linker, I shouldn't have to do
anything
> extraordinarily different to get it to work there as well - at least in
terms of
> linking, that is. Correct?)
>
>

I just got the example program to compile, using .def files to create my own libraries get rid of the unknown symbol link errors. I consider that to be pretty neat, since I didn't know what the heck a .def was several hours ago.



In article <cbkc6q$ajm$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says...
>
>opengl32.lib and glu32.lib come with the DMC++ compiler CD, www.digitalmars.com/shop.html
>
>And yes, they should link fine with D, too <g>.
>
>"Workaphobia" <Workaphobia_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:cbg0i4$49f$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>> <Delurking>
>> (I realize the name may be somewhat unconventional in this community, but
>I
>> wanted to be consistent with my screennames elsewhere)
>>
>> I'm an intermediate level programmer trying to learn OpenGL. I downloaded
>the
>> headers, dlls, and libraries from opengl.org, but can't get a tutorial
>example
>> program to link under Digital Mars - it works fine under MSVC5. I did some (extensive) searching, and found out about the COFF vs OMF format issues,
>but I
>> can't seem to find an OMF version of opengl32.lib, glu32.lib, and
>glut32.lib. I
>> tried using both COFF2OMF and implib to create my own, and each method
>produced
>> files that are less than half as large and missing symbol definitions - I suppose that means the original libraries weren't just import libs for the
>dll.
>>
>> It's extremely irritating that the search results I find seem to
>contradict
>> themselves - some say it's impossible to convert a static library, some
>claim
>> success, and all of them have forced me to try to reinvent the wheel since
>no
>> one has uploaded an OMF library online.
>>
>> I'm somewhat of a newbie when it comes to the specifics of linking, dlls,
>and
>> object files. Half of the terminology I mentioned above I learned in the
>past 24
>> hours. If anyone here can tell me what they used to get OpenGL to behave -
>or if
>> you can point me in the direction of an already converted lib - I'd
>greatly
>> appreciate it.
>>
>> (By the way, I eventually intend to move on to OpenGL in D. I assume that
>since
>> it uses the same backend compiler and linker, I shouldn't have to do
>anything
>> extraordinarily different to get it to work there as well - at least in
>terms of
>> linking, that is. Correct?)
>>
>>
>
>