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reply "Jarrett Billingsley" <kb3ctd2 yahoo.com> writes:
I got D3DX9 to work in D!

Oh yes!  Indeed!

Using the Clootie Graphics Libs, a set of directx libs converted to the OMF
format, and a header file written by Mr. Tomino (Japanese DirectX guy), I
have FINALLY gotten D3DX to work!

I am.. ecstatic!

If anyone is interested, feel free to ask!  :)
Jan 04 2005
next sibling parent "Matthew" <admin stlsoft.dot.dot.dot.dot.org> writes:
Well done! :-)

"Jarrett Billingsley" <kb3ctd2 yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:crfhhu$fbo$1 digitaldaemon.com...

I got D3DX9 to work in D!

 Oh yes!  Indeed!

 Using the Clootie Graphics Libs, a set of directx libs converted to 
 the OMF
 format, and a header file written by Mr. Tomino (Japanese DirectX 
 guy), I
 have FINALLY gotten D3DX to work!

 I am.. ecstatic!

 If anyone is interested, feel free to ask!  :)
Jan 04 2005
prev sibling next sibling parent "Walter" <newshound digitalmars.com> writes:
Great! Can you write up a brief "How I Did It" so that others can follow in
your footsteps and post it here?
Jan 04 2005
prev sibling next sibling parent pragma <pragma_member pathlink.com> writes:
In article <crfhhu$fbo$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Jarrett Billingsley says...

I got D3DX9 to work in D!

Oh yes!  Indeed!

Using the Clootie Graphics Libs, a set of directx libs converted to the OMF
format, and a header file written by Mr. Tomino (Japanese DirectX guy), I
have FINALLY gotten D3DX to work!

I am.. ecstatic!

If anyone is interested, feel free to ask!  :)


Excellent work!  Now D has SDL *and* DX bindings.  W00t!

- Pragma (EricAnderton at yahoo)
Jan 05 2005
prev sibling next sibling parent John Reimer <brk_6502 yahoo.com> writes:
On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 20:58:09 -0500, Jarrett Billingsley wrote:


 I got D3DX9 to work in D!
 


I'm confused.  This is great, but haven't these bindings been available
for awhile?  svn.dsource.org/svn/projects/bindings...  perhaps it's the
omf libraries have been what's lacking.
Jan 05 2005
prev sibling parent reply "Jarrett Billingsley" <kb3ctd2 yahoo.com> writes:
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Okay, here's how I did it:

1) Downloaded the Clootie graphics libs from http://clootie.narod.ru/.  =
I just downloaded the C++ builder DX92 libs and DLLs files.

2) Placed the libs in my libs folder, placed the DLLs (two of them) in =
the same folder as my program.  Renamed d3dx92ab.dll to d3dx9.dll =
(otherwise it complains).

3) It turns out that the Direct3D header file was not Y. Tomino's header =
file, but Hideki's.  Downloaded from =
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA031566/d_direct3d9/index.html (d3d9.d).

4) At the bottom of d3d9.d, removed the block of code with the =
"Direct3DInit()" and "Direct3DCreate9()" functions.  Replaced them with=20

extern (Windows) export IDirect3D9 Direct3DCreate9(UINT SDKVersion);

5) Created a .def file for my program, and in it, placed the following =
line of text:
_Direct3DCreate9 4=3Dd3d9.Direct3DCreate9

6) Some functions, like D3DXCreateSprite(), already have the =
"extern(Windows) export" in front of them.  For these, I just had to add =
a declaration in the .def file like for Direct3DCreate9.

7) Most functions, like D3DXCreateTexture(), have definitions like the =
following:
HRESULT function(
        IDirect3DDevice9         pDevice,
        UINT                      Width,
        UINT                      Height,
        UINT                      MipLevels,
        DWORD                     Usage,
        D3DFORMAT                 Format,
        D3DPOOL                   Pool,
        IDirect3DTexture9*       ppTexture) D3DXCreateTexture;

This simply defines a function pointer to be used with GetProcAddress.  =
Since we're importing the functions rather than explicitly loading the =
DLL, the declaration needs to be changed to:

extern(Windows) export HRESULT D3DXCreateTexture(
        IDirect3DDevice9         pDevice,
        UINT                      Width,
        UINT                      Height,
        UINT                      MipLevels,
        DWORD                     Usage,
        D3DFORMAT                 Format,
        D3DPOOL                   Pool,
        IDirect3DTexture9*       ppTexture);

Then the appropriate declaration can be added in the .def file.  (This =
is why I asked how to call an unmangled function - the functions in the =
directx libs are unmangled, and I can't seem to get the D compiler to =
look for an unmangled C function.  So we have to use the .def file to =
translate.)



Then I just used the functions as in C++.

I suppose it would be simpler to use extern(C) instead, which would =
eliminate the need for the " 4" or whatever in the .def file function =
definitions.  But they still need the preceeding underscore.


There have been several bindings to DirectX and Direct3D before, but as =
far as I know, never to D3DX, simply because.. well, it seems to be =
unusually difficult.  There is still, AFAIK, no way to statically link =
D3DX in anything but MS C++ compilers.

But oh well - MS itself said that it is going to move D3DX out into a =
DLL in future versions of DX, so we're ahead of the times, I guess ;)
Jan 05 2005
next sibling parent "Jarrett Billingsley" <kb3ctd2 yahoo.com> writes:
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I suppose it would be simpler to use extern(C) instead, which would =
eliminate the need for the " 4" or whatever in the .def file function =
definitions.  But they still need the preceeding underscore

Just tried this - and no, it doesn't seem to work.  Looks like we're =
stuck with extern(Windows) and the  number function defs.
Jan 05 2005
prev sibling next sibling parent John Reimer <brk_6502 yahoo.com> writes:
Jarrett Billingsley wrote:

  
 There have been several bindings to DirectX and Direct3D before, but as 
 far as I know, never to D3DX, simply because.. well, it seems to be 
 unusually difficult.  There is still, AFAIK, no way to statically link 
 D3DX in anything but MS C++ compilers.
  
 But oh well - MS itself said that it is going to move D3DX out into a 
 DLL in future versions of DX, so we're ahead of the times, I guess ;)


Ah yes, I now recall the D3DX issue.  I remember running across this 
problem while trying to convert a project from MS C++ to gnu mingw.  It 
was very annoying D3DX was only available in a MS static lib form (if I 
recall, D3DX was only released as a DLL in the debug version).

Great to see you found a workaround for dmd.  Nice work!
Jan 05 2005
prev sibling parent "Walter" <newshound digitalmars.com> writes:
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Thanks!
Jan 05 2005