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reply aalku <aalku_member pathlink.com> writes:
Hi!

I've got a problem. Can anybody help me?
The problem is that I can code but I never get to use 'many compliling-tools'.
I usually use dev-cpp to code in c++.
I do like D and want to start coding on it.
I just got D port of SDL (http://www.libsdl.org/) that is on 'Dedicated' web and
updated it to the current version of D language. Then I compiled some examples.
They looked nice.
So... I tried to use SDL_Image (http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image/)
library that loads image files into memory so it can be used with SDL.
That library is written in C so I compiled it with dev-cpp to get a static
library. The problem is that dev-cpp is unix-like (but for win32) so it generate
a .a library file and D Compiler only let me import .lib libraries.
I tried to compile the library with digital mars C compiler (dmc) and I can do
it but I am not able to get a library but only a .exe (without starting point).
How do I get a library from dmc?

or better, How do I use a .a library with D Compiler?

Thanks a lot.

aalku
Jul 01 2004
parent reply "Walter" <newshound digitalmars.com> writes:
"aalku" <aalku_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
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 How do I get a library from dmc?


see www.digitalmars.com/ctg/lib.html


 or better, How do I use a .a library with D Compiler?


.a libraries are for linux, for Windows use .lib files created with lib.exe
(www.digitalmars.com/ctg/lib.html)
Jul 01 2004
parent "me" <memsom interalpha.co.uk> writes:
 or better, How do I use a .a library with D Compiler?


 .a libraries are for linux, for Windows use .lib files created with


lib.exe

 (www.digitalmars.com/ctg/lib.html)


It might be better to build a DLL. You should be able to build a DLL from
DevCPP, it's just another project type. IIRC DevCPP will create you a
skelleton, and you must just fill in the blanks.

Failing that, just download the prebuilt DLL and use the implib tool to
generate a lib file.

DLL's are the way to go with SDL, otherwise the apps are bloated by the size
of the lib code copied into each exe. With a DLL it would be centalised, so
to speak.

Matt
Jul 02 2004