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digitalmars.D.announce - DevIL bindings added to Derelict

reply Mike Parker <aldacron71 yahoo.com> writes:
Derelict now includes three packages to encompass the DevIL libraries: 
DerelictIL, DerelictILU, and DerelictILUT. The original hard work was 
done by Tomasz Stachowiak (h3r3tic over at dsource). I just reorganized 
things a bit and added the docs and such. (NOTE: As of yet, only the 
Windows build scripts have been tested - nothing has been tested on 
Linux yet, though the Makefiles are there and ready to go).

For those who are not aware of Derelict, the following packages are also 
part of the project:

DerelictAL - OpenAL
DerelictGL - OpenGL
DerelictGLU - GL Utility library
DerelictGLFW - GL FrameWork
DerelictSDL - Simple Direct Media Layer
DerelictSDLImage - SDL_image
DerelictSDLMixer - SDL_mixer
DerelictSDLNet - SDL_net
DerelictSDLTTF - SDL_ttf

Each package currently works on both Windows and Linux. You can always 
pick up the latest version of the Derelict package by pointing your 
favorite SVN client to http://svn.dsource.org/projects/derelict/trunk/

For more information or help regarding the Derelict packages, visit the 
Derelict forums at http://www.dsource.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=19
Aug 17 2005
next sibling parent reply "ElfQT" <dethjunk yahoo.com> writes:
Great work.

Let me go out of topic with a question:
Why is that that dsource project pages looks lie as they do?
http://www.dsource.org/projects/derelict/ gives me the feeling that the
project isn't alive anymore.
No news, no announcements etc. Not even a packagelist like you gave -  If
I'd like to know more about a given project, I have to download with svn
(why would I if I don't know what is it) and "reverse engineer", or have to
search net/news. (This concerns a lot of similar projects. To have one
simple web page of "marketing" is just as important than the code inside.)

ElfQT

"Mike Parker" <aldacron71 yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ddv188$2cc7$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 Derelict now includes three packages to encompass the DevIL libraries:
 DerelictIL, DerelictILU, and DerelictILUT. The original hard work was
 done by Tomasz Stachowiak (h3r3tic over at dsource). I just reorganized
 things a bit and added the docs and such. (NOTE: As of yet, only the
 Windows build scripts have been tested - nothing has been tested on
 Linux yet, though the Makefiles are there and ready to go).

 For those who are not aware of Derelict, the following packages are also
 part of the project:

 DerelictAL - OpenAL
 DerelictGL - OpenGL
 DerelictGLU - GL Utility library
 DerelictGLFW - GL FrameWork
 DerelictSDL - Simple Direct Media Layer
 DerelictSDLImage - SDL_image
 DerelictSDLMixer - SDL_mixer
 DerelictSDLNet - SDL_net
 DerelictSDLTTF - SDL_ttf

 Each package currently works on both Windows and Linux. You can always
 pick up the latest version of the Derelict package by pointing your
 favorite SVN client to http://svn.dsource.org/projects/derelict/trunk/

 For more information or help regarding the Derelict packages, visit the
 Derelict forums at http://www.dsource.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=19
Aug 17 2005
next sibling parent reply Mike Parker <aldacron71 yahoo.com> writes:
ElfQT wrote:

 Great work.


Thanks!


 
 Let me go out of topic with a question:
 Why is that that dsource project pages looks lie as they do?
 http://www.dsource.org/projects/derelict/ gives me the feeling that the
 project isn't alive anymore.
 No news, no announcements etc. Not even a packagelist like you gave -  If
 I'd like to know more about a given project, I have to download with svn
 (why would I if I don't know what is it) and "reverse engineer", or have to
 search net/news. (This concerns a lot of similar projects. To have one
 simple web page of "marketing" is just as important than the code inside.)



I have nothing to market. This is something I maintain in my free time 
and make available to other members of the D community. I'll probably 
put some downloads up in the future, but for now it's too much of a 
hassle for me to deal with. Besides, the forum (which is linked to from 
the project page) has a nice explanation of how to get the files from 
SVN, and dsource has information on how to obtain and use an SVN client.

Ultimately, as Derelict grows and DMD hits a 1.0 release, I'll take more 
time to maintain the project and give it a dedicated website with all of 
the prerequisites. For now, I just can't be bothered. I've got more 
important things on my plate to deal with. I update when I can or when 
the urge takes me. If you intend to use any DSource projects, get used 
to SVN!
Aug 17 2005
parent reply Charles Hixson <charleshixsn earthlink.net> writes:
Mike Parker wrote:

 ElfQT wrote:

 Great work.


 
 Thanks!
 

...


 
 I have nothing to market. This is something I maintain in my free time 
 and make available to other members of the D community. I'll probably 
 put some downloads up in the future, but for now it's too much of a 
 hassle for me to deal with. Besides, the forum (which is linked to from 
 the project page) has a nice explanation of how to get the files from 
 SVN, and dsource has information on how to obtain and use an SVN client.
 
 Ultimately, as Derelict grows and DMD hits a 1.0 release, I'll take more 
 time to maintain the project and give it a dedicated website with all of 
 the prerequisites. For now, I just can't be bothered. I've got more 
 important things on my plate to deal with. I update when I can or when 
 the urge takes me. If you intend to use any DSource projects, get used 
 to SVN!


Acknowledged.  But it would be nice if projects would include a 
couple of lines:
1) I last tested this build with dmd version n.nnn
2) The svn tree was last updated on dddd/dd/dd

N.B.:  This isn't directed at any particular project, but rather 
at ALL projects.
Sep 10 2005
next sibling parent Mike Parker <aldacron71 yahoo.com> writes:
Charles Hixson wrote:

 Acknowledged.  But it would be nice if projects would include a couple 
 of lines:
 1) I last tested this build with dmd version n.nnn


I don't know how the other projects are handled, but with every new DMD 
release I test Derelict (usually within 24 hours of Walter's 
announcemebnt). I fix any showstoppers immediately. Although I don't add 
new things often, it is a goal that the trunk is always compilable with 
the latest DMD.


 2) The svn tree was last updated on dddd/dd/dd


A few projects do this, Derelict included, via sticky threads in the forums.
Sep 12 2005
prev sibling parent scjhws nw <scjhws_member pathlink.com> writes:
In article <dg08a4$1nmc$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Charles Hixson says...

Mike Parker wrote:

 ElfQT wrote:

 Great work.


 
 Thanks!
 

...


 
 I have nothing to market. This is something I maintain in my free time 
 and make available to other members of the D community. I'll probably 
 put some downloads up in the future, but for now it's too much of a 
 hassle for me to deal with. Besides, the forum (which is linked to from 
 the project page) has a nice explanation of how to get the files from 
 SVN, and dsource has information on how to obtain and use an SVN client.
 
 Ultimately, as Derelict grows and DMD hits a 1.0 release, I'll take more 
 time to maintain the project and give it a dedicated website with all of 
 the prerequisites. For now, I just can't be bothered. I've got more 
 important things on my plate to deal with. I update when I can or when 
 the urge takes me. If you intend to use any DSource projects, get used 
 to SVN!


Acknowledged.  But it would be nice if projects would include a 
couple of lines:
1) I last tested this build with dmd version n.nnn
2) The svn tree was last updated on dddd/dd/dd

N.B.:  This isn't directed at any particular project, but rather 
at ALL projects.
May 14 2006
prev sibling parent reply Derek Parnell <derek psych.ward> writes:
On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:24:22 +0200, ElfQT wrote:


 Let me go out of topic with a question:
 Why is that that dsource project pages looks lie as they do?
 http://www.dsource.org/projects/derelict/ gives me the feeling that the
 project isn't alive anymore.
 No news, no announcements etc. Not even a packagelist like you gave -  If
 I'd like to know more about a given project, I have to download with svn
 (why would I if I don't know what is it) and "reverse engineer", or have to
 search net/news. (This concerns a lot of similar projects. To have one
 simple web page of "marketing" is just as important than the code inside.)


Firstly I believe that DSource internals will be changing to make things a
bit easier for everyone concerned. But even with the current DSource, it is
possible to make project files more accessible than having to use SVN. If
you take a look at my Build project page you can see that there are
downloads you can kick off without SVN, and the news etc... is reasonably
up to date. Unfortunately, in order to get most things on the page updated
(except the downloads) we have to explicitly ask Brad, via email, to update
it for us.

I'm *not* trying to 'bad mouth' the custodians of other DSource pages, but
I think we can make things easier for potential 'customers'. 

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
17/08/2005 11:22:13 PM
Aug 17 2005
parent reply J C Calvarese <technocrat7 gmail.com> writes:
In article <lqavgc707wzb.1c29z3f6rsjzi$.dlg 40tude.net>, Derek Parnell says...

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:24:22 +0200, ElfQT wrote:


 Let me go out of topic with a question:
 Why is that that dsource project pages looks lie as they do?
 http://www.dsource.org/projects/derelict/ gives me the feeling that the
 project isn't alive anymore.
 No news, no announcements etc. Not even a packagelist like you gave -  If
 I'd like to know more about a given project, I have to download with svn
 (why would I if I don't know what is it) and "reverse engineer", or have to
 search net/news. (This concerns a lot of similar projects. To have one
 simple web page of "marketing" is just as important than the code inside.)


Firstly I believe that DSource internals will be changing to make things a
bit easier for everyone concerned. But even with the current DSource, it is
possible to make project files more accessible than having to use SVN. If
you take a look at my Build project page you can see that there are
downloads you can kick off without SVN, and the news etc... is reasonably
up to date. Unfortunately, in order to get most things on the page updated
(except the downloads) we have to explicitly ask Brad, via email, to update
it for us.

I'm *not* trying to 'bad mouth' the custodians of other DSource pages, but
I think we can make things easier for potential 'customers'. 

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
17/08/2005 11:22:13 PM


Derek,

I think what you're doing with Build is great, and I think what Mike is doing
with Derelict is great. Not everyone has the same priorities. If Mike would
rather spend more time coding and less time presenting it to the general public,
that's his call. 

Since as far as I can tell no one around DSource is asking the "customer" for
money, I don't see how "selling" the product is any more important than creating
the "product". If people have a question about a project, usually all they have
to do is post a question in a forum. Some projects use more SVN; some provide
zip's more often. It's clearly the call of the person running the project.
Volunteers should be allowed to volunteer their time and effort as they see fit.
Let's not get into a bunch of second-guessing each other.

jcc7
Aug 17 2005
next sibling parent reply "ElfQT" <dethjunk yahoo.com> writes:
I don't feel that myself (or Mike) would have been offensive.
What I'd tried to describe, with all my respect to the coders building (for)
the community,
that there is less public info on their work than it should be.


 ... I don't see how "selling" the product is any more important than


creating

 the "product".  ...


Well then, why these groups contribute to open projects? Don't they wan't
their products (their code, their libs, their programs, their work) to be
used, or used widely? Then they have to market it, which means to spread the
word (and at least put up a web page with description and maybe news).
Or they can create the products in total silence, but then why they are
doing it open and public?


 If people have a question about a project, usually all they have
 to do is post a question in a forum. Some projects use more SVN; some


provide

 zip's more often ....


It's not about Zip or SVN. I would not download a project, if I don't know
it's exists, or if I get the idea seeing the web page that the project is
dead, or if I can't find it with, say, google etc.

ElfQT
Aug 17 2005
parent reply J C Calvarese <technocrat7 gmail.com> writes:
In article <ddvpnk$2eb$1 digitaldaemon.com>, ElfQT says...

I don't feel that myself (or Mike) would have been offensive.
What I'd tried to describe, with all my respect to the coders building (for)
the community,
that there is less public info on their work than it should be.


I don't think that anyone should have been offended by either you or Derek (and
I didn't mean to offend either).

I'm just saying most (if not all) of the dsource projects are volunteer-led
projects. I'm all-for suggesting improvements, but no demands can be made (not
that any demands have been made). (Also, it might make more sense to have this
discussion on a Dsource forum than here, but that's beside the point.)

Also, the dsource system is very much a "work-in-progress". Brad has high hopes
for Trac, but he hasn't been ready to launch that fun stuff, too. Hopefully,
he'll start rolling out some more Trac integration soon.


 ... I don't see how "selling" the product is any more important than


creating

 the "product".  ...


Well then, why these groups contribute to open projects? Don't they wan't
their products (their code, their libs, their programs, their work) to be
used, or used widely? Then they have to market it, which means to spread the
word (and at least put up a web page with description and maybe news).
Or they can create the products in total silence, but then why they are
doing it open and public?


How many dsource projects are really that collaborative? Most are one-person
operations. The leaders will accept contributions, but most of the work is done
by a single individual. They post announcements here to gather interest and they
have forums for discussion. It'd be great if they all had elaborate webpages,
but they're being generous just by making code available. If someone wants the
code, they can see it. A project leader shouldn't _have_ to sell the product --
the project's being given away!


 If people have a question about a project, usually all they have
 to do is post a question in a forum. Some projects use more SVN; some


provide

 zip's more often ....


It's not about Zip or SVN. I would not download a project, if I don't know
it's exists, or if I get the idea seeing the web page that the project is
dead, or if I can't find it with, say, google etc.


Maybe the project with a poor webpage did die, but if there's quality code
available you might want to pick it up where they left off. Dead projects can
have nice webpages, too (http://www.opend.org/ keeps on tricking people for
example), so I don't know what that proves.

I was more directing my comments at Derek more than at you, so I'm sorry if I
ticked you off. I'm just afraid that Derek's making the rest of the dsource
developers feel like underachievers (since he's doing such a great job with
Build). ;)

jcc7
Aug 17 2005
parent reply Lars Ivar Igesund <larsivar igesund.net> writes:
J C Calvarese wrote:


 Also, the dsource system is very much a "work-in-progress". Brad has high
 hopes for Trac, but he hasn't been ready to launch that fun stuff, too.
 Hopefully, he'll start rolling out some more Trac integration soon.
 


Yes, that would have been nice. Sadly, it seems the trac project has decided
to delay Brads additions until the 1.0 release, and 0.9 isn't out yet and
have taken ages. Maybe he'll roll a customized version, but that'll hamper
future upgrades.

Lars Ivar Igesund
Aug 17 2005
next sibling parent J C Calvarese <technocrat7 gmail.com> writes:
In article <de00uc$88f$2 digitaldaemon.com>, Lars Ivar Igesund says...

J C Calvarese wrote:


 Also, the dsource system is very much a "work-in-progress". Brad has high
 hopes for Trac, but he hasn't been ready to launch that fun stuff, too.
 Hopefully, he'll start rolling out some more Trac integration soon.
 


Yes, that would have been nice. Sadly, it seems the trac project has decided
to delay Brads additions until the 1.0 release, and 0.9 isn't out yet and
have taken ages. Maybe he'll roll a customized version, but that'll hamper
future upgrades.

Lars Ivar Igesund


Oh, I hadn't heard about this development. I think the Trac team is moving in
the right direction, but I wish they'd get there faster. ;)

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
- Will Rogers

jcc7
Aug 17 2005
prev sibling parent Brad Anderson <brad dsource.dot.org> writes:
Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:

 J C Calvarese wrote:
 
 

Also, the dsource system is very much a "work-in-progress". Brad has high
hopes for Trac, but he hasn't been ready to launch that fun stuff, too.
Hopefully, he'll start rolling out some more Trac integration soon.


 
 
 Yes, that would have been nice. Sadly, it seems the trac project has decided
 to delay Brads additions until the 1.0 release, and 0.9 isn't out yet and
 have taken ages. Maybe he'll roll a customized version, but that'll hamper
 future upgrades.
 
 Lars Ivar Igesund
 


Good news on the Trac front... Within the past couple of weeks, the
Postgresql code has been updated to use a more 'maintained'
python-postgresql driver and a beta of a web-admin module has made its
way into a development branch.

It seems this shifts the focus to my time in getting Trac to fit with
the rest of the dsource site.  I'm currently working on an NFL King of
the Hill site, but after that dies down, dsource and Trac may get some
much needed loving.

BA
Aug 17 2005
prev sibling parent Derek Parnell <derek psych.ward> writes:
On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:37:07 +0000 (UTC), J C Calvarese wrote:



 Derek,


[snip] 

 Let's not get into a bunch of second-guessing each other.


Sorry. I did come across a bit thick-like. No ill-will was intended. 

I guess I'm a bit more client-focused because my company sells software for
a living. I'm used to providing support for clients, which are usually
large organizations, and they can be a bit demanding than the
man-on-the-street.

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
18/08/2005 7:25:56 AM
Aug 17 2005
prev sibling parent reply clayasaurus <clayasaurus gmail.com> writes:
Mike Parker wrote:

 Derelict now includes three packages to encompass the DevIL libraries: 
 DerelictIL, DerelictILU, and DerelictILUT. The original hard work was 
 done by Tomasz Stachowiak (h3r3tic over at dsource). I just reorganized 
 things a bit and added the docs and such. (NOTE: As of yet, only the 
 Windows build scripts have been tested - nothing has been tested on 
 Linux yet, though the Makefiles are there and ready to go).
 
 For those who are not aware of Derelict, the following packages are also 
 part of the project:
 
 DerelictAL - OpenAL
 DerelictGL - OpenGL
 DerelictGLU - GL Utility library
 DerelictGLFW - GL FrameWork
 DerelictSDL - Simple Direct Media Layer
 DerelictSDLImage - SDL_image
 DerelictSDLMixer - SDL_mixer
 DerelictSDLNet - SDL_net
 DerelictSDLTTF - SDL_ttf
 
 Each package currently works on both Windows and Linux. You can always 
 pick up the latest version of the Derelict package by pointing your 
 favorite SVN client to http://svn.dsource.org/projects/derelict/trunk/
 
 For more information or help regarding the Derelict packages, visit the 
 Derelict forums at http://www.dsource.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=19


Lua next? :)
Aug 21 2005
parent Mike Parker <aldacron71 yahoo.com> writes:
clayasaurus wrote:


 
 Lua next? :)


Quite likely.
Aug 21 2005