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reply "Lloyd Dupont" <ld-REMOVE galador.net> writes:
1]. ok, I unzipped dmd.zip and dm.zip. what's this dm.zip for?

2]. I install Visual D, I had to point it to the DMD folder. And it did 
compile my 1st D program fine... doubly wondering what's dm for?

3]. I try installed DFL. Actuall it unzipped in the worng forlder, so I 
moved whateve in unpacked i the right folder. Made a form with entice 
designer, copied the code in Visual D (i.e. Visual studio with support for 
D) and tried to compile. It complain that "all.d" is missing. Why does it 
need a source file? I though the .lib file contained all necessary info and 
gone were the headers file!
+ how can I fix that?


To summarize I'm quite confused by the directory structure, where do I 
install .lib file, why do I need an import directory



Also, lastly, how do I compile 32bit or 64bits? I want to target 32 bits for 
sure! (even though I'm on a 64 bits machine!)
May 19 2011
next sibling parent Matthew Ong <ongbp yahoo.com> writes:
On 5/19/2011 9:43 PM, Lloyd Dupont wrote:

 1]. ok, I unzipped dmd.zip and dm.zip. what's this dm.zip for?

 2]. I install Visual D, I had to point it to the DMD folder. And it did
 compile my 1st D program fine... doubly wondering what's dm for?

 3]. I try installed DFL. Actuall it unzipped in the worng forlder, so I
 moved whateve in unpacked i the right folder. Made a form with entice
 designer, copied the code in Visual D (i.e. Visual studio with support
 for D) and tried to compile. It complain that "all.d" is missing. Why
 does it need a source file? I though the .lib file contained all
 necessary info and gone were the headers file!
 + how can I fix that?


 To summarize I'm quite confused by the directory structure, where do I
 install .lib file, why do I need an import directory



 Also, lastly, how do I compile 32bit or 64bits? I want to target 32 bits
 for sure! (even though I'm on a 64 bits machine!)


Currently, I am using Eclipse and DDT
According to Mafi. Under Re: Making D Lang More easy. (d.D forum)
For Eclipse there is for example DDT and there are VisualD and Descent.
http://code.google.com/a/eclipselabs.org/p/ddt/

Version: Helios Service Release 2
Build id: 20110218-0911

That solve most of my path issue.

-od"bin"
-of"bin\TestD.exe"

-I"src" // where all my source file are located.

"src\cc\Lang\EMPTY.d"
"src\cc\Lang\all.d"
"src\main.d"


-- 
Matthew Ong
email: ongbp yahoo.com
May 19 2011
prev sibling parent reply Jesse Phillips <jessekphillips+D gmail.com> writes:
Lloyd Dupont Wrote:


 1]. ok, I unzipped dmd.zip and dm.zip. what's this dm.zip for?


You shouldn't need dm.zip anymore. It used to be contain Digital Mars programs
for dmd, Optlink I believe. But they are inculded in the dmd.zip now.


 It complain that "all.d" is missing. Why does it 
 need a source file? I though the .lib file contained all necessary info and 
 gone were the headers file!
 + how can I fix that?


No. The .lib file is justly like every other .lib. Header files are gone, you
just use the source files (no need for separation of declaration and
implementation). But the contents of the lib must be known at compile time and
that is provided either by a .d file or a .di file.


 To summarize I'm quite confused by the directory structure, where do I 
 install .lib file, why do I need an import directory


.lib goes in a location that the linker can find, the include directory is
source files for the compiler to know what symbols your program will be using.


 Also, lastly, how do I compile 32bit or 64bits? I want to target 32 bits for 
 sure! (even though I'm on a 64 bits machine!) 


No 64bit for windows yet.
May 19 2011
parent "Lloyd Dupont" <ld-REMOVE galador.net> writes:
Thanks Jesse!
Before I was in the dark! :( Now I'm in.. errr... dawn!
Simple questions and answers but it has clarified important stumbling 
starting block for me! :)

"Jesse Phillips"  wrote in message news:ir3imc$rhs$1 digitalmars.com...

Lloyd Dupont Wrote:


 1]. ok, I unzipped dmd.zip and dm.zip. what's this dm.zip for?


You shouldn't need dm.zip anymore. It used to be contain Digital Mars 
programs for dmd, Optlink I believe. But they are inculded in the dmd.zip 
now.


 It complain that "all.d" is missing. Why does it
 need a source file? I though the .lib file contained all necessary info 
 and
 gone were the headers file!
 + how can I fix that?


No. The .lib file is justly like every other .lib. Header files are gone, 
you just use the source files (no need for separation of declaration and 
implementation). But the contents of the lib must be known at compile time 
and that is provided either by a .d file or a .di file.


 To summarize I'm quite confused by the directory structure, where do I
 install .lib file, why do I need an import directory


.lib goes in a location that the linker can find, the include directory is 
source files for the compiler to know what symbols your program will be 
using.


 Also, lastly, how do I compile 32bit or 64bits? I want to target 32 bits 
 for
 sure! (even though I'm on a 64 bits machine!)


No 64bit for windows yet.
May 20 2011