D Bits- Binding D to C Part Two January 31, 2012This is part two of a series on creating bindings to C libraries for the D programming language. In my previous post, I discussed the difference between dynamic and static bindings and some of the considerations to take into account when deciding which way to go. Here in part two,... […]
- Binding D to C January 8, 2012This is part one of a series on creating bindings to C libraries for the D programming language. This is a topic that has become near and dear to my heart. Derelict is the first, and only, open source project I've ever maintained. It's not a complicated thing. There's very little... […]
- Dolce and Da5teroids December 18, 2011So I've finally gotten started on some game code. In order to see if Dolce is actually useful or a waste of time, I decided to start by porting the A5teroids demo that ships with the Allegro 5 package. Here's what I've learned so far. First, the whole idea of Dolce as a framework on top of Allegro to allow an absolute minimum amount of startup […]
- Dolce Gets Some Love November 17, 2011Once the semester ended, I took a week to do nothing but play Dark Age of Camelot and get some much needed guitar practice in. Then I dove back in to the gym for some long overdue exercise. I also managed to pick up a few more private classes to fill some of the gaps in my schedule. Once I let off all that steam, I fired up... […]
- On My Job, and Some Big D News October 9, 2011Dolce is still very much alive, just getting little attention while I wrap up the second semester at the university. For anyone interested, I'm teaching in a special program where a local university here in Seoul is partnered with a university in America. The students do two semesters here in Korea before moving off to the States for three years. We... […]
- Binding D to C Part Two January 31, 2012
Tag Archives: Linux
D Version Manager 0.3.0
Jacob Carlborg has announced a new version of DVM, a tool which allows you to download and manage different versions of the D compilers. Previously, it was only available for Mac and Linux, but the latest version includes support for … Continue reading
D Version Manager 0.2.0
Jacob Carlborg has announce version 0.2.0 of D Version Manager. DVM is a tool for Linux/Mac that allows you to manage different versions of the D compilers. From the web page: DVM allows you to easily download and install D … Continue reading
Derelict 2 AUR Package
If you’re a Derelict user on Arch Linux, you may be interested in this. One of our D community members, elkano, is maintaining an AUR package for Derelict 2.
Yet Another News Roundup
Once again, I’ve fallen way behind on D news. For a while, it was a bit dry. Then in the past few weeks a few announcements came and I kept putting off reposting them here. So, here’s some of the … Continue reading
DMD 1.060 and 2.045
Those of you on Linux wanting to use gdb to debug DMD output, you’ll want to snag the latest DMD releases. The last pair attempted to fix some problems with Dwarf generation, but didn’t quite get there. So 1.060 and … Continue reading