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<h2>Front Page</h2> |
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<h3>Introduction</h3> |
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Derelict is a collection of D bindings to C shared (dynamic) libraries which are |
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useful for multimedia applications, with a heavy bias toward libraries commonly |
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used in game development. Derelict can be used with both D1 and D2, as well as |
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with both the Phobos standard library and the alternative, Tango. It is |
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also a goal to ensure that Derelict is available on every platform where D is available |
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and, ultimately, that it is compatibile with the main D compilers. Neither of those goals has |
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been completely met yet, but Derelict 2 is currently usable out of the box on Windows |
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and Linux, mostly Mac-ready, and has seen some use on FreeBSD. |
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What makes Derelict different from other D bindings to C libraries is in the method |
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used to link. Most bindings are designed to be linked at compile time either with a |
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static version of a C library, or with the dynamic version. Derelict does not support static |
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linking in any form. Instead, it requires the bound libraries to always be in shared form. The shared |
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libraries are loaded manually at runtime. |
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<h3>General Facts You Need to Know</h3> |
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<li>How to <a href="build.html">build</a> Derelict</li> |
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<li>How to <a href="use.html">use</a> Derelict</li> |
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<li>How to make use of Derelict's <a href="selective">selective loading</a> mechanism</li> |
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