On Saturday, 16 February 2019 at 16:28:09 UTC, Ron Tarrant wrote:
On Saturday, 16 February 2019 at 14:29:56 UTC, Russel Winder
wrote:
Pass, sorry.
Thanks for the replies, guys...
I quoted the above line because it's just about the only thing
I understood. Let me explain...
It's been almost 20 years since I used Linux and my notes are
long gone. A ton of things have changed. Like, for instance, it
found all my hardware this time, without me getting involved.
But also the software installation managers and lots of other
things are completely unrecognizable. On top of that, my brain
has (unfortunately) been molded into the Windows/Microsoft way
of thinking.
I guess what I'm hoping for is a step-by-step,
full-on-hand-holding, large-print with pictures tutorial for
how to get GtkD and (I guess) dub working. I know the stuff you
wrote is probably helpful, but I'm not well-enough versed in
Linux or any flavour of UNIX ATM to understand it, pick which
option I should use, and to put these commands in proper order.
So far, as I said, dmd is working. Up until now, I've avoided
dub because, with so many code examples (more than 70 at
present) dub would bring in a lot of file/directory clutter.
But you're saying that dub will make it easier to keep up with
future changes/updates in all the various bits and bobs, so if
that means I finally have to do dub, perhaps someone could
point me at a good tutorial for that?
Sorry if I sound ungrateful or cranky, but I have a lot on my
plate ATM and I'm getting frustrated.
Hi Ron,
For one-file programs, dub usage is very easy.
Placing a minimal comment-header between /+ +/ symbol comments,
gets your job done like in this example ( I think the gtkd code
is from one of your examples in the blog):
/+
dub.sdl:
--------
name "gtkhello"
dflags "-dip25" "-dip1000"
dependency "gtk-d:gtkd" version="~>3.8.0"
+/
/*
dub run --single gtkhello.d
dub build --single gtkhello.d.
dub gtkhello.d <arguments to hello>.
*/
module gtkhello;
import std.stdio;
import gtk.MainWindow;
import gtk.Main;
import gtk.Widget;
import gtk.Layout;
import gtk.Button;
import gdk.Event;
void main(string[] args)
{
Main.init(args);
TestRigWindow myTestRig = new TestRigWindow("Test Rig");
myTestRig.showAll();
Main.run();
} // main()
class TestRigWindow : MainWindow
{
this(string title)
{
// window
super(title);
addOnDestroy(delegate void(Widget w) { quitApp(); } );
auto myButton = new MyButt("Button Name");
auto myOtherButton = new MyOtherButt("Other Button Name");
// layout
auto myLayout = new MyLayout(myButton, myOtherButton);
add(myLayout);
} // this() CONSTRUCTOR
void quitApp()
{
writeln("Bye.");
Main.quit();
} // quitApp()
} // class myAppWindow
class MyLayout : Layout
{
this(MyButt myButton, MyOtherButt otherButton)
{
super(null, null);
put(myButton, 10, 20);
put(otherButton, 10, 60);
} // this()
} // class MyLayout
class MyButt : Button
{
this(string labelText)
{
super(labelText);
addOnButtonRelease(&doSomething);
} // this()
bool doSomething(Event e, Widget w)
{
writeln("Something was done.");
return(true);
} // doSomething()
} // class MyButt
class MyOtherButt : Button
{
this(string labelText)
{
super(labelText);
string message = "Something other than that was done.";
addOnClicked(delegate void(_) { doSomething(message); } );
} // this()
void doSomething(string messageText)
{
writeln(messageText);
} // doSomething()
}
---
Antonio
