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digitalmars.D.learn - Does GtkD work well on Windows?

reply Web Biz Owner <webbizowner gmail.com> writes:
Hi group,

I'm interested in developing some GUI programs in D on Windows. 
Looked into the various D GUI toolkit options a bit, on the D 
sites and by googling a bit. Thinking of using GtkD. So would 
like to know whether people think it is a good option for GUI app 
dev on Windows.

Note: I have not ruled out other toolkits. If anyone has any 
thoughts on their use, please do comment.

Thanks,
W.B.O.
Mar 24 2016
parent reply Zardoz <luis.panadero gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 24 March 2016 at 21:00:36 UTC, Web Biz Owner wrote:

 Hi group,

 I'm interested in developing some GUI programs in D on Windows. 
 Looked into the various D GUI toolkit options a bit, on the D 
 sites and by googling a bit. Thinking of using GtkD. So would 
 like to know whether people think it is a good option for GUI 
 app dev on Windows.

 Note: I have not ruled out other toolkits. If anyone has any 
 thoughts on their use, please do comment.

 Thanks,
 W.B.O.


Short answer : Yes, but you need to install (or package with) Gtk 
dlls.

Long answer :

Install following this instructions : 
https://github.com/gtkd-developers/GtkD/wiki/Installing-on-Windows
If you would use Dub and you need to be cross-platform, the 
dub.sdl/json would be a bit more tricky, but works. You would 
need something like this :

   libs "gtkd" platform="windows"

   configuration "nogtk" {
     platforms "windows"
     targetType "executable"
   }
   configuration "gtk" {
     platforms "posix"
     dependency "gtk-d:gtkd" version="~>3.2.0"
     targetType "executable"
   }
Mar 24 2016
parent Web Biz Owner <webbizowner gmail.com> writes:
On Thursday, 24 March 2016 at 23:08:13 UTC, Zardoz wrote:

 On Thursday, 24 March 2016 at 21:00:36 UTC, Web Biz Owner wrote:

 [...]


 Short answer : Yes, but you need to install (or package with) 
 Gtk dlls.

 Long answer :

 Install following this instructions : 
 https://github.com/gtkd-developers/GtkD/wiki/Installing-on-Windows
 If you would use Dub and you need to be cross-platform, the 
 dub.sdl/json would be a bit more tricky, but works. You would 
 need something like this :

   libs "gtkd" platform="windows"

   configuration "nogtk" {
     platforms "windows"
     targetType "executable"
   }
   configuration "gtk" {
     platforms "posix"
     dependency "gtk-d:gtkd" version="~>3.2.0"
     targetType "executable"
   }



Thank you. Will try those steps.
Mar 24 2016