Need extern (C) interface even though using Derelict GLFW
Rikki Cattermole via Digitalmars-d-learn
digitalmars-d-learn at puremagic.com
Sat Jan 3 20:44:23 PST 2015
On 4/01/2015 5:34 p.m., WhatMeWorry wrote:
>
> I've been translating C++, OpenGL, and GLUT code into D, Derelict
> OpenGL, and Derelict GLFW using:
>
> import derelict.opengl3.gl3;
> import derelict.glfw3.glfw3;
>
> auto window = glfwCreateWindow(800, 600, "Shaders", null, null);
>
> etc.
>
>
> Things have been going well. I then tried to implement window resizing
> with a callback function and the glfwSetWindowSizeCallback() statement.
>
>
> void windowResizeCallback(GLFWwindow* window, int width, int height)
> {
> glViewport(0, 0, width, height);
> }
>
> and
>
> glfwSetWindowSizeCallback(window, &windowResizeCallback);
>
>
> however, I kept getting the following compiler error:
> Error 1 Error: function pointer glfwSetWindowSizeCallback
> (GLFWwindow*, extern (C) void function(GLFWwindow*, int, int) nothrow)
> is not callable using argument types (GLFWwindow*, void
> function(GLFWwindow* window, int width, int height))
>
> Well, I was able to get it to compile and work by adding the following
> "decoration"
>
> extern (C) nothrow
> {
> void windowResizeCallback(GLFWwindow* window, int width, int height)
> {
> glViewport(0, 0, width, height);
> }
> }
>
>
> Now it resizes the screen successfully, but I feel like I've failed by
> using extern (C) nothrow. Shouldn't Derelict GLFW be providing a D
> interface?
>
> Maybe GLFW callback functions can't handled through Derelict GLFW?
No this is correct code.
Derelict projects are just bindings. Which means the c equivalent in D.
Nothing more nothing less.
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