How to set up Derelict GLFW3 with VisualD ?

[WhatMeWorry via Digitalmars-d-ide]

On Sunday, 31 January 2016 at 18:22:53 UTC, Whirlpool wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to learn GLFW on Windows 10 with VisualD, but I 
> don't know much about Visual Studio. I installed DMD 2.070.0 
> with Visual Studio Community 2013 and dub. Following the 
> instructions here 
> [http://derelictorg.github.io/compiling.html], I compiled 
> DerelictGLFW3 and DerelictUtil. I put the resulting lib files 
> into a libs\ folder in my project directory, and added that 
> folder into the "Additional Import Paths" field in Solution 
> properties > Configuration Properties > Compiler > General. I 
> also added it into Configuration Properties > Linker > General
> > Library Search Path. But when trying to build the project, I
> get "Error	1	Error: module glfw3 is in file 
> 'derelict\glfw3\glfw3.d' which cannot be 
> read	C:\Users\username\documents\visual studio 
> 2013\Projects\ConsoleApp1\ConsoleApp1\main.d	1"
>
> The code so far is only :
>
> import derelict.glfw3.glfw3;
>
> int main(string[] argv) {
> 	DerelictGLFW3.load();
> 	return 0;
> }
>
> I don't know how to proceed. Is there a tutorial for this 
> somewhere ? Please could you help me ? Thank you

Since this is complaining about the .d file, this must be a 
compile error.  So we can take  the Library Search Paths out of 
the equation.  I would take the Search path you used and append 
it to you import path and double check that it points to were 
your glfw3.d resides.

For instance, in my project in the Compiler>General>Additional 
imports I have:

N:\DUB_Packages\DerelictOrg\DerelictGLFW3\source

And in my D project I have:

import derelict.glfw3.glfw3;

So now, When I navigate to the full path,

N:\DUB_Packages\DerelictOrg\DerelictGLFW3\source\derelict\glfw3

I see that there is indeed a file present named: glfw3.d

Note: I made one of the cardinal sins of programming by using a 
hard coded N:\... absolute path.  But I wanted to keep things 
real simple.

If that fails, a really kludgy solution, might be to simply move 
a copy of glfw3.d to you home directory.  But that would only be 
if you want a quick a very dirty band aid.  If a school project 
is due the next day :)