reimi gibbons wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm currently developing a software with D and Tango. I don't have much > knowledge on DLL, but i do know when linking to static lib you need a .h > header file, but do i need .h for linking with DLL as well? > > also can anybody please provide a quick and small example to link with DLL. > > *im trying to link my software with ICU lib, since mango seems outdated. > > Thanks, > Reimi.
You need two things to link to a DLL: 1. You need the interface of the DLL. In C/C++, this is provided by .h files; in D, this is simply provided by a D module. 2. Loader code. You can either roll your own, or generate the above two. You can use htod (it's somewhere on the official D pages) which tries to convert a C header file into a D import module. As for the loader code, you can either write a dynamic loader, or just use implib on the DLL to generate one (I think; it's been a while since I've had to roll one.) If I can remember more specific details, I'll post again, but that's the basic gist of it. -- Daniel
