DXLIB

DirectDraw (current status)

This repository currently implements the ddraw compatibility layer only.

Build

The project exposes two DirectDraw targets:

• dxlib::ddraw: static link target for regular CMake integration.
• ddraw (alias dxlib::ddraw_shim): shared shim target for drop-in deployment.

Example build:

cmake -S . -B build
cmake --build build

Usage modes

1. Shim deployment (Windows-style): Place the built shared library next to your game/application executable (for example ddraw.dll on Windows).

2. Regular CMake linking: Link against dxlib::ddraw from your own CMake project, which is especially useful on Linux.

Platform-specific window handling

• On non-Windows platforms, HWND is treated as an SDL_Window* handle.
• On Windows, SetCooperativeLevel uses SDL_CreateWindowWithProperties to create an SDL window from the provided native HWND.