Installing on Windows

Building library

1. Download newest GTK+ runtime installer and GtkD source from gtkd.org

2. Run the Build.d file with rdmd. rdmd Build.d (Build it with the -m64 flag if you want to build a 64 bits GtkD version. rdmd -m64 Build.d)

Installing library

Note: Upgrading DMD on Windows results on a "uninstall" of GtkD, being necessary to repeat this steps.

1. Open directory where dmd.exe is installed, for example C:\D\windows\bin\

2. Open sc.ini in your editor

3. Find DFLAGS key under the [Environment] section, and add at end of the line:

    "-I%@P%\..\..\src\gtkd"
   

4. Copy GtkDExtractionDir\generated\gtkd to dmddir\src\gtkd

5. Copy gtkd.lib, and gtkdsv.lib to dmddir\windows\lib (if you build it with -m64, then put it on dmddir\windows\lib64)

Testing Installation

1. Create a new blank file named hello.d.

2. Copy the source code into it.

    import gtk.MainWindow;
    import gtk.Label;
    import gtk.Main;
    
    void main(string[] args)
    {
        Main.init(args);
        MainWindow win = new MainWindow("Hello World");
        win.setDefaultSize(200, 100);
        win.add(new Label("Hello World"));
        win.showAll();
        Main.run();
    }
   

3. Compile and link, 32bit:

    dmd hello.d -L+gtkd.lib
   

   or 64bit:

    dmd hello.d -Lgtkd.lib -m64
   

4. If it built successfully, it shouldn't print any output. You can now run hello.exe to see the program.