DerelictFT

DerelictFT is a D binding to to FreeType, a cross-platform 3D audio API.

The current version of DerelictFT requires FreeType 2.4.8 or later.

Building

To compile DerelictFT, add the DerelictFT make target to the command line when compiling Derelict. For example, to build DerelictFT on Windows with DMD, you would execute the following: 

make -fwin32.mak DerelictFT DC=DMD
For more information on compiling Derelict libraries, see Building the Derelict Bindings.

Using

  1. Always make sure the DerelictFT source modules are available on your import path.
  2. In modules that make use of DerelictFT, you will need to import the derelict.freettpe.ft module.
  3. You must link your application with the DerelictFT and DerelictUtil libraries.
  4. Before calling any FreeType functions, you need to make a call to DerelictFT.load. This will load the shared library.

The following is a complete program that loads DerelictFT: 


import derelict.freetype.ft;

void main()
{
    DerelictFT.load();

    // now you can call FreeType functions
}

As with other Derelict bindings, DerelictFT will throw an exception if an error occurs while loading the shared library. For more information on Derelict exceptions, see the documentation for Using the Derelict Bindings.

Finally, the method DerelictFT.unload() is provided for convenience. In normal practice you do not need to call this function, as Derelict will unload the library automatically when the app exits. You generally should only use this function if you need to unload DerelictFT while the application is running or if you disable the automatic unloading of shared libraries (as per the documentation for the loader module).