Getting started

Installing

• Linux
• OpenPandora
• GCW0
• Windows
• MacOS X

Linux

• Install the development packages for SDL, libmodplug, zlib, libbz2 and libmxml v.2.7 (most distro's carry an outdated version. Get new one here )
• make && sudo make install

It should now be installed! Link your programs with -ldarnit

OpenPandora

I recommend compiling with sebt3's yactfeau cross compiler. After setting up the project with setprj, libdarnit should compile and install fine into the toolchain with just "make && make install". You'll need to install libmxml into your cross compiler.

GCW0

Not supported yet. Will be worked on when the gcw0 gets a working OpenGL|ES driver.

Windows

You don't need to compile libDarnit yourself. Mostly up-to-date builds are available at http://f.rdw.se/libdarnit

First of all, you need MinGW. Microsoft Visual C is retarded and will not work.

• Download and install the development libraries for
• libbz2 (should be availble from mingw's packaging system)
• zlib (same as above)
• libmxml
• Build and install libmodplug from source (http://sourceforge.net/projects/modplug-xmms/)
• Build and install libdarnit from source (make && make install)

When shipping your game you need to include the following dll files:

• libdarnit.dll
• libbz2.dll
• libmodplug-1.dll
• libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
• libstdc++-6.dll

There's also a static library for windows now, meaning you won't have any DLL's to ship with your binary. To link your game to it, you also need to link with

• winmm.lib
• opengl32.lib
• ws2_32.lib
• libbz2.lib
• libmodplug.lib
• stdc++
• gdi32.lib
• shlwapi.lib

MacOS X

Not supported atm, check back later.

Base of any libdarnit project

#include <darnit/darnit.h>

...

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
        if (!d_init("WindowTitle", "appname", "path/to/icon")) {
                /* Handle this, libdarnit failed to init */
                return -1;
        }
...
        for (;;) { /* Rendering loop */
                d_render_begin(); /* Must be called before you render anything */
                /* Render stuff */
                d_render_end(); /* Should be called before you run d_loop(). */
                d_loop(); /* You must call this once a frame. Flips buffers, caps FPS etc. */
        }
        
        d_quit(); /* Will do platform-specific deinitialization and exit your program */
        return 0;
}