Dear_Bindings_Build

Dear_Bindings_Build

This project aims to simply and easily build ImGui examples with C language and Zig language using Dear_Bindings as first step.

Dear ImGui version 1.92.2b (2025/08)

Features

No dependence on external zig libraries
No download external libraries
Included ImGui / GLFW / SDL3 / STB_image libraries in this project
Using IconFont FontAwewsome 6
Image load/save

Frontends and Backends

GLFW SDL3

OpenGL3
backend v v

Available libraries list at this moment

Library name / C lang. wrapper

ImGui / Dear_Bindings
ImGui-Knobs / CImGui-Knobs (2025/07)
ImGuiFileDialog / CImGuiFileDialog (2025/07)
ImGui_Toggle / CimGui_Toggle (2025/07)
ImSpinner / CImSpinner (2025/07)
ImPlot / CImPlot
ImPlot3d / CImPlot3d
ImNodes / CImNodes
ImGuizmo / CImGuizmo
ImGuiColorTextEdit / cimCTE
ImGui_Markdown

Prerequisites

Windows10 OS or later
MSys/MinGW basic commands (make, rm, cp ...)
Linux OS: Debian / Ubunts families
GCC (or Clang or 'Zig cc' compiler)
Zig language Compiler
Use: zig-x86_64-windows-0.14.1.zip

Compiling

GCC compiler

example Windows Linux

glfw_opengl3 v

glfw_opengl3_image_load v

glfw_opengl3_image_save v

glfw_opengl3_jp v

sdl3_opengl3 v

Zig compiler

example	Windows	Linux
zig_glfw_opengl3	v	v
zig_glfw_opengl3_image_load	v	v
zig_iconfontviewer	v	v
zig_imfiledialog	v	v
zig_imkonbs	v	v
zig_imspinner	v	v
zig_imtoggle	v	v
zig_sdl3_opengl3	v

Build and run

Download this project.

git clone https://github.com/dinau/dear_bindings_build

Go to one of the examples folder,

cd dear_bindings_build/examples/glfw_opengl3

Build and Run
```
make run                
```

Examples screen shots

zig_imknobs

zig_imtoggle

zig_imspinner

zig_imfiledialog

zig_iconfontviewer

opengl3

Language	GLFW	SDL3
C lang.	glfw_opengl3	sdl3_opengl3
Zig lang.	zig_glfw_opengl3	zig_sdl3_opengl3

opengl3_jp

Language	GLFW
C lang.	glfw_opengl3_jp

image_load

Language	GLFW
C lang.	glfw_opengl3_image_load
Zig lang.	zig_glfw_opengl3_image_load

Language	GLFW
C lang.	glfw_opengl3_image_save
Zig lang.	zig_glfw_opengl3_image_load

Image file captured would be saved in current folder.
Image can be saved as JPEG / PNG / BMP / TGA file.

Hiding console window

Zig lang. examples
Open build.zig in each example folder and enable option line as follows,
```
... snip ...
exe.subsystem = .Windows;  // Hide console window
... snip ...
```
and execute make.
C lang. examples
Open Makefile in each example folder and change option as follows,
```
... snip ...
HIDE_CONSOLE_WINDOW = true
... snip ...
```
and execute make.

SDL libraries

https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases

My tools version

gcc.exe (Rev2, Built by MSYS2 project) 15.1.0
make: GNU Make 4.4.1
Python 3.12.6
zig: 0.14.1

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Language [^order]		Project
Lua	Script	LuaJITImGui
NeLua	Compiler	NeLuaImGui
Nim	Compiler	ImGuin, Nimgl_test, Nim_implot
Python	Script	DearPyGui for 32bit WindowsOS Binary
Ruby	Script	igRuby_Examples
Zig, C lang.	Compiler	Dear_Bindings_Build
Zig	Compiler	ImGuinZ

SDL game tutorial Platfromer

Language [^order]		SDL	Project
LuaJIT	Script	SDL2	LuaJIT-Platformer
Nelua	Compiler	SDL2	NeLua-Platformer
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[^order]: Alphabectial order

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