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Ubuntu - Get started with D

Alternative 1: Installing the DMD compiler (non-free license)

Alternative 2: Installing the GDC compiler (free license)

Alternative 3: Installing the GDC compiler with Tango and DSSS

Alternative 4: 1-click install for DMD

Installing the IDE

Ubuntu - Get started with D

This will help get you on your feet with D. A tip: you can copy the code and paste it in the terminal with Shift + Ctrl + V

Alternative 1: Installing the DMD compiler (non-free license)

Download and unzip dmd.zip to /tmp

 cd /tmp
wget ftp://ftp.digitalmars.com/dmd.zip
unzip dmd.zip

Open a terminal and get root access
sudo su - cd /tmp
Install the linux executables to /usr/local/bin (and make them executable too)
install -p -m 0755 dmd/bin/dmd dmd/bin/obj2asm dmd/bin/dumpobj /usr/local/bin

Install the manpages to /usr/local/man (under the man1 subdirectory)

install -p -m 0644 dmd/man/man1/dmd.1 dmd/man/man1/obj2asm.1 dmd/man/man1/dumpobj.1 /usr/local/man/man1

Install the library to /usr/local/lib:

install -p -m 0644 dmd/lib/libphobos.a /usr/local/lib

You can install all the Phobos import modules to a directory like /usr/local/lib/phobos

mkdir /usr/local/lib/phobos  (cd dmd/src/phobos; find -name '*.d' | xargs tar c) | (cd /usr/local/lib/phobos; tar xv)

Create the file /etc/dmd.conf and write two lines
exit gksudo gedit /etc/dmd.conf

Let it contain these two lines:

[Environment]
DFLAGS=-I/usr/local/lib/phobos

You may need some additional libraries:

 sudo aptitude install build-essential gdb libstdc++5

Witold Baryluk maintains prepackaged scripts which do all nacasary updates, downloads, extracting and configuration using standard APT mechanisms. Check

http://prowiki.org/wiki4d/wiki.cgi?D__Tutorial/InstallingDCompiler#MethodFour-Debian for instructions for Debian based systems

Alternative 2: Installing the GDC compiler (free license)

Packages can be found at

http://gdcgnu.sourceforge.net/ and development at

http://dgcc.sourceforge.net/

Download the DEB packages for GDC compiler and (optionally) GDB debugger

Alternative 3: Installing the GDC compiler with Tango and DSSS

Ubuntu Feisty, June 2007. Install the general compiller tools:

 sudo aptitude install build-essential

Go to the following webpage and download the installer that is bundled with both GDC and DSSS:

http://www.dsource.org/projects/tango/wiki/GdcDownloads or just download it directly with wget:

 wget http://downloads.dsource.org/projects/tango/0.98/tango-0.98-forDSSS-gdc-i686-pc-linux-gnu-withDSSS-withGDC.sh

Then we make the file executable

 chmod +x tango-0.98-forDSSS-gdc-i686-pc-linux-gnu-withDSSS-withGDC.sh

Execute the script:

 sudo ./tango-0.98-forDSSS-gdc-i686-pc-linux-gnu-withDSSS-withGDC.sh

You will be asked for an installation directory the recommended is: /usr/local

And finally we configure rebuild

 sudo nano /etc/rebuild

Make it contain these two lines:

 include=/usr/local/include/d

 flags=-fversion=Posix -fversion=Tango

Now you can compile a file with:

 rebuild something.d

Alternative 4: 1-click install for DMD

2008-03-07: dmd_2.012-030608_i386.deb (DMD 2.012)

If you run into "missing ctr1.o" on linking, you need:

 sudo apt-get install libc6-dev

Installing the IDE

Now we have installed a compiler, lets install CodeBlocks?
First a library we need

 sudo apt-get install libc6-dev

Go to the following webpage: http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php?board=20.0
Go to the newest thread and you will find a link to CB_date_rev_Ubuntu6.xx.deb download it
When downloaded open the file using the file manager, and then click install
Done!