Comments on: D Packages for Ubuntu/Debian systems http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/ Thoughts about high architecture and sheer speed. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:14:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Stu http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-341 Stu Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:59:45 +0000 http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-341 I'm an ubuntu AMD64 7.10 and its been a REAL PAIN with gdc. Installing gdc is fine but trying to get a working tango installed is a bear. I can pull tango from svn and build with dsss... dsss installs all these nice .di files but doing gdc test.d cant find them so i have to symlink tango inside of the 4.1 directory so it can see the imports but I keep getting 'no environment specified' etc. kinda pisses me off. It _really_ shouldn't be this hard to get tango installed. This seems to point to more fundamental problems underlying D on non-win32 and non-32bit machines/architectures. (lets not even talk about trying to build GDC from source!!!) I look forward to seeing and trying your amd64 packages. I’m an ubuntu AMD64 7.10 and its been a REAL PAIN with gdc. Installing gdc is fine but trying to get a working tango installed is a bear. I can pull tango from svn and build with dsss… dsss installs all these nice .di files but doing gdc test.d cant find them so i have to symlink tango inside of the 4.1 directory so it can see the imports but I keep getting ‘no environment specified’ etc. kinda pisses me off.

It _really_ shouldn’t be this hard to get tango installed.

This seems to point to more fundamental problems underlying D on non-win32 and non-32bit machines/architectures. (lets not even talk about trying to build GDC from source!!!)

I look forward to seeing and trying your amd64 packages.

]]> By: Valeriu Paloş http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-342 Valeriu Paloş Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:36:53 +0000 http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-342 Yeap, I agree! For me too, It usually boiled down to making symlinks and all kinds of very ugly hacks. That is a shame considering that Tango and D are so amazing otherwise. I also agree to the fact that the real cause is more profound. It is essential that these problems will be solved so that any future software will not be bothered by such issues. I hope I'll be able to properly maintain and improve on these packages maybe even create a repository somehow (I've been exchanging some e-mails with larsivi (maintainer of Tango) and hopefully this story will have a nice outcome. Yeap, I agree! For me too, It usually boiled down to making symlinks and all kinds of very ugly hacks. That is a shame considering that Tango and D are so amazing otherwise.

I also agree to the fact that the real cause is more profound. It is essential that these problems will be solved so that any future software will not be bothered by such issues.

I hope I’ll be able to properly maintain and improve on these packages maybe even create a repository somehow (I’ve been exchanging some e-mails with larsivi (maintainer of Tango) and hopefully this story will have a nice outcome.

]]> By: oranda http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-343 oranda Mon, 24 Mar 2008 01:24:12 +0000 http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-343 First off all, thanks for the great packages! This will make it a lot easier for a lot more people to get in on D. However, there is a problem with the DMD packages. The dmd.conf in /usr/share/dmd/dmd/bin is not overwritten after installing the tango libraries. This file overrides /etc/dmd.conf, and so the libraries did not work until I copied the file from /etc to the dmd root. First off all, thanks for the great packages! This will make it a lot easier for a lot more people to get in on D.

However, there is a problem with the DMD packages. The dmd.conf in /usr/share/dmd/dmd/bin is not overwritten after installing the tango libraries. This file overrides /etc/dmd.conf, and so the libraries did not work until I copied the file from /etc to the dmd root.

]]> By: Valeriu Paloş http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-344 Valeriu Paloş Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:42:54 +0000 http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-344 Thanks for the feedback oranda! I really need it. I'll look into this asap. Thanks for the feedback oranda! I really need it. I’ll look into this asap.

]]> By: icy http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-345 icy Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:22:35 +0000 http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-345 I tried to get into D two times up to now and always failed at getting a reliable build base set up. It's a pitty. This is a real problem for spreading D and getting more people to support it. It's killing the whole thing right at the start. So I'm thankful for any efford to change that situation. Looking forward for the amd64 packages. I tried to get into D two times up to now and always failed at getting a reliable build base set up. It’s a pitty.
This is a real problem for spreading D and getting more people to support it. It’s killing the whole thing right at the start.

So I’m thankful for any efford to change that situation. Looking forward for the amd64 packages.

]]> By: oranda http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-346 oranda Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:16:00 +0000 http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-346 Quick piece of follow-up info. My friend also installed the dmd packages, same version of Ubuntu, and they worked flawlessly without any modification. I, on the other hand, found my dpkg repository so badly mauled today that I couldn't even use it until I manually removed some of the tango-dmd files from /var/lib/dpkg/info. So my guess would be that there is just something weird and non-obviously astray with my pc. It's an upgrade from Feisty to Gutsy, whereas as far as I know my friend's is not, so that might have something to do with it. Quick piece of follow-up info. My friend also installed the dmd packages, same version of Ubuntu, and they worked flawlessly without any modification. I, on the other hand, found my dpkg repository so badly mauled today that I couldn’t even use it until I manually removed some of the tango-dmd files from /var/lib/dpkg/info. So my guess would be that there is just something weird and non-obviously astray with my pc. It’s an upgrade from Feisty to Gutsy, whereas as far as I know my friend’s is not, so that might have something to do with it.

]]> By: Valeriu Paloş http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-347 Valeriu Paloş Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:30:27 +0000 http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-347 Hmm, that's interesting. I would guess that something made the preremoval scripts inside one of the packages (possibly tango-dmd) fail and the package removal process somehow stumped in the middle. I will try and make a Feisty -> Gutsy upgrade in a virtual machine and see what happens with these packages! Anyway I'm now working to release the 64bit packages (which will only pe available for gdc since dmd does not generate 64bit code and the 64bit dsss seems to segfault when building something). There is a significant change in the design of these packages! I've "merged" the two versions of DSSS (for DMD and GDC) into just one to allow the peaceful coexistence of both DMD and GDC installations. That implies a set of wrapper scripts for dsss to be called properly with the intended compiler. But more on that when I'll release... Hmm, that’s interesting. I would guess that something made the preremoval scripts inside one of the packages (possibly tango-dmd) fail and the package removal process somehow stumped in the middle. I will try and make a Feisty -> Gutsy upgrade in a virtual machine and see what happens with these packages!

Anyway I’m now working to release the 64bit packages (which will only pe available for gdc since dmd does not generate 64bit code and the 64bit dsss seems to segfault when building something).

There is a significant change in the design of these packages! I’ve “merged” the two versions of DSSS (for DMD and GDC) into just one to allow the peaceful coexistence of both DMD and GDC installations. That implies a set of wrapper scripts for dsss to be called properly with the intended compiler. But more on that when I’ll release…

]]> By: klaus momberger http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-363 klaus momberger Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:45:32 +0000 http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-363 I am getting object.d: module object cannot read file 'object.d' after finishing the dpkg installation. any idea? I am getting

object.d: module object cannot read file ‘object.d’

after finishing the dpkg installation. any idea?

]]> By: Valeriu Paloş http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-364 Valeriu Paloş Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:04:49 +0000 http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-364 What packages have you installed? As it is stated at the top of the post, this article is obsolete (and has been for some time). Please go to the following link for the latest .deb packages: http://download.palos.ro/Debian%20D%20Packages/ Note: Please don't forget to uninstall the previously installed packages! What packages have you installed? As it is stated at the top of the post, this article is obsolete (and has been for some time). Please go to the following link for the latest .deb packages:

http://download.palos.ro/Debian%20D%20Packages/

Note: Please don’t forget to uninstall the previously installed packages!

]]> By: Tom http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-409 Tom Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:02:07 +0000 http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-409 What do you tell about this: A subset of dmd/license.txt: The Software is copyrighted and comes with a single user license, and may not be redistributed. If you wish to obtain a redistribution license, please contact Digital Mars. ?? What do you tell about this:

A subset of dmd/license.txt:
The Software is copyrighted and comes with a single user license,
and may not be redistributed. If you wish to obtain a redistribution
license, please contact Digital Mars.

??

]]> By: Valeriu Paloş http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-410 Valeriu Paloş Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:32:19 +0000 http://codeblog.palos.ro/2008/03/21/d-packages-for-ubuntudebian-systems/#comment-410 @Tom: Which is exactly why the DMD package I made does *NOT* contains the software itself (binary or source) but instead it simply downloads and installs DMD at the time when the DEB package is itself installed on the computer. :) @Tom:

Which is exactly why the DMD package I made does *NOT* contains the software itself (binary or source) but instead it simply downloads and installs DMD at the time when the DEB package is itself installed on the computer.

:)

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