Hi all!
I am new to D language and I have a problem with compiler.

I have Windows 8.1 64bit.
I installed DMD 2.065 compiler and Visual D for Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate.
So when I create an empty(Hello D-World) project and try to compile it, I get this error: "'dmd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.".
I added "dm\bin" and "dmd2\windows\bin" to PATH environment variable.


Here is a full build log:

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Build Log

Building Debug\D_TEST.exe

Command Line

set PATH=D:\Developing\Visual Studio 2013\VisualD\D\dm\windows\\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\\\bin;%PATH%
dmd -g -debug -X -Xf"Debug\D_TEST.json" -deps="Debug\D_TEST.dep" -c -of"Debug\D_TEST.obj" main.d
if errorlevel 1 goto reportError

set LIB=
echo. > Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
echo "Debug\D_TEST.obj","Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv","Debug\D_TEST.map",user32.lib+ >> Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
echo kernel32.lib/NOMAP/CO/NOI >> Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg

"D:\Developing\DIGITAL MARS\VisualD\pipedmd.exe" -deps Debug\D_TEST.lnkdep link.exe @Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
if errorlevel 1 goto reportError
if not exist "Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv" (echo "Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv" not created! && goto reportError)
echo Converting debug information...
"D:\Developing\DIGITAL MARS\VisualD\cv2pdb\cv2pdb.exe" "Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv" "Debug\D_TEST.exe"
if errorlevel 1 goto reportError
if not exist "Debug\D_TEST.exe" (echo "Debug\D_TEST.exe" not created! && goto reportError)

goto noError

:reportError
echo Building Debug\D_TEST.exe failed!

:noError
Output

'dmd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Building Debug\D_TEST.exe failed!
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Please help me!
I do really want to write programs on D!

Any reasons for the Double anti slashes ?
D:\Developing\Visual Studio 2013\VisualD\D\dm\windows\\bin
                                                      ^

On Monday, 14 April 2014 at 20:29:17 UTC, Capture_A_Lag wrote:
> Hi all!
> I am new to D language and I have a problem with compiler.
>
> I have Windows 8.1 64bit.
> I installed DMD 2.065 compiler and Visual D for Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate.
> So when I create an empty(Hello D-World) project and try to compile it, I get this error: "'dmd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.".
> I added "dm\bin" and "dmd2\windows\bin" to PATH environment variable.
>
>
> Here is a full build log:
>
> ____________________________________________________
> ____________________________________________________
> Build Log
>
> Building Debug\D_TEST.exe
>
> Command Line
>
> set PATH=D:\Developing\Visual Studio 2013\VisualD\D\dm\windows\\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\\\bin;%PATH%
> dmd -g -debug -X -Xf"Debug\D_TEST.json" -deps="Debug\D_TEST.dep" -c -of"Debug\D_TEST.obj" main.d
> if errorlevel 1 goto reportError
>
> set LIB=
> echo. > Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
> echo "Debug\D_TEST.obj","Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv","Debug\D_TEST.map",user32.lib+
> >> Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
> echo kernel32.lib/NOMAP/CO/NOI >> Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
>
> "D:\Developing\DIGITAL MARS\VisualD\pipedmd.exe" -deps Debug\D_TEST.lnkdep link.exe @Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
> if errorlevel 1 goto reportError
> if not exist "Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv" (echo "Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv" not created! && goto reportError)
> echo Converting debug information...
> "D:\Developing\DIGITAL MARS\VisualD\cv2pdb\cv2pdb.exe" "Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv" "Debug\D_TEST.exe"
> if errorlevel 1 goto reportError
> if not exist "Debug\D_TEST.exe" (echo "Debug\D_TEST.exe" not created! && goto reportError)
>
> goto noError
>
> :reportError
> echo Building Debug\D_TEST.exe failed!
>
> :noError
> Output
>
> 'dmd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> Building Debug\D_TEST.exe failed!
> ____________________________________________________
> ____________________________________________________
>
> Please help me!
> I do really want to write programs on D!

Hi,

try to set your path like this,

set PATH="D:\Developing\Visual Studio 2013\VisualD\D\dm\windows\bin";"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin";%PATH%

You need quotes around paths with spaces and Windows does not like multiple separators.

But I am missing the path to dmc as well. Have you installed it?

--
Paulo


Am 14.04.2014 22:29, schrieb Capture_A_Lag:
> Hi all!
> I am new to D language and I have a problem with compiler.
>
> I have Windows 8.1 64bit.
> I installed DMD 2.065 compiler and Visual D for Visual Studio 2013
> Ultimate.
> So when I create an empty(Hello D-World) project and try to compile it,
> I get this error: "'dmd' is not recognized as an internal or external
> command,
> operable program or batch file.".
> I added "dm\bin" and "dmd2\windows\bin" to PATH environment variable.
>
>
> Here is a full build log:
>
> ____________________________________________________
> ____________________________________________________
> Build Log
>
> Building Debug\D_TEST.exe
>
> Command Line
>
> set PATH=D:\Developing\Visual Studio
> 2013\VisualD\D\dm\windows\\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
> Kits\8.1\\\bin;%PATH%
> dmd -g -debug -X -Xf"Debug\D_TEST.json" -deps="Debug\D_TEST.dep" -c
> -of"Debug\D_TEST.obj" main.d
> if errorlevel 1 goto reportError
>
> set LIB=
> echo. > Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
> echo
> "Debug\D_TEST.obj","Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv","Debug\D_TEST.map",user32.lib+
>  >> Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
> echo kernel32.lib/NOMAP/CO/NOI >> Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
>
> "D:\Developing\DIGITAL MARS\VisualD\pipedmd.exe" -deps
> Debug\D_TEST.lnkdep link.exe @Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
> if errorlevel 1 goto reportError
> if not exist "Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv" (echo "Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv" not
> created! && goto reportError)
> echo Converting debug information...
> "D:\Developing\DIGITAL MARS\VisualD\cv2pdb\cv2pdb.exe"
> "Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv" "Debug\D_TEST.exe"
> if errorlevel 1 goto reportError
> if not exist "Debug\D_TEST.exe" (echo "Debug\D_TEST.exe" not created! &&
> goto reportError)
>
> goto noError
>
> :reportError
> echo Building Debug\D_TEST.exe failed!
>
> :noError
> Output
>
> 'dmd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> Building Debug\D_TEST.exe failed!
> ____________________________________________________
> ____________________________________________________
>
> Please help me!
> I do really want to write programs on D!

On 14.04.2014 22:29, Capture_A_Lag wrote:
> Hi all!
> I am new to D language and I have a problem with compiler.
>
> I have Windows 8.1 64bit.
> I installed DMD 2.065 compiler and Visual D for Visual Studio 2013
> Ultimate.
> So when I create an empty(Hello D-World) project and try to compile it,
> I get this error: "'dmd' is not recognized as an internal or external
> command,
> operable program or batch file.".
> I added "dm\bin" and "dmd2\windows\bin" to PATH environment variable.
>
>
> Here is a full build log:
>
> ____________________________________________________
> ____________________________________________________
> Build Log
>
> Building Debug\D_TEST.exe
>
> Command Line
>
> set PATH=D:\Developing\Visual Studio
> 2013\VisualD\D\dm\windows\\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows
> Kits\8.1\\\bin;%PATH%
> dmd -g -debug -X -Xf"Debug\D_TEST.json" -deps="Debug\D_TEST.dep" -c
> -of"Debug\D_TEST.obj" main.d
> if errorlevel 1 goto reportError
>
> set LIB=
> echo. > Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
> echo
> "Debug\D_TEST.obj","Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv","Debug\D_TEST.map",user32.lib+
>  >> Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
> echo kernel32.lib/NOMAP/CO/NOI >> Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
>
> "D:\Developing\DIGITAL MARS\VisualD\pipedmd.exe" -deps
> Debug\D_TEST.lnkdep link.exe @Debug\D_TEST.build.lnkarg
> if errorlevel 1 goto reportError
> if not exist "Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv" (echo "Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv" not
> created! && goto reportError)
> echo Converting debug information...
> "D:\Developing\DIGITAL MARS\VisualD\cv2pdb\cv2pdb.exe"
> "Debug\D_TEST.exe_cv" "Debug\D_TEST.exe"
> if errorlevel 1 goto reportError
> if not exist "Debug\D_TEST.exe" (echo "Debug\D_TEST.exe" not created! &&
> goto reportError)
>
> goto noError
>
> :reportError
> echo Building Debug\D_TEST.exe failed!
>
> :noError
> Output
>
> 'dmd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> Building Debug\D_TEST.exe failed!
> ____________________________________________________
> ____________________________________________________
>
> Please help me!
> I do really want to write programs on D!

I guess the dmd installation path configured in Visual D is not correct: go to Tool->Options->Projects and Solutions->Visual D Settings->DMD Directories and check the "DMD Installation path". This must be the absolute path of the folder that contains the "windows" subfolder.

Guessing from your build log, if "D:\Developing\DIGITAL MARS\dmd2\windows\bin\dmd.exe" exists, it should be

D:\Developing\DIGITAL MARS\dmd2

though it might be better to not use spaces in the path to dmd. It doesn't always like this, see http://dlang.org/dmd-windows.html#problems


Double back slashes are usually no problem, and you don't need dmc to compile D files.

Hi! Thank you all for your help!

I've done something with path and now it finds dmd.
But now I get another error "Error 2: File Not Found user32.lib	D:\Developing\Visual Studio 2013\Projects\D_TEST2\D_TEST2\user32.lib".

Looks like it is trying to find libraries in the project directory, though I have set the libraries path to "D:\Developing\DIGITAL MARS\dm\lib; D:\Developing\DIGITAL MARS\dmd2\windows\lib"

Please!
I need your help again!

I don't know what I have done, but everything works good now.
Thanks everybody for help!

On Tuesday, 15 April 2014 at 13:59:31 UTC, Capture_A_Lag wrote:
> I don't know what I have done, but everything works good now.
> Thanks everybody for help!

Hi, Im having the same problem you had trying to run a d language project...I keep getting the following error

Build started: Project: ScreencastHelloWorld, Configuration: Debug x64 ------
Building Debug\ScreencastHelloWorld.exe...
'dmd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Building Debug\ScreencastHelloWorld.exe failed!
Details saved as "file://c:\users\lateakwa\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\ScreencastHelloWorld\ScreencastHelloWorld\Debug\ScreencastHelloWorld.buildlog.html"
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
  any suggestions???? Im using 2010 visual studio professional and the visual d plugin.

On 02.11.2014 00:09, Teak wrote:
> On Tuesday, 15 April 2014 at 13:59:31 UTC, Capture_A_Lag wrote:
>> I don't know what I have done, but everything works good now.
>> Thanks everybody for help!
>
> Hi, Im having the same problem you had trying to run a d language
> project...I keep getting the following error
>
> Build started: Project: ScreencastHelloWorld, Configuration: Debug x64
> ------
> Building Debug\ScreencastHelloWorld.exe...
> 'dmd' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> Building Debug\ScreencastHelloWorld.exe failed!
> Details saved as "file://c:\users\lateakwa\documents\visual studio
> 2010\Projects\ScreencastHelloWorld\ScreencastHelloWorld\Debug\ScreencastHelloWorld.buildlog.html"
>
> ========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
>    any suggestions???? Im using 2010 visual studio professional and the
> visual d plugin.

Have you verified the dmd installation path? Go to Tool->Options->Projects and Solutions->Visual D Settings->DMD Directories and check the "DMD Installation path". This must be the absolute path of the folder that contains the "windows" subfolder (not the windows/bin folder itself!).

If this is correct, please post the build log in the Debug folder. It would be best to report to https://issues.dlang.org/enter_bug.cgi to keep track of the issue.