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October 24, 2014 D in my trashbin | ||||
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Two days later and I still cant get a 'Hello World' to compile. It is far beyond me how a project can exist for so many years and still not have a straightforward installation that works out of the box. Yes.. read the forums and search google for solutions that may or may not work depending on the phases of the moon, I have to ask you: Why bother ? Why would anybody trust a compiler written by people who regard making it run out of the box an after-thought ? |
October 24, 2014 Re: D in my trashbin | ||||
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Posted in reply to frustrated | I always just use the zip which works fine out of the box without even needing to be installed. |
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Posted in reply to Adam D. Ruppe | On Friday, 24 October 2014 at 02:44:48 UTC, Adam D. Ruppe wrote:
> I always just use the zip which works fine out of the box without even needing to be installed.
Same, I didn't need to do any thing to get up and working other than download the thing.
Care to share what problems you are having?
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October 24, 2014 Re: D in my trashbin | ||||
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Posted in reply to Tofu Ninja | I found it pretty easy on windows, just download D, then visual D, tell visual D where D is-- and what do you know.. it works. D has other problems like the mere existence of a GC, but I didn't find installing it confusing. |
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Posted in reply to frustrated | Why not ask people on here for help, if you're having trouble? Is it installing the compiler your having trouble with, or maybe it's a slight syntax error that's giving you trouble? |
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Posted in reply to frustrated | I first encountered D in 2001. Back then it was basically: 1. download zip 2. unpack 3. go Today it's... the same. (In fairness I use dvm these days, just to automate it.) So if you are having difficulty compiling something as simple as a "hello world," as you say, there is something else afoot. |
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Posted in reply to frustrated | I used to use the zip and never had a problem, but it did require an extra step or two to set up the environment. Now, I just use the installer. No need to set paths or anything. Install, open a cmd prompt and away you go. |
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Posted in reply to frustrated | On Friday, 24 October 2014 at 02:42:13 UTC, frustrated wrote:
> Two days later and I still cant get a 'Hello World' to compile.
> It is far beyond me how a project can exist for so many years
> and still not have a straightforward installation that works out
> of the box. Yes.. read the forums and search google for solutions
> that may or may not work depending on the phases of the moon,
> I have to ask you:
> Why bother ?
> Why would anybody trust a compiler written by people
> who regard making it run out of the box an after-thought ?
What are you expecting here ? We obviously can't help you as you don't give any information on the system you use or the error you get.
I guess the best I can do is wish you luck with your frustration.
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Posted in reply to frustrated | On Friday, 24 October 2014 at 02:42:13 UTC, frustrated wrote:
> Two days later and I still cant get a 'Hello World' to compile.
> It is far beyond me how a project can exist for so many years
> and still not have a straightforward installation that works out
> of the box. Yes.. read the forums and search google for solutions
> that may or may not work depending on the phases of the moon,
> I have to ask you:
> Why bother ?
> Why would anybody trust a compiler written by people
> who regard making it run out of the box an after-thought ?
Natural selection in action.
You saved the D community from yourself. Thank you very much!
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Posted in reply to frustrated | On Friday, 24 October 2014 at 02:42:13 UTC, frustrated wrote:
> Two days later and I still cant get a 'Hello World' to compile.
Maybe, you messed some semicolons or braces in the hello world source? Try to check that you copied it correctly.
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