Gentlemans,

is it possible to build some version of D for ALT Linux (the biggest russian version of Linux and one of most used distributions here, http://en.altlinux.org/Main_Page ) and add to the list of available downloads? It would be absolutely great to see it in http://en.altlinux.org/Sisyphus ...

thank you, with hope :)

-- 

    /GLeb

* Institute of Atmospheric Optics, SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia

On Thursday 03 March 2011 20:37:59 gleb wrote:
> Gentlemans,
> 
> is it possible to build some version of D for ALT Linux (the biggest russian version of Linux and one of most used distributions here, http://en.altlinux.org/Main_Page ) and add to the list of available downloads? It would be absolutely great to see it in http://en.altlinux.org/Sisyphus ...
> 
> thank you, with hope :)

Well, I don't know who produces the rpm or deb, so I don't know how likely it is to get something for ALT Linux. I've never heard of it and have no idea what package format it uses.

However, if all you're looking to do is install dmd, then simply download the zip file, unzip it somewhere, and add /path/to/unzipped/dmd2/linux/bin to your path, and it should work. There's no need to install it in /usr or whatnot. It works quite easily from the unzipped zip file.

- Jonathan M Davis

On 2011-03-04 05:37, gleb wrote:
> Gentlemans,
>
> is it possible to build some version of D for ALT Linux (the biggest russian
> version of Linux and one of most used distributions here,
> http://en.altlinux.org/Main_Page ) and add to the list of available
> downloads? It would be absolutely great to see it in
> http://en.altlinux.org/Sisyphus ...
>
> thank you, with hope :)
>

You might want to have a look at: https://bitbucket.org/doob/dvm
DVM - installs and manages D compilers.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg

Al 04/03/11 08:40, En/na Jacob Carlborg ha escrit:
> You might want to have a look at: https://bitbucket.org/doob/dvm DVM - installs and manages D compilers.
> 

Is it ready to properly manage 1.67/2.52 and newer? (32/64 bit compiling)

Regards,
-- 
Jordi Sayol

Jonathan M Davis wrote:

> 
> Well, I don't know who produces the rpm or deb, so I don't know how likely it is to get something for ALT Linux. I've never heard of it and have no idea what package format it uses.

It's an very rationalised distribution with big packet base, often mentioned as main distribution for so named "schoolar project" (an efforts for migration in education and goverment use). So some minimal support for it may be very usefull to acquaint developers accross Russia and xUSSR with D. It uses rpm and apt, patched for rpm. Preparation is very simple, rpm specs are rationalised, too. Peoples in ALT and community are friendly, so problems may be solved very quickly.

> However, if all you're looking to do is install dmd, then simply download

Thank you, i'll see. Unfortunately i'm not shure dmd can helps and of course, peoples rudely hopes for native solution... :)

thank you!

-- 

    /GLeb

* Institute of Atmospheric Optics, SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia

gleb Wrote:

> Thank you, i'll see. Unfortunately i'm not shure dmd can helps and of course, peoples rudely hopes for native solution... :)

That will be a problem. See license:
---
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.
---

Kagamin wrote:

> gleb Wrote:
> 
>> Thank you, i'll see. Unfortunately i'm not shure dmd can helps and of course, peoples rudely hopes for native solution... :)
> 
> That will be a problem. See license:
> ---
> 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.

I see. But addition of another option to the list of downloads (http://digitalmars.com/d/download.html) will not break the license?

PS: in current state, pushing mentioned Software into the repository, e.g. Sisyphus (0.00(001) % from Windows users), probably will not reduce any commercial profit, rather increase it by some kind of advertising :)

there are some examples...


-- 

    /GLeb

* Institute of Atmospheric Optics, SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia

On Friday 04 March 2011 02:20:58 gleb wrote:
> Kagamin wrote:
> > gleb Wrote:
> >> Thank you, i'll see. Unfortunately i'm not shure dmd can helps and of course, peoples rudely hopes for native solution... :)
> > 
> > That will be a problem. See license:
> > ---
> > 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.
> 
> I see. But addition of another option to the list of downloads (http://digitalmars.com/d/download.html) will not break the license?

Linking to the downloads certainly doesn't break any licenses. You're telling people where to get it, not distributing it yourself.

> PS: in current state, pushing mentioned Software into the repository, e.g.
> Sisyphus (0.00(001) % from Windows users), probably will not reduce any
> commercial profit, rather increase it by some kind of advertising :)
> 
> there are some examples...

If you want to restribute dmd, as long as you have a decent reason, pretty much all you have to do is ask Walter for permission. The license stops you from just redistributing it on your own, but Walter gives permission fairly freely.

- Jonathan M Davis

On 2011-03-04 09:04, Jordi Sayol wrote:
> Al 04/03/11 08:40, En/na Jacob Carlborg ha escrit:
>> You might want to have a look at: https://bitbucket.org/doob/dvm
>> DVM - installs and manages D compilers.
>>
>
> Is it ready to properly manage 1.67/2.52 and newer? (32/64 bit compiling)
>
> Regards,

Only 32bit.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg

Jacob Carlborg wrote:

>>> You might want to have a look at: https://bitbucket.org/doob/dvm
>> Is it ready to properly manage 1.67/2.52 and newer? (32/64 bit compiling)

> 
> Only 32bit.
> 

well, i'm on x86_64, for example :(

-- 

    /GLeb

* Institute of Atmospheric Optics, SB RAS, Tomsk, Russia