i have the IDDE and need step by step (noob) instructions for compiling with DigitalMars. I have the source to my program but no idea how to compile it. Was made for me and told it could be re-compiled with, DM. Can anyone help a noob?

"dicknose" <dicknose_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:cgtcmo$1ou9$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> i have the IDDE and need step by step (noob) instructions for compiling
with
> DigitalMars. I have the source to my program but no idea how to compile
it. Was
> made for me and told it could be re-compiled with, DM. Can anyone help a
noob?

To compile the program foo.d, use the command:

    dmd foo.d

which will create the file foo.exe, which you can then run.

In article <cgtv1r$1udo$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says...
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>"dicknose" <dicknose_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:cgtcmo$1ou9$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>> i have the IDDE and need step by step (noob) instructions for compiling
>with
>> DigitalMars. I have the source to my program but no idea how to compile
>it. Was
>> made for me and told it could be re-compiled with, DM. Can anyone help a
>noob?
>
>To compile the program foo.d, use the command:
>
>    dmd foo.d
>
>which will create the file foo.exe, which you can then run.
>
>

If you want the program to go faster, use dmd -O -release -inline foo.d :) .

Id wrote:
> If you want the program to go faster, use dmd -O -release -inline foo.d :) .

If you value your sanity, don't use -O

"h3r3tic" <h3r3tic@dev.null> wrote in message news:cgvc2d$2hgb$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> Id wrote:
> > If you want the program to go faster, use dmd -O -release -inline foo.d
:) .
>
> If you value your sanity, don't use -O

Don't worry, I fixed the two -O bugs you reported.