dmd on ubuntu installation

[Michael P.]

Mike Parker Wrote:

> Michael P. wrote:
> > Frits van Bommel Wrote:
> > 
> >> Michael P. wrote:
> >>> But when I type dmd in the terminal, I get this:
> >>>
> >>> michael at ubuntu:~$ dmd
> >>> bash: /usr/local/bin/dmd: Permission denied
> >>> michael at ubuntu:~$ 
> >>>
> >>> Do you know why?
> >> Looks like you didn't "chmod +x" it. Zip files don't store *nix permissions...
> > 
> > Okay, but what should I do to fix that? I tried:
> > michael at ubuntu:~$ chmod u+x /usr/local/bin/{dmd,dumpobj,obj2asm,rdmd}
> > chmod: changing permissions of `/usr/local/bin/dmd': Operation not permitted
> > chmod: changing permissions of `/usr/local/bin/dumpobj': Operation not permitted
> > chmod: changing permissions of `/usr/local/bin/obj2asm': Operation not permitted
> > chmod: changing permissions of `/usr/local/bin/rdmd': Operation not permitted
> > michael at ubuntu:~$ 
> > but that happened. :(
> > 
> > 
> 
> Try adding 'sudo' to the front of the chmod command line. You have to 
> execute it as root.

Okay, I still can't run dmd. I get the same thing. But it works when I do sudo dmd.

michael at ubuntu:~/d$ cd ..
michael at ubuntu:~$ sudo chmod u+x /usr/local/bin/{dmd,dumpobj,obj2asm,rdmd}
[sudo] password for michael: 
michael at ubuntu:~$ dmd
bash: /usr/local/bin/dmd: Permission denied
michael at ubuntu:~$ sudo dmd
Digital Mars D Compiler v1.043
Copyright (c) 1999-2009 by Digital Mars written by Walter Bright
Documentation: http://www.digitalmars.com/d/1.0/index.html
Usage:
*snip*
michael at ubuntu:~$ dmd
bash: /usr/local/bin/dmd: Permission denied
michael at ubuntu:~$ 

Any suggestions now?