dmd on ubuntu installation

[Michael P.]

Michael P. Wrote:

> 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?
BTW, I did get a .d file to compile. Had to use 'sudo dmd' and not just 'dmd'.