trouble getting started with D

[Andrew Marlow]

Lars T. Kyllingstad Wrote:

> > Where do I go from here? I would really like to try it? If there is a 64 bit install for ubuntu can someone post a URL please?

> The 32-bit DMD compiler works fine on 64-bit Ubuntu, even though the 
> .deb file is marked as i386.  Try this:
> 
>    dpkg -i --force-architecture dmd_2.041-0_i386.deb
> 
> Note that since the compiler is 32-bit, it only works with 32-bit 
> libraries.  You must therefore install the following packages:
> 
> sudo apt-get install gcc-multilib g++-multilib libc6-i386 libc6-dev-i386

Wow, I tried this and it works. Many thanks!