codeblocks - simple newbie tip/correction

[deadalnix]

On Saturday, 24 August 2013 at 17:33:54 UTC, Ramon wrote:
> While rdmd is extremey handy, newcomers might often want to 
> start simple and easy for the beginning. Looking in the D wiki, 
> there is quite a lot listed under IDE and Editors and 
> Code:Blocks might actually be one of the more attractive 
> beginners solutions.
>
> Unfortunately the documentation (mainly on the code:blocks 
> side) isn't reliable and/or correct and I feel that we should 
> make it as easy and painfree as possible for newcomers to like 
> and getting to try/work with D.
>
> I'm now sitting in front of a working installation on a current 
> Debian/Ubuntu/Mint (which might be pretty often encountered) 
> and could provide/share a short howto for that scenario leading 
> to a properly working codeblocks for D.
>
> A) is that welcome/wanted?
> B) if so, what's the right place for such a howto?
> C) (for the future) is the forum the right place to 
> introduce/ask about such stuff? If not, apologies for my misuse 
> and: what's the right place and procedure?
>
> Thanks - R

As you just did it, I think the best option is that you put what 
you just did somewhere in the wiki. Then we can work on form, 
link that where appropriate.

That'd be great.