build on linux

[bpederse]

hi, i'm just trying D. i downloaded the d-dbi library. it requires the build
library in order to install/build. \
so i downloaded the build library, copied Makefile.gnu to Makefile in the Source
dir.
then run make. 
i get a ton of errors such as:
source.d:(.gnu.linkonce.t_D6source6Source6searchFZv+0xd9): undefined reference
to `_D4util8booltype4TrueC4util8booltype4Bool

so
1. what are the steps required to run get the build program going
and
2. is there a document somewhere that explains how to get a library and
"install" it. i.e. how to edit dmd.conf and/or where to put all the files?
thanks,
-brent