Programming install/run dmd on linux (mandrake 8 distro)

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dmd
dmd: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory

/lib/libc.so.6
GNU C Library stable release version 2.2.5, by Roland McGrath et al.
Copyright (C) 1992-2001, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Compiled by GNU CC version 3.2 (Mandrake Linux 9.0 3.2-1mdk).
Compiled on a Linux 2.4.18 system on 2002-08-19.
Available extensions:
        GNU libio by Per Bothner
        crypt add-on version 2.1 by Michael Glad and others
        linuxthreads-0.9 by Xavier Leroy
        BIND-8.2.3-T5B
        libthread_db work sponsored by Alpha Processor Inc
        NIS(YP)/NIS+ NSS modules 0.19 by Thorsten Kukuk
Report bugs using the `glibcbug' script to <bugs at gnu.org>.

gcc -v
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-mandrake-linux/2.96/specs
gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Linux-Mandrake 8.0 2.96-0.48mdk)

Is there anyway to build the compiler etc from the source distribution?
There appears no makefile or configure...
What's a good way to get into D up and running quickly? Thanks!