digitalmars.D.learn - Installing D1 and D2 side by side on linux
- Justin Johansson (17/17) Oct 14 2009 I got motivated by Walter putting out latest cuts of D1 and D2 (a D2 upd...
I got motivated by Walter putting out latest cuts of D1 and D2 (a D2 update in less than a week recently!), so ... Rather than having a single global install of DMD for linux, I'd like to have both D1 and D2 installed (i.e. distros unzipped into) /opt/dmd1 and /opt/dmd2 respectively and then be able to envoke rdmd on either version using the full path to the executable. Unfortunately seems like this doesn't work and rdmd can't find dmd in either case: D1 /opt/dmd1/linux/bin/rdmd test.d sh: dmd: not found D2 /opt/dmd2/linux/bin/rdmd test.d sh: dmd: not found sh: dmd: not found So what's the best way to do a side-by-side install of D1 and D2 on linux? As usual, thanks for all kind assistance, -- Justin Johansson
Oct 14 2009
Justin Johansson wrote:I got motivated by Walter putting out latest cuts of D1 and D2 (a D2 update in less than a week recently!), so ... Rather than having a single global install of DMD for linux, I'd like to have both D1 and D2 installed (i.e. distros unzipped into) /opt/dmd1 and /opt/dmd2 respectively and then be able to envoke rdmd on either version using the full path to the executable. Unfortunately seems like this doesn't work and rdmd can't find dmd in either case: D1 /opt/dmd1/linux/bin/rdmd test.d sh: dmd: not found D2 /opt/dmd2/linux/bin/rdmd test.d sh: dmd: not found sh: dmd: not found So what's the best way to do a side-by-side install of D1 and D2 on linux? As usual, thanks for all kind assistance, -- Justin JohanssonI'm not sure what the best way is, but this is my setup: somewhere in ~/ lie all versions of d I have installed: ~/dev/dmd1045 ~/dev/dmd2032 ~/dev/dmd2034 etc. Then there is one symlink ~/dev/dmd to one of those paths I want to work. I have ~/dmd/bin/ on the PATH. Finally there is a little script I can invoke like this: 'setupD dmd2032' that changes the symlink, possible remove tmp files used by rdmd etc. This has worked well for me, I usually just keep the older versions in there too, sometimes it is useful.
Oct 14 2009
Justin Johansson <no spam.com> wrote:I got motivated by Walter putting out latest cuts of D1 and D2 (a D2 update inless thana week recently!), so ... Rather than having a single global install of DMD for linux, I'd like to haveboth D1 and D2installed (i.e. distros unzipped into) /opt/dmd1 and /opt/dmd2 respectively and then be able to envoke rdmd on either version using the full path to theexecutable.Unfortunately seems like this doesn't work and rdmd can't find dmd in eithercase:D1 /opt/dmd1/linux/bin/rdmd test.d sh: dmd: not found D2 /opt/dmd2/linux/bin/rdmd test.d sh: dmd: not found sh: dmd: not found So what's the best way to do a side-by-side install of D1 and D2 on linux? As usual, thanks for all kind assistance, -- Justin JohanssonI do the same as Lutger. only difference: mine is /usr/local/lib/d/ symlink /usr/local/lib/d/dmd -> /usr/local/lib/d/dmd.2.035 symlink /usr/local/bin/dmd -> /usr/local/lib/d/dmd/bin/dmd etc... /usr/local/lib/d/dmd/dmd.2.035 /usr/local/lib/d/dmd/dmd.1.050 etc... you could make a wrapper script I personally don't use rdmd
Nov 06 2009
I added "export PATH=$PATH:/path/to/dmd/linux/bin" into ~/.bash_profile
Nov 06 2009