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reply "Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> writes:
Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?

Phill.
Jul 24 2004
next sibling parent reply John Reimer <brk_6502 yahoo.com> writes:
On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 15:47:34 +1000, Phill wrote:


 Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?
 
 Phill.


Fedora OS is just a linux distribution orignating from Redhat, so why not?
Jul 24 2004
parent "Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> writes:
I just want to make sure before, I turn my world
upside down.

Thanks!

"John Reimer" <brk_6502 yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.07.25.05.57.46.926044 yahoo.com...

 On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 15:47:34 +1000, Phill wrote:


 Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?

 Phill.


 Fedora OS is just a linux distribution orignating from Redhat, so why not?
Jul 24 2004
prev sibling next sibling parent reply kinghajj <kinghajj_member pathlink.com> writes:
In article <cdvhh9$1nfg$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Phill says...

Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?

Phill.


1st off: stupid question.

2nd: Yes, I use Fedora Core 2, and DMD works just fine.
Jul 24 2004
next sibling parent John Reimer <brk_6502 yahoo.com> writes:
On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 06:16:07 +0000, kinghajj wrote:


 In article <cdvhh9$1nfg$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Phill says...

Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?

Phill.


 1st off: stupid question.


?????  

Then what does that make the answer?


 2nd: Yes, I use Fedora Core 2, and DMD works just fine.


This should have been 1st off!
Jul 24 2004
prev sibling next sibling parent reply "Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> writes:
"kinghajj" <kinghajj_member pathlink.com> wrote in message
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 In article <cdvhh9$1nfg$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Phill says...

Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?

Phill.


 1st off: stupid question.


I dont think there is such a thing as a "stupid question".

Just because you have a little knowledge of a subject,
does not make you more intelligent than me or anyone
else who does not have that knowledge. Im damn sure
there are subjects that I have much more knowledge than you or anyone else
on this NG(my work for instance).

In fact the only usefull information that I have learnt
from your answer is that, you are a dickhead.

regards
       Phill.
Jul 25 2004
parent reply Ilya Minkov <minkov cs.tum.edu> writes:
Phill wrote:


 I dont think there is such a thing as a "stupid question".


Oh no?

What we learn from your question, is that you havent't looked at the 
distrubution. It doesn't do any evil automatic installation, and if it 
wouldn't work... then it would just be it (although it barely needs 
anything, so it does). You're definately not damaging the system with it.

I've tried to use Linux and dropped it. Fact is, one has to know it well 
or leave it alone. This relates to nearly all modern Unix distributions 
out there. The notable exceptions that are POSIX compatible but don't 
feel like Unix are MacOS-X, BeOS (which i myself use), QNX and some others.

-eye
Jul 25 2004
parent reply John Reimer <brk_6502 NOSP_AM.yahoo.com> writes:
Ilya Minkov wrote:

 Phill wrote:
 

 I dont think there is such a thing as a "stupid question".


 
 
 Oh no?
 
 What we learn from your question, is that you havent't looked at the 
 distrubution. It doesn't do any evil automatic installation, and if it 
 wouldn't work... then it would just be it (although it barely needs 
 anything, so it does). You're definately not damaging the system with it.
 
 I've tried to use Linux and dropped it. Fact is, one has to know it well 
 or leave it alone. This relates to nearly all modern Unix distributions 
 out there. The notable exceptions that are POSIX compatible but don't 
 feel like Unix are MacOS-X, BeOS (which i myself use), QNX and some others.
 
 -eye


... like salt on a wound. :-P
Jul 25 2004
parent reply "Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> writes:
"John Reimer" <brk_6502 NOSP_AM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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 Ilya Minkov wrote:

 Phill wrote:


 I dont think there is such a thing as a "stupid question".



 Oh no?

 What we learn from your question, is that you havent't looked at the
 distrubution. It doesn't do any evil automatic installation, and if it
 wouldn't work... then it would just be it (although it barely needs
 anything, so it does). You're definately not damaging the system with




it.




I can think of other things, that dont "do any evil automatic installation"
that didnt work on both windows
and Linux.

The problem for me was, if it didnt work I wasnt going
to format my HD and all, just to find out that it didnt
work. So your "then it would just be it" statement is
rediculous.

Phill.



 Jul 25 2004



  parent reply Ilya Minkov <minkov cs.tum.edu>  writes:


Phill schrieb:


 I can think of other things, that dont "do any evil automatic installation"
 that didnt work on both windows
 and Linux.


I can recall the newsgroup being very helpful in the cases someone is 
actually not getting something to run, if this someone is able to say 
what he tried and what went wrong.

This helpful folk includes myself from time to time. I sometimes spend 
an hour or two debugging code from people whom i don't know and 
patiently explain what's wrong with it and how to fix it. So please 
don't value this as being unfriendly to you, it's just that in all the 
years it's one of the most strange (would you say "rediculous"?) threads 
i'm seeing.


 The problem for me was, if it didnt work I wasnt going
 to format my HD and all, just to find out that it didnt
 work. So your "then it would just be it" statement is
 rediculous.


Oh yes, "then it would just be it" statement is very ridiculous. But 
your urge to format a HD instead of searching for a problem source, and 
placing a question without taking a look at the subject also is. :)))

I think we have all spent a disproportionate amount of time on this 
thread, including yourself. And mind you, a new language with a somewhat 
less-than-perfect compiler is not something for people who are too tight 
on time, since one is guaranteed to run into small problems, lack of 
previous work, insufficent documentation, etc. It also requieres a fair 
amount of experience with different subjects, although given time we 
help one gain it.

-eye the photoallergic



 Jul 25 2004



  parent reply "Phill" <phill pacific.net.au>  writes:


Ok point taken.

Id just like to say that I havent formatted my HD,
so I dont have a problem source(besides this thread).
I originally asked the question prior to reading anything
or doing anything about installing Fedora, because I
wanted to know that I can still use everything on
my machine that I enjoy.
I thought I would get a  yes or no answer, instead of
what I got.

One day i hope you have children!



 Jul 25 2004



  parent reply "Phill" <phill pacific.net.au>  writes:


"Phill" <phill pacific.net.au> wrote in message
news:ce29l5$eof$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 Ok point taken.

 Id just like to say that I havent formatted my HD,
 so I dont have a problem source(besides this thread).
 I originally asked the question prior to reading anything
 or doing anything about installing Fedora, because I
 wanted to know that I can still use everything on
 my machine that I enjoy.
 I thought I would get a  yes or no answer, instead of
 what I got.

 One day i hope you have children!


woops I was supposed to erase that.



 Jul 25 2004



  parent reply Ilya Minkov <minkov cs.tum.edu>  writes:


Phill schrieb:


Ok point taken.

Id just like to say that I havent formatted my HD,
so I dont have a problem source(besides this thread).
I originally asked the question prior to reading anything
or doing anything about installing Fedora, because I
wanted to know that I can still use everything on
my machine that I enjoy.




OK, so you *don't* have Linux/Fedora installed yet. Now it makes 
somewhat more sense.


I thought I would get a  yes or no answer, instead of
what I got.




You did get a clear "yes". And, well, a ton of junk.


One day i hope you have children!




/me too. Such an unsociable creature as myself - who would ever imagine. :)

(or was it sarcasm?)


 woops I was supposed to erase that.


Why in fact? It's alright. :)

-eye



 Jul 26 2004



  parent  "Phill" <phill pacific.net.au>  writes:


"Ilya Minkov" <minkov cs.tum.edu> wrote in message
news:ce2qbl$quf$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 Phill schrieb:


Ok point taken.

Id just like to say that I havent formatted my HD,
so I dont have a problem source(besides this thread).
I originally asked the question prior to reading anything
or doing anything about installing Fedora, because I
wanted to know that I can still use everything on
my machine that I enjoy.




 OK, so you *don't* have Linux/Fedora installed yet. Now it makes
 somewhat more sense.


I thought I would get a  yes or no answer, instead of
what I got.




 You did get a clear "yes". And, well, a ton of junk.


One day i hope you have children!




 /me too. Such an unsociable creature as myself - who would ever imagine.


:)

 (or was it sarcasm?)


At the time, and quiet often while I am on here my
almost 4 yr old daughter was/is climbing and swinging
around my neck. I was wishing
that she was swinging around your neck :o))

So it was a joke, that was not meant to be posted.

cheers
      Phill.



 Jul 27 2004



prev sibling  parent reply teqDruid <me teqdruid.com>  writes:


On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 06:16:07 +0000, kinghajj wrote:


 In article <cdvhh9$1nfg$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Phill says...

Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?

Phill.


 1st off: stupid question.


In defense of the question, there've been a lot of rumors of programs not
working on Fedora for unknown reasons.


 
 2nd: Yes, I use Fedora Core 2, and DMD works just fine.





 Jul 25 2004



  parent  kinghajj <kinghajj_member pathlink.com>  writes:


In article <cdvm2q$1qej$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Phill says...

I dont think there is such a thing as a "stupid question".

Just because you have a little knowledge of a subject,
does not make you more intelligent than me or anyone
else who does not have that knowledge. Im damn sure
there are subjects that I have much more knowledge than you or anyone else
on this NG(my work for instance).

In fact the only usefull information that I have learnt
from your answer is that, you are a dickhead.

regards
       Phill.


Sorry, I did not mean to be a dickhead. I wasn't insulting you, but rather your
question. To me, it seems that the obvious answer was yes.

In article <pan.2004.07.25.07.54.07.144823 teqdruid.com>, teqDruid says...


In defense of the question, there've been a lot of rumors of programs not
working on Fedora for unknown reasons.


Really? I haven't had any problems.



 Jul 25 2004



prev sibling next sibling parent reply Russ Lewis <spamhole-2001-07-16 deming-os.org>  writes:


Phill wrote:

 Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?
 
 Phill.


I'm using Fedora Core 1, and D works fine.  Before that, I had it 
running on several versions of RedHat (7.x, 8.0, 9).



 Jul 24 2004



  parent  "Phill" <phill pacific.net.au>  writes:


"Russ Lewis" <spamhole-2001-07-16 deming-os.org> wrote in message
news:cdvkff$1p3f$2 digitaldaemon.com...

 Phill wrote:

 Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?

 Phill.


 I'm using Fedora Core 1, and D works fine.  Before that, I had it
 running on several versions of RedHat (7.x, 8.0, 9).


Thanks !



 Jul 24 2004



prev sibling  parent reply "Bruno A. Costa" <bruno codata.com.br>  writes:


Phill wrote:


 Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?
 
 Phill.


I had problems with Fedora Core 2.

Look at http://www.digitalmars.com/drn-bin/wwwnews?digitalmars.D/2658

Bruno.



 Jul 27 2004



  parent reply Phill <phill pacific.net.au>  writes:


Bruno A. Costa wrote:

 Phill wrote:
 
 

Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?

Phill.


 
 
 I had problems with Fedora Core 2.
 
 Look at http://www.digitalmars.com/drn-bin/wwwnews?digitalmars.D/2658
 
 Bruno.


Do you use std.socket now?

I have Fedora up and running now anyway.
The only problem that I have is with Thunderbird and the
way it displays its posts. I like how MS Outlook displays
it posts in a tree for each thread, its much easier to follow
a thread.

Phill.



 Jul 28 2004



 next sibling parent reply John Reimer <brk_6502 yahoo.com>  writes:


On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:09:08 +1000, Phill wrote:


 Bruno A. Costa wrote:

 Phill wrote:
 
 

Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?

Phill.


 
 
 I had problems with Fedora Core 2.
 
 Look at http://www.digitalmars.com/drn-bin/wwwnews?digitalmars.D/2658
 
 Bruno.


 
 Do you use std.socket now?
 
 I have Fedora up and running now anyway. The only problem that I have is
 with Thunderbird and the way it displays its posts. I like how MS Outlook
 displays it posts in a tree for each thread, its much easier to follow a
 thread.
 
 Phill.


You might like to try "Pan"

It's the newsreader I currently use on Linux.  It works quite well and the
display is quite configurable.  You should be able to get it working on
Fedora.

Also, the newsreader that comes with kde is quite good.



 Jul 28 2004



 next sibling parent  Juanjo =?ISO-8859-15?Q?=C1lvarez?= <juanjuxNO SPAMyahoo.es>  writes:


John Reimer wrote:

 

 Also, the newsreader that comes with kde is quite good.


BTW is called "KNode".



 Jul 29 2004



prev sibling  parent  Phill <phill pacific.net.au>  writes:


John Reimer wrote:

 On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:09:08 +1000, Phill wrote:
 
 

Bruno A. Costa wrote:


Phill wrote:




Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?

Phill.



I had problems with Fedora Core 2.

Look at http://www.digitalmars.com/drn-bin/wwwnews?digitalmars.D/2658

Bruno.


Do you use std.socket now?

I have Fedora up and running now anyway. The only problem that I have is
with Thunderbird and the way it displays its posts. I like how MS Outlook
displays it posts in a tree for each thread, its much easier to follow a
thread.

Phill.


 
 
 You might like to try "Pan"
 
 It's the newsreader I currently use on Linux.  It works quite well and the
 display is quite configurable.  You should be able to get it working on
 Fedora.
 
 Also, the newsreader that comes with kde is quite good.
 


Thanks John!



 Jul 29 2004



prev sibling next sibling parent reply Lars Ivar Igesund <larsivar igesund.net>  writes:


Phill wrote:

 Bruno A. Costa wrote:
 

 Phill wrote:



 Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?

 Phill.




 I had problems with Fedora Core 2.

 Look at http://www.digitalmars.com/drn-bin/wwwnews?digitalmars.D/2658

 Bruno.


 
 
 Do you use std.socket now?
 
 I have Fedora up and running now anyway.
 The only problem that I have is with Thunderbird and the
 way it displays its posts. I like how MS Outlook displays
 it posts in a tree for each thread, its much easier to follow
 a thread.
 
 Phill.


Have you tried the thread view? Just click the cartoon talking bubble to 
the left in the list of posts. Works like a charm (although it can be 
(was in previous versions, at least) somewhat hard to find new posts in 
old threads).

Lars Ivar Igesund



 Jul 29 2004



  parent  Phill <phill pacific.net.au>  writes:


Lars Ivar Igesund wrote:

 Phill wrote:
 

 Bruno A. Costa wrote:


 Phill wrote:



 Is it possible to use D on Fedora OS?

 Phill.





 I had problems with Fedora Core 2.

 Look at http://www.digitalmars.com/drn-bin/wwwnews?digitalmars.D/2658

 Bruno.




 Do you use std.socket now?

 I have Fedora up and running now anyway.
 The only problem that I have is with Thunderbird and the
 way it displays its posts. I like how MS Outlook displays
 it posts in a tree for each thread, its much easier to follow
 a thread.

 Phill.


 
 
 Have you tried the thread view? Just click the cartoon talking bubble to 
 the left in the list of posts. Works like a charm (although it can be 
 (was in previous versions, at least) somewhat hard to find new posts in 
 old threads).
 
 Lars Ivar Igesund


Yes that work great thanks!



 Jul 30 2004



prev sibling next sibling parent reply Sean Kelly <sean f4.ca>  writes:


In article <41085C44.50000 pacific.net.au>, Phill says...

I have Fedora up and running now anyway.
The only problem that I have is with Thunderbird and the
way it displays its posts. I like how MS Outlook displays
it posts in a tree for each thread, its much easier to follow
a thread.


If you click the leftmost column header the threads should collapse to tree view
just like Outlook.  I use Thunderbird for my mail in Windows and love it.
Another nice aspect is that if you dual boot you can share the same profile
between Windows and Linux.


Sean



 Jul 29 2004



  parent  Phill <phill pacific.net.au>  writes:


Sean Kelly wrote:

 In article <41085C44.50000 pacific.net.au>, Phill says...
 

I have Fedora up and running now anyway.
The only problem that I have is with Thunderbird and the
way it displays its posts. I like how MS Outlook displays
it posts in a tree for each thread, its much easier to follow
a thread.


 
 
 If you click the leftmost column header the threads should collapse to tree
view
 just like Outlook.  I use Thunderbird for my mail in Windows and love it.
 Another nice aspect is that if you dual boot you can share the same profile
 between Windows and Linux.
 
 
 Sean
 
 


That works good, it makes life easier.

Thanks!



 Jul 30 2004



prev sibling  parent  "Bruno A. Costa" <bruno codata.com.br>  writes:


Phill wrote:



 
 Do you use std.socket now?


I have a dual boot machine (Slackware/Fedora). I'm using only Slackware
actually and in Slack std.socket works well.


 
 I have Fedora up and running now anyway.
 The only problem that I have is with Thunderbird and the
 way it displays its posts. I like how MS Outlook displays
 it posts in a tree for each thread, its much easier to follow
 a thread.
 


Thunderbird is very good, but I am using KNode.

Bruno.



 Jul 29 2004