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A few days ago, on Twitter, I said that “Attempting to install D is like trying to speak a secret language, only everyone who knows it is speaking a different dialect than you.” That may have been misleading: what I actually meant was, that attempting to install the whole stack of D + DSSS + Derelict + Arclib is like trying to speak a secret language.

Here’s the secret part no one is going to tell you, and that you will not find written down anywhere: do not install version 2.x of the D compiler. This will save you no end of trouble. Stick to 1.0. Here’s the procedure I followed:

Go to the D website, download DMD for your OS of choice in whatever the latest 1.x line is, and install it according to the directions on D’s site.
Install DMC, still following the directions on the D website.
Download DSSS next, install it alongside D. I suggest stacking everything under a subdirectory so it’s all in one neat place. Windows note: put it on a path that doesn’t have any spaces. (On Windows my D installation is at C:d\.)
Use environment variables to put <your/path/to/your/d/folder>/dmd/bin/ and <your/path/to/your/d/folder>/dsss/bin/ on your path.
Open a command prompt and type: dsss net install derelict.
When that’s done, type dsss net install arclib.
Go about your business as usual.

What your business is, well, that’s up to you. Me, well, I just want to be Kenta Cho. (Fun fact: Tumiki Fighters and Torus Trooper both are playable with the Xbox 360 Gamepad on Windows. Much more fun than just using a keyboard.)

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