diff --git a/Examples/Makefile.in b/Examples/Makefile.in
index 1a27b32cd..d7b9a5bcf 100644
--- a/Examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/Makefile.in
@@ -1626,8 +1626,7 @@ d_run:
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 d_version:
-	# Needs improvement!
-	echo D version guess - $(D_VERSION)
+	($(DCOMPILER) --version 2> /dev/null || $(DCOMPILER)) | head -n 3
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Clean the D examples
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2afaf2275..360b2f440 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2568,7 +2568,7 @@ _ACEOF
   fi
 
   if test -z "$D2COMPILERBIN" ; then
-    AC_CHECK_PROGS(D2COMPILER, dmd gdmd)
+    AC_CHECK_PROGS(D2COMPILER, dmd gdmd ldmd2 ldc2)
 
     if test -n "$D2COMPILER" ; then
       AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether the D2 compiler works)