[Developers] Request for user testing

[Arni Magnusson]

Hi Johnoel,

Thanks again for prioritizing the MinGW build process. I have run a few 
tests, with mixed results:


*** Test 1: Follow exactly

When I follow the instructions exactly, the build process acts like Linux 
(calling cp -R etc.) and crashes. See test_follow_exactly.zip for stdout 
and stderr.


*** Test 2: Suppress sh.exe and then follow exactly

When I change my PATH so it does not include any sh.exe, and then follow 
the instructions exactly, the build process completes successfully. See 
test_suppress.sh.zip. Excellent!


*** Test 3: Suppress sh.exe and skip GCC installation

Since I already have GCC 4.7.2 on my machine, I don't want to install a 
new one every time I build ADMB. So I follow the instructions, except I 
skip Step 3. In other words, I modify my PATH, cd admb-trunk and 
utilities\make. This crashes. See test_suppress_sh_mygcc.zip.


*** Test 4: Minimal PATH and skip GCC installation

This time, I set PATH=c:/gnu/gcc/bin and type utilities\make. Similar 
results as in Test 3, but not identical. See test_minipath_mygcc.zip.


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The only test that builds is Test 2. The coolest thing would be if I 
wouldn't have to modify my PATH or install anything (since I already have 
make/g++/flex/sed in my PATH) but simply type:

   cd admb-trunk
   make

At any rate, I find the Test 2 procedure acceptable for my needs, but just 
barely. A comparison of Tests 2 and 4 indicates that the utilities/mingw 
directory might be hardwired into the makefiles? That's suboptimal, since 
most people interested in building ADMB from scratch already have GCC 
installed outside the admb-trunk. Right now I'm experimenting with 
dropping an existing GCC into the utilities/mingw directory, which is a 
somewhat silly workaround.

We'll get there,

Arni






On Fri, 19 Apr 2013, Johnoel Ancheta wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> The next ADMB release will soon be available.
>
> Please help by testing the installation procedures in
>
> http://www.admb-project.org/svn/trunk/INSTALL.txt
>
> Provide any feedback and suggestions.
>
> Thanks
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