[ADMB Users] Problem with installation

[John Ancheta]

Please follow the Installation Guides for ADMB at
First download and install a current version of ADMB from

http://admb-project.org/downloads

The follow the Step by Step Installation Instructions from

http://admb-project.org/documentation

If it still fails, let me know

1. which version you downloaded
2. which step did not work for you

Thanks,
johnoel



On Dec 9, 12:47 am, "Tony Booth" <t.bo... at ru.ac.za> wrote:
> I seem to having some hassles with installing the newly available ADMB
> software.
>
> I followed these steps
>
> 1) I deleted my ADMB v7 software
> 2) I deleted my MINGW version
> 3) Followed all instructions to a tee.
> 4) But, when I try to "make" an executable I get the following returned to
> me
>
> -----------------
> C:\ADMB>make
> cd C:\\admb\\examples\\admb\\buscycle && makeadm.bat ham4 && ham4.exe
> 'cat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> Error trying to create output file
> ham4.cpp/mingw/lib/libmingw32.a(main.o):main.c:(.text+0xbd): undefined
> reference to `WinMain at 16'
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [ham4] Error 1
> --------
>
> I have checked on the version of GCC as follows
> ------------
> C:\ADMB\examples\admb\simple>gcc -v
> [detail deleted]
> gcc version 3.4.5 (mingw-vista special r3)
> -----------
>
> Compiled a simple EXE which works.
>
> But when I try to generate a simple CPP file from the template I get th
> following response
>
> -------------
> C:\ADMB\examples\admb\simple>tpl2cpp simple
> 'cat' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> operable program or batch file.
> Error trying to create output file simple.cpp
> C:\ADMB\examples\admb\simple>
> --------------
>
> I suspect the solution will be quite simple, but I just can't seem to find
> the problem. Any ideas on further troubleshooting?
>
> Regards,
> Tony
>
> --------------------
> Tony Booth
> Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science Rhodes University, PO  Box
> 94, Grahamstown 6140 SOUTH AFRICA
>
> Tel: (+27) (0)46 6038415/6 Fax: (+27) (0)46 6224827
> Email: t.bo... at ru.ac.za
>
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