[ADMB Users] Problem with installation

[Gabor Grothendieck]

Maybe its a PATH problem.

1. Download and install Rtools28.exe
from
http://www.murdoch-sutherland.com/Rtools/
Installing Rtools28 will not only install MinGW tools but
will also set a key in your registry.

2. Then download batchfiles (be sure to get the correct version
for your machine: XP or Vista) and grab rtools.bat from it. You
don't need any other file in batchfiles.

3. Then issue this command from the Windows console (which
will look up the key that Rtools28 set and temporarily set up
your path (so you don't have to it manually) to find them:

rtools.bat

4. At this point you should be able to access the various
MinGW tools from the command line (in the current session).
Try this to be sure you can:

g++ --version
cat --version

5. Now you can install and run admb.


On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 5:47 AM, Tony Booth <t.booth 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.booth at ru.ac.za
>
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