[ADMB Users] Build ADMB 11.1

[John Sibert]

Why is it preferable to set a symbolic link than to set an environment 
variable in a .basrc file?

John Sibert
Emeritus Researcher, SOEST
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu HI (GMT-10)
808-294-3842

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On 03/03/2014 08:07 AM, Johnoel Ancheta wrote:
> Try
>
> http://www.admb-project.org/buildbot/documentation/QuickStartUnix.html
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 7:18 AM, Mark Payne <mpa at aqua.dtu.dk 
> <mailto:mpa at aqua.dtu.dk>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     I am having problems installingADMB 11.1 from the source on the
>     website ie
>
>     http://admb-project.googlecode.com/files/admb-11.1.zip
>
>     The source appears to build correctly, but fails when trying to
>     run the simple example. I have RTFM'd to the letter but it seems
>     that the instructions are incomplete and various items are not
>     getting picked up in the path.... (see below) What directories
>     does ADMB need to be in the path?
>
>     Mark
>
>     admb simple.
>
>     *** adlink -s
>     g++ -o "/home/mpayne/Misc/admb"/contrib/lib/libcontrib.a
>     "/home/mpayne/Misc/admb"/lib/libadmb.a
>     /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.8/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/crt1.o: In
>     function `_start':
>     (.text+0x20): undefined reference to `main'
>     collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
>
>     Error: Could not build
>
>
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>     [users-bounces at admb-project.org
>     <mailto:users-bounces at admb-project.org>] på vegne af Johnoel
>     Ancheta [johnoel at hawaii.edu <mailto:johnoel at hawaii.edu>]
>     *Sendt:* 21. februar 2014 21:03
>     *Til:* bigA
>     *Cc:* users at admb-project.org <mailto:users at admb-project.org>
>     *Emne:* Re: [ADMB Users] ADMB in standard package formats
>
>     The build process has changed.  Check the link below.
>
>     http://www.admb-project.org/buildbot/documentation/QuickStartUnix.html
>
>     It should be simpler and easier for everyone, but may need some
>     fine tuning.
>
>     Feedback from Barak Pearlmutter was used for the the changes.
>      Such as the
>     eliminating the need to set System Variables.  Although, it will
>     still work if they
>     are set.
>
>     If you would like to contribute man pages, please let me know.
>
>     Thanks,
>     Johnoel
>
>
>     On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 3:57 AM, bigA <jaguar.smart at gmail.com
>     <mailto:jaguar.smart at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         I can work the man page; I have thus far been responsible for it.
>         I assume we don't want to write a 5460 line beast of a man page;
>         however any content that people want included in the man page
>         shown in
>         the Debian package.
>         Honestly, I think that focusing on the standard Linux build
>         process
>         and including the man page in the default build process will  make
>         getting admb into the standard linux pipeline.
>         Barak Pearlmutter is probably a critical resource for this
>         activity;
>         however he cannot work on this alone.  Has anyone looked at the
>         patches he has suggested? If the build process needs to be
>         cleaned up,
>         who within admb
>         is willing to work with us on it?
>
>         Aaron
>
>         On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 12:47 AM, Arni Magnusson
>         <arnima at hafro.is <mailto:arnima at hafro.is>> wrote:
>         > Our priority should be to release ADMB in standard package
>         formats: Debian,
>         > Gentoo, RPM, and Mac.
>         >
>         > This will make ADMB much more visible and accessible for
>         scientists in all
>         > disciplines. Package repositories are categorized, so ADMB
>         would be listed
>         > on autogenerated lists of scientific and statistical
>         software for Linux, for
>         > example. These lists are copied to Wikipedia, blogs,
>         newsletters, etc.
>         >
>         > Packaging means adapting the build procedure to Linux
>         standards (we may be
>         > there already), writing a short man page, and filling out a
>         basic template
>         > file for each package format. Please consider participating
>         in the ongoing
>         > effort:
>         >
>         > http://admb-project.org/developers/packaging
>         >
>         > Arni
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