Quick Start Windows from Source

ADMB-11.6
Released December 20, 2016

ADMB source build and usage procedures for Windows.

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For Windows computers with Visual C++ compiler already installed, read and follow the instuctions in QuickStart for Visual C++.

For builds within *Cygwin* and *MinGW-Msys* shells, read and follow the instructions in the QuickStart for Unix.

Prerequisites

The following programs are required to be installed on the local computer.

• C++ Compiler (see list below)

  Supported C++ Compilers for Windows
  
  * [MinGW](http://www.mingw.org/)
  * [MinGW-w64](http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/)
  * [Cygwin](http://www.cygwin.org/)
  * [Rtools](http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/Rtools/)     
  
  _**Note**_ — C++ Compilers should be included in the System Enviroment **PATH**.
  

• Optional — Installed Subversion Client such as SlikSVN.

Quick Start

1. Download ADMB

   Download source distribution admb-11.6-src.zip.

   Double click downloaded zip file and copy admb directory to the Local Drive (C:\>).

   Alternative — Use Git client (see command below) to download directly from ADMB version control repository.

    C:\> git clone https://github.com/admb-project/admb.git
   

   This will download latest admb source repository to C:\admb\>.

2. Build ADMB source

   Open Command Prompt window.

   Change to admb directory.

    C:\> cd admb
   

   To build with MinGW C++ compiler, use the command below.

    C:\admb\> utilities\make
   

   If debug symbols are needed, use the command below.

    C:\admb\> utilities\make debug
   

   To build with MinGW C++ compiler and Msys , use the command below.

    C:\admb\> make
   
   To build 64 bit with **Rtools**, use the command below.
   
   _**Note** — The outdated make utility from Rtools is incompatible with ADMB build files._
   
    C:\admb\> utilities\make CXXFLAGS=-m64 LDFLAGS=-m64
   
   _**Note**_ — When the build is completed, **C:\\admb\\build\\dist\\>** is the binary distribution directory.
   

3. Use ADMB

   In the **Command Prompt** window, use the steps below to build and run the simple example.
    
   Change to simple example directory.       
   
       C:\admb\> cd examples\admb\simple
   
   Build simple example.
   
       C:\admb\examples\admb\simple\> C:\admb\admb simple.tpl
   
   Run simple example.
   
       C:\admb\examples\admb\simple\> simple.exe
   
   Read [manuals](https://github.com/admb-project/admb/releases/tag/admb-11.6/) for more information.
   

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For help and support, contact users@admb-project.org.