Getting Started with CmdStan

These are the instructions for getting started with CmdStan. Stan is a submodule within CmdStan and is located in the stan/ folder.

Set up CmdStan

1. Clone CmdStan.

   > git clone https://github.com/stan-dev/cmdstan.git
   

2. Initialize and Update Stan (within CmdStan).

   From the cmdstan home directory

   > make stan-update
   

Developers: Update Stan submodule

From the cmdstan home directory:

> make stan-update

Developers: Use a different Stan branch

If the branch is feature/foo-bar, from the cmdstan home directory:

> make stan-update/feature/foo-bar

Build a Stan Model

The make target help will display options. This is the same as the old Stan.

1. Build all tools (optional)

   > make build

2. Build a model foo/bar.stan

   linux / mac: > make foo/bar

   windows: > make foo/bar.exe