Error installing cmdstan in linux: it's trying to use clang

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Operating System: linux
Interface Version: cmdstan
Compiler/Toolkit: g++

Even though the makefile appears to have g++ set as the compiler, it’s trying to call clang++, and that compiler is not installed.

[c1-01-3 cmdstan-2.17.0] make --debug -f ./makefile build
GNU Make 3.81
Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

This program built for x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu
Reading makefiles…
Updating goal targets…
File build' does not exist. Filebin/stanc’ does not exist.
File bin/cmdstan/stanc.o' does not exist. Must remake targetbin/cmdstan/stanc.o’.
clang++ -Wall -I . -isystem stan/lib/stan_math/lib/eigen_3.3.3 -isystem stan/lib/stan_math/lib/boost_1.64.0 -isystem stan/lib/stan_math/lib/cvodes_2.9.0/include -std=c++1y -DBOOST_RESULT_OF_USE_TR1 -DBOOST_NO_DECLTYPE -DBOOST_DISABLE_ASSERTS -DBOOST_PHOENIX_NO_VARIADIC_EXPRESSION -I src -I stan/src -isystem stan/lib/stan_math/ -DEIGEN_NO_DEBUG -DFUSION_MAX_VECTOR_SIZE=12 -stdlib=libc++ -DNO_FPRINTF_OUTPUT -pipe -c -O3 -o bin/cmdstan/stanc.o src/cmdstan/stanc.cpp
make: clang++: Command not found
make: *** [bin/cmdstan/stanc.o] Error 127

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I tried pasting in the makefile, but this web site won’t let me because it interprets part of the makefile as URLs and those are restricted for new users.

3

Here’s the relevant part of the makefile:

CC = g++
O = 3
O_STANC = 0
AR = ar

Why is make trying to use clang++ instead of g++?

4

Sorry about that. Not sure and I think we (the devs) need to debug this. The makefiles were changed for this release, so it had some unintended side-effects.

To fix, I think you should be able to do this:

  1. Open a file called make/local (no file extension)
  2. Inside that file, put
    CC = g++
CXX = g++

Then clean and build again:

> make clean-all
> make build

Let me know if that works. I’ll open up an issue for it.

5

That worked!! Thanks for the amazingly fast reply!!

6

Now I’m having a different problem. When I make my stan program, it can’t find a shared object file:

/gpfs/fs0/data/itlab/helmod/apps/Core/gcc/5.3.0-fasrc01/bin/…/libexec/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/5.3.0/cc1plus: error while loading shared libraries: libmpc.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I’m doing this in the cmdstan home directory as indicated in the manual.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

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I don’t know that error. I don’t know what brings in that library.

8

It was a path problem on my end. I fixed it. Thanks for your help!

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