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Development Tasks / Compiling

StateMod code is compiled using a "makefile", which defines rules for detecting when a file needs to be recompiled, based on code dependencies. The code can be compiled from command line or from the Eclipse IDE. The Eclipse IDE provides benefits during development but it may be necessary or useful to compile on the command line, for example, if automating the build process.

This documentation contains the following sections:

Compile StateMod on Command Line with gfortran Compiler

Compiling on the command line uses the make command and makefile.

Linux Linux

Compiling on Linux is similar to Windows. Use the make command targets.

Windows Windows - MinGW

To compile StateMod, open an MSYS2 64bit / MSYS2 MinGW 64-bit window, which will automatically be configured for software development tools.

Then change to the code location and run the makefile, replacing user with the appropriate user name:

> cd /C/Users/user/cdss-dev/StateMod/git-repos/cdss-app-statemod-fortran/src/main/fortran
> make veryclean
> make statemod

The executable with name similar to statemod-17.0.2-gfortran-win-64bit.exe is created in the same folder and can be run with model input, such as in a test folder separate from the code. The version will match that in the statem.for file.

Use the make help command to list available makefile targets. The following are the main targets that are useful during development:

make Targets for StateMod

makefile Target                 Description
clean Remove dynamically created files (but not final executable).
help Print help.
installer Create the StateMod software installer zip file and optionally upload to GCP.
statemod Compile the StateMod executable, recompiling any .o if .for files are modified. Same as statemod_o3 to compile the optimized variant for testing. Use for normal development.
statemod_check Compile the StateMod executable including all runtime checks.
statemod_o3 Compile the StateMod executable for optimization level 3 and limited runtime checks. Use for production release and full testing.
statemod_release Do clean compile on check and o3 release variant and copy o3 variant to plain name without -o3 for release. Use to prepare for software release.
veryclean Make the 'clean' target, and also remove the final executable.
veryclean_check Needed by statemod_release.
veryclean_o3 Needed by statemod_release.

A typical development session will involve repeating:

  1. editing source code
  2. make statemod
  3. Copy the executable to StateMod folder of a dataset for testing. See the Testing documentation.

Compile StateMod on Command Line with Lahey Compiler

The ability to compile StateMod with the Lahey compiler that has previously been used has been retained to facilitate contributions by existing developers and to allow comparison of Lahey and gfortran versions of the StateMod executable program.

First open a Windows command prompt window. It is assumed that the Lahey compiler environment is configured and that the compiler software is found in the PATH (not covered in this documentation).

Then change to the code location and run the AM batch file:

> C:
> cd \Users\user\cdss-dev\StateMod\git-repos\cdss-app-statemod-fortran\src\main\fortran
> AM

The executable statemod.exe is created in the same folder and can be run with model input, typically in a test folder separate from the code folder. Note that the current gfortran convention is to use a more explicit filename including the operating system, compiler, and version.

Note that the legacy StateMod Lahey AM.bat file has been updated to ignore gfortran-specific source file. See the following for more information about compiling with Lahey:

Compile StateMod in Eclipse

Note that although the StateMod project is configured to work with Eclipse, the initial focus is command-line compilation. This documentation has not been updated to reflect latest MSYS2/MinGW environment.

Linux Linux

This section will be completed when resources are available for Linux development and testing.

Windows Windows - MinGW

To compile StateMod in Eclipse, start Eclipse with the run script run-eclipse-statemod-mingw.bat as shown below. This script automatically runs the MinGW setup script described in the previous section, which will configure the compiler environment if necessary.

> C:
> cd \Users\user\cdss-dev\StateMod\git-repos\cdss-app-statemod-fortran\build-util\eclipse
> run-eclipse-statemod-mingw.bat

Then right-click in the Project Explorer area and select Make / Targets. Then select Build.... Then select a target and press the Build button.

Review the output in the Console area to see if any errors occurred.