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# Dynare # Dynare
[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/DynareTeam](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/DynareTeam?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
Described on the homepage: <http://www.dynare.org/> Described on the homepage: <http://www.dynare.org/>
Most users should use the precompiled package available for your OS, also Most users should use the precompiled package available for your OS, also
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The first section of this page gives general instructions, which apply to all platforms. Then some specific platforms are discussed. The first section of this page gives general instructions, which apply to all platforms. Then some specific platforms are discussed.
**NB**: Here, when we refer to 32-bit or 64-bit, we refer to the type of MATLAB installation, not the type of Windows installation. It is perfectly possible to run a 32-bit MATLAB on a 64-bit Windows: in that case, instructions for Windows 32-bit should be followed. To determine the type of your MATLAB installation, type: **Note:** Here, when we refer to 32-bit or 64-bit, we refer to the type of MATLAB installation, not the type of Windows installation. It is perfectly possible to run a 32-bit MATLAB on a 64-bit Windows: in that case, instructions for Windows 32-bit should be followed. To determine the type of your MATLAB installation, type:
```matlab ```matlab
>> computer >> computer
``` ```
at the MATLAB prompt: if it returns `PCWIN`, then you have a 32-bit MATLAB; if it returns `PCWIN64`, then you have a 64-bit MATLAB. at the MATLAB prompt: if it returns `PCWIN64`, `GLNX64` or `MACI64`, then you
have a 64-bit MATLAB; if it returns `PCWIN`, `MACI` or `GLNX`, then you have a
32-bit MATLAB.
**Contents** **Contents**
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- A POSIX compliant shell and an implementation of Make (mandatory) - A POSIX compliant shell and an implementation of Make (mandatory)
- The [GNU Compiler Collection](http://gcc.gnu.org/), with gcc, g++ and gfortran (mandatory) - The [GNU Compiler Collection](http://gcc.gnu.org/), with gcc, g++ and gfortran (mandatory)
- MATLAB (if you want to compile MEX for MATLAB) - MATLAB (if you want to compile the MEX for MATLAB)
- [GNU Octave](http://www.octave.org), with the development headers (if you want to compile MEX for Octave) - [GNU Octave](http://www.octave.org), with the development headers (if you
want to compile the MEX for Octave)
- [Boost libraries](http://www.boost.org), version 1.36 or later (with the filesystem library compiled) - [Boost libraries](http://www.boost.org), version 1.36 or later (with the filesystem library compiled)
- [Bison](http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/), version 3.0 or later (only if you get the source through Git) - [Bison](http://www.gnu.org/software/bison/), version 3.0 or later (only if you get the source through Git)
- [Flex](http://flex.sourceforge.net/), version 2.5.4 or later (only if you get the source through Git) - [Flex](http://flex.sourceforge.net/), version 2.5.4 or later (only if you get the source through Git)
- [Autoconf](http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/), version 2.62 or later (only if you get the source through Git) (see [Installing an updated version of Autoconf in your own directory, in GNU/Linux](http://www.dynare.org/DynareWiki/AutoMake)) - [Autoconf](http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/), version 2.62 or later (only if you get the source through Git) (see [Installing an updated version of Autoconf in your own directory, in GNU/Linux](http://www.dynare.org/DynareWiki/AutoMake))
- [Automake](http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/), version 1.11.2 or later (only if you get the source through Git) (see [Installing an updated version of AutoMake in your own directory, in GNU/Linux](http://www.dynare.org/DynareWiki/AutoMake)) - [Automake](http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/), version 1.11.2 or later (only if you get the source through Git) (see [Installing an updated version of AutoMake in your own directory, in GNU/Linux](http://www.dynare.org/DynareWiki/AutoMake))
- [CWEB](http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/%7Eknuth/cweb.html), with its tools `ctangle` and `cweave` (only if you want to build Dynare++ and get the source through Git) - [CWEB](http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/%7Eknuth/cweb.html), with its tools
`ctangle` and `cweave` (only if you want to build the k-order DLL or Dynare++, and get the source through Git)
- An implementation of BLAS and LAPACK: either [ATLAS](http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/), [OpenBLAS](http://xianyi.github.com/OpenBLAS/), Netlib ([BLAS](http://www.netlib.org/blas/), [LAPACK](http://www.netlib.org/lapack/)) or [MKL](http://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-mkl/) (only if you want to build Dynare++) - An implementation of BLAS and LAPACK: either [ATLAS](http://math-atlas.sourceforge.net/), [OpenBLAS](http://xianyi.github.com/OpenBLAS/), Netlib ([BLAS](http://www.netlib.org/blas/), [LAPACK](http://www.netlib.org/lapack/)) or [MKL](http://software.intel.com/en-us/intel-mkl/) (only if you want to build Dynare++)
- An implementation of [POSIX Threads](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX_Threads) (optional, for taking advantage of multi-core) - An implementation of [POSIX Threads](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX_Threads) (optional, for taking advantage of multi-core)
- [MAT File I/O library](http://sourceforge.net/projects/matio/) (if you want to compile Markov-Switching code, the estimation DLL, k-order DLL and Dynare++) - [MAT File I/O library](http://sourceforge.net/projects/matio/) (if you want to compile Markov-Switching code, the estimation DLL, k-order DLL and Dynare++)
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``` ```
Note that the MATLAB version can also be specified via the MATLAB family product release (R2009a, R2008b, ...). Note that the MATLAB version can also be specified via the MATLAB family product release (R2009a, R2008b, ...).
**NB**: For MATLAB versions strictly older than 7.1, you need to explicitly give the MEX extension, via `MEXEXT` variable of the configure script (for example, `MEXEXT=dll` for Windows with MATLAB \< 7.1).
Alternatively, you can disable the compilation of MEX files for MATLAB with the `--disable-matlab` flag, and MEX files for Octave with `--disable-octave`. Alternatively, you can disable the compilation of MEX files for MATLAB with the `--disable-matlab` flag, and MEX files for Octave with `--disable-octave`.
You may need to specify additional options to the configure script, see the platform specific instructions below. You may need to specify additional options to the configure script, see the platform specific instructions below.
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``` ```
./configure CFLAGS="-O3" CXXFLAGS="-O3" ./configure CFLAGS="-O3" CXXFLAGS="-O3"
``` ```
To remove debugging information for Matlab mex functions, the analagous call would be: To remove debugging information for MATLAB MEX functions, the analagous call would be:
``` ```
./configure MATLAB_MEX_CFLAGS="-O3" MATLAB_MEX_CXXFLAGS="-O3" ./configure MATLAB_MEX_CFLAGS="-O3" MATLAB_MEX_CXXFLAGS="-O3"
``` ```
If you want to give a try to the parallelized versions of some mex files (`A_times_B_kronecker_C` and `sparse_hessian_times_B_kronecker_C` used to get the reduced form of the second order approximation of the model) you can add the `--enable-openmp` flag, for instance: If you want to give a try to the parallelized versions of some mex files (`A_times_B_kronecker_C` and `sparse_hessian_times_B_kronecker_C` used to get the reduced form of the second order approximation of the model) you can add the `--enable-openmp` flag, for instance:
``` ```
./configure --with-matlab=/usr/local/matlab78 MATLAB_VERSION=7.8 --enable-openmp ./configure --with-matlab=/usr/local/MATLAB/R2013a MATLAB_VERSION=8.1 --enable-openmp
``` ```
If the configuration goes well, the script will tell you which components are correctly configured and will be built. If the configuration goes well, the script will tell you which components are correctly configured and will be built.
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### Check ### Check
The Git source comes with unit tests (in the matlab functions) and integration tests (under the `tests` subfolder). All the tests can be run with: The Git source comes with unit tests (in the MATLAB functions) and integration tests (under the `tests` subfolder). All the tests can be run with:
``` ```
make check make check
``` ```
In the `tests` subfolder. If Dynare has been compiled against Matlab and Octave, the tests will be run with Matlab and Octave. Depending on In the `tests` subfolder. If Dynare has been compiled against MATLAB and Octave, the tests will be run with MATLAB and Octave. Depending on
your PC, this can take several hours. It is possible to run the tests only with Matlab: your PC, this can take several hours. It is possible to run the tests only with MATLAB:
``` ```
make check-matlab make check-matlab
``` ```
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``` ```
make deterministic_simulations make deterministic_simulations
``` ```
This will run all the integration tests in `tests/deterministic_simulations` with Matlab and Octave. Again, it is possible to do this only with Matlab: This will run all the integration tests in `tests/deterministic_simulations` with MATLAB and Octave. Again, it is possible to do this only with MATLAB:
``` ```
make m/deterministic_simulations make m/deterministic_simulations
``` ```
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``` ```
make o/deterministic_simulations make o/deterministic_simulations
``` ```
Finally if you want to run a single integration test, e.g. `deterministic_simulations/lbj/rbc.mod` with Matlab: Finally if you want to run a single integration test, e.g. `deterministic_simulations/lbj/rbc.mod` with MATLAB:
``` ```
make deterministic_simulations/lbj/rbc.m.trs make deterministic_simulations/lbj/rbc.m.trs
``` ```
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``` ```
pacman -S git autoconf automake-wrapper bison flex make tar texinfo mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc-fortran mingw-w64-x86_64-boost mingw-w64-x86_64-gsl mingw-w64-x86_64-matio mingw-w64-x86_64-openblas pacman -S git autoconf automake-wrapper bison flex make tar texinfo mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc-fortran mingw-w64-x86_64-boost mingw-w64-x86_64-gsl mingw-w64-x86_64-matio mingw-w64-x86_64-openblas
``` ```
- *Optional:* compile and install `ctangle`, needed for the k-order MEX file and for - **(Optional)** compile and install `ctangle`, needed for the k-order MEX file and for
Dynare++ (*i.e.* if you want to solve models at order ≥ 3) Dynare++ (*i.e.* if you want to solve models at order ≥ 3)
``` ```
wget ftp://ftp.cs.stanford.edu/pub/cweb/cweb.tar.gz wget ftp://ftp.cs.stanford.edu/pub/cweb/cweb.tar.gz
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cp ctangle.exe /usr/local/bin/ cp ctangle.exe /usr/local/bin/
cd .. cd ..
``` ```
- *Optional:* compile and install SLICOT, needed for the `kalman_steady_state` - **(Optional)** compile and install SLICOT, needed for the `kalman_steady_state`
MEX file MEX file
``` ```
wget https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/slicot/slicot_5.0+20101122.orig.tar.gz wget https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/s/slicot/slicot_5.0+20101122.orig.tar.gz
tar xf slicot_5.0+20101122.orig.tar.gz tar xf slicot_5.0+20101122.orig.tar.gz
cd slicot-5.0+20101122 cd slicot-5.0+20101122
make FORTRAN=gfortran OPTS="-O2 -fno-underscoring -fdefault-integer-8" LOADER=gfortran make FORTRAN=gfortran OPTS="-O2 -fno-underscoring -fdefault-integer-8" LOADER=gfortran LAPACKLIB=-lopenblas
mkdir -p /usr/local/lib mkdir -p /usr/local/lib
cp slicot.a /usr/local/lib/libslicot64_pic.a cp slicot.a /usr/local/lib/libslicot64_pic.a
cd .. cd ..
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make make
``` ```
*Note:* The above assumes that you have a 64-bit version of MATLAB. It can be **Note:** The above assumes that you have a 64-bit version of MATLAB. It can be
adapted to a 32-bit MATLAB with the following modifications: adapted to a 32-bit MATLAB with the following modifications:
- run the MSYS MinGW 32-bit shell - run the MSYS MinGW 32-bit shell
- replace "x86_64" by "i686" in packages names on the `pacman` command-line - replace `x86_64` by `i686` in packages names on the `pacman` command-line
- for SLICOT, remove the `-fdefault-integer-8` option, and instead copy the - for SLICOT, remove the `-fdefault-integer-8` option, and instead copy the
library into `/usr/local/lib/libslicot_pic.a` library into `/usr/local/lib/libslicot_pic.a`
*Note:* Compiling the MEX files for Octave and the documentation under MSYS2 is **Note:** Compiling the MEX files for Octave and the documentation under MSYS2 is
currently not supported. currently not supported.
## Windows Subsystem for Linux ## Windows Subsystem for Linux
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## macOS ## macOS
To simply use a snapshot of Dynare, you have two choices. On Matlab, you can To simply use a snapshot of Dynare, you have two choices. On MATLAB, you can
use the [snapshot build](http://www.dynare.org/snapshot/macosx/) provided by use the [snapshot build](http://www.dynare.org/snapshot/macosx/) provided by
Dynare. On Octave, you can simply install [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) and run Dynare. On Octave, you can simply install [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) and run
```brew install dynare --HEAD``` (See the Install Dynare (unstable) section of ```brew install dynare --HEAD``` (See the Install Dynare (unstable) section of
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- `cd dynare` - `cd dynare`
- `PATH="/usr/local/opt/bison/bin:/usr/local/opt/flex/bin:$PATH"` - `PATH="/usr/local/opt/bison/bin:/usr/local/opt/flex/bin:$PATH"`
- `autoreconf -si` - `autoreconf -si`
- `./configure --disable-octave --with-matlab=/Applications/MATLAB_R2017b.app MATLAB_VERSION=R2017b`, adjusting the Matlab path and version to accord with your local installation. If you don't have Matlab, simply type `./configure --disable-octave` - `./configure --disable-octave --with-matlab=/Applications/MATLAB_R2017b.app MATLAB_VERSION=R2017b`, adjusting the MATLAB path and version to accord with your local installation. If you don't have MATLAB, simply type `./configure --disable-octave`
- `make -j` - `make -j`
- **(Optional)** To then build mex files for Octave, run - **(Optional)** To then build mex files for Octave, run
- `cd mex/build/octave` - `cd mex/build/octave`
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