Downloading and installing
FMT is a program that requires to be compiled on your computer so that it can be executed.
Don’t worry; it’s not as complex as it seems !
What is compilation ?
Compilation is a step where your computer will transform the source code (which are files that you, a human, can read) of the program into a set of binaries (which are files that your computer can read).
You use binaries every day, without even thinking about it; for example, a
.exe file on Windows is a binary. If you open it with the Windows notepad, you will not be able to understand its content, but your computer can.
What is needed to compile ?
To compile FMT, your computer will need :
- The source code of FMT
- All of the libraries of functions that FMT use
- A compiler
The documentation will guide you for all of these steps.
Preparing everything takes around half an hour, but the download and compiling takes about 6 hours (but you don’t need to do anything while your computer does it).
Currently, this documentation for compiling FMT only covers installing FMT for Windows 8-10, and for use under Python.
If you’re a Mac or Linux user, or if you want to use FMT in R, please warn us in the issue section of the FMT repository.
Ready to start ?