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--- quick_start [2017/01/30 17:50] – [Next steps] Remove line zenke
+++ quick_start [2017/09/29 10:57] (current) – [Running a first simulation] Fixes example code zenke
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 First, install cmake, git and some additional packages. Under Ubuntu or Debian simply
 <code>sudo apt-get install cmake git build-essential libboost-all-dev</code>
-on any other platform you will need to install a C++ compiler a few libraries (MPI and Boost) and tools (git and cmake).
+on any other platform you will need to install a C++ compiler a few [[manual:required libraries|libraries]]  and the programs git and cmake. Now download and compile Auryn with the following commands
-Now download and compile Auryn with the following commands
 <code>
 git clone https://github.com/fzenke/auryn.git
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 ./bootstrap.sh && make
 </code>
-This will checkout the ''master'' branch and compile it in the subdirectory ''auryn/build/''. At this point cmake will complain about any missing [[manual:required libraries|libraries]].  The static library ''libauryn.a'' will be placed under ''build/release/src/''. You can install it to your systems default directory or elsewhere using ''make install''. For more detailed instructions on where to download and how to compile go to [[manual:compileAuryn|howto compile Auryn]].
+This will checkout the ''master'' branch and compile it in the subdirectory ''auryn/build/''. At this point cmake will complain about any missing [[manual:required libraries|libraries]].  The static library ''libauryn.a'' will be placed under ''build/release/src/''. I usually leave it there and tell my compiler [[manual:CompileAndRunAurynSimulations|explicitly where to find it]], but you can also install it to your systems default directory using ''make install''. For more detailed instructions on where to download and how to compile go to [[manual:compileAuryn|howto compile Auryn]].
 ===== Running a first simulation =====
-Now, let's run a first small Auryn simulation:
+Now, let's run a first small Auryn simulation from the example directory
 <code>
-zenke@possum:~$ cd examples
+zenke@possum:~$ cd auryn/build/release/examples
 zenke@possum:~/auryn/build/release/examples$
 zenke@possum:~/auryn/build/release/examples$ ./sim_poisson
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 ( 0) Freeing ...
 </code>
-This will only take a few milliseconds and generate a bunch of Poisson spikes. If you have gnuplot installed (sudo apt-get install gnuplot) you can visualize them from the command line with
+This will only take a few milliseconds and generate a bunch of Poisson spikes and store them in 'poisson.0.ras'. If you have gnuplot installed (sudo apt-get install gnuplot) you can visualize them from the command line with
 <code>
 echo "plot 'poisson.0.ras' with dots lc rgb 'black'" | gnuplot -p
 </code>
 {{ :examples:poisson_output.png?400 |}}
-For more details on this example go [[examples:sim_poisson|here]]. More on how to [[manual:CompileAndRunAurynSimulations]].
+For more details on this example go [[examples:sim_poisson|here]].
 ===== Running a network simulation =====
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 ====== Next steps ======
-After you have [[manual:compileAuryn|compiled Auryn]], you will probably want to familiarize yourself with the simulator using the supplied [[tutorials:start]] and [[examples:start]].
+After you have [[manual:compileAuryn|compiled Auryn]], you will probably want to familiarize yourself with the simulator using the supplied [[tutorials:start]] and [[examples:start]]. More on how to compile your own simulations [[manual:CompileAndRunAurynSimulations|here]].