How to intall ODE 0.11.1 (Windows + Code:: Blocks)

This article explains how to install ODE0.11.1 in Windows Vista and Code:: Blocks8.02.

Installing ODE 0.11
1. Downlaod ode-0.11.1.zip. Save it to desktop and decompress.
2. Copy the ode-0.11.1 folder to the top of the C drive shown as follows.
  - ```
  c:\ode-0.11.1 
```
3. Start the Command Prompt.
  - Start → “Programs” → “Accessories” → “Command Prompt”
4. Input commands as follows. These commands are complicate, so I recommend Cut and paste .
  - ```
   cd c:\ode-0.11.1\build 
```
- ```
 premake4 --with-demos --cc=gcc --os=windows codeblocks 
```
    Note: in front of the “with-demos” and “cc=gcc”, there are two – (minus). See the image below.
  - The “codeblocks” folder should be created in the “build” folder, please check it.
    - ```
    C:\ode-0.11.1\build\codeblocks
```

Building ODE
1. Start Code:: Blocks.
2. Select the below file from the menu bar “File (F)” → “Open (O)”, or simply double-click the file.
  - ```
   c:\ode-0.11.1\build\codeblocks\ode.workspace
```
3. Important: Build target must be choosed as DebugDoubleLib (where the red circle in the picture below)
  - This makes debugging, double and a static library. The ODE project recommend the static library (LIB) instead of the dynamics link library (DLL).
4. Select “Building (B)” → “building the workspace (W)” . Workspace is similar to the solution in Visual C + +.
  - Executable files of demonstration programs are generate in
```
C: \ode-0.11.1\lib\DebugDoubleLib
```
  - Double click the demo_buggy.exe, and enjoy it.
  - That’s all.

How to build my sample programs in the ODE book.
1. Down load my sample programs, roboSimu090614.zip, from here.
2. Copy the zip file in c: ¥ ode-0.11.1 folder, and extract it. The following folder should be created.
  - c:\ode-0.11.1\roboSimu
3. Same as the ODE installation, you can use the premake. Run the command prompt and input the following commands.
  - cd c:\ode-0.11.1\roboSimu
  - premake –target cb-gcc
  - Note: There are two – (minus) in front of the “target”.
4. Start the Code:: blocks
5. Select “File (F)” → “Open (O)” from the menu bar, and the select following file
  - ```
  c:\ode-0.11.1\roboSimu\src\roboSimu.workspace
```
6. Important: Set the build target as DebugLib.
  You built the library as DebugDoubleLib in ODE, so DebugLib must be selected.
7. Select “Building (B)” → “building the workspace (W)”. If you get an error, rebuild the ODE library.
8. Run the sample program in the following folder
  - ```
   c:\ode-0.11.1\roboSimu\DebugLib
```
9. Double click the following file
  - arm1.exe
10. You can see a robot arm.
11. That’s all. Enjoy my sample programs!

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