e</code></pre>
<p>To build the <code>bin/stanc2</code> program, specify:</p>
<pre><code>make bin/stanc2</code></pre>
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<h2><span class="header-section-number">15.2</span> The Stan compiler program</h2>
<p>The Stan compiler program <code>stanc</code> converts Stan programs to C++ concepts.
If the compiler encounters syntax errors in the program,
it will provide an error message indicating the location
in the input where the failure occurred and