backup for the new stanc3 compiler.
For some future version, it will be dropped from the release altogether.</p>
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<h2><span class="header-section-number">15.1</span> Instantiating the <code>stanc</code> binary</h2>
<p>Before the Stan compiler can be used, the binary stanc must be
created. This can be done using the makefile as follows. For Mac and
Linux:</p>
<pre><code>make bin/stanc</code></pre>
<p>For Windows:</p>
<pre><code>make bin/stanc.ex