file with extension <code>.stan</code>.
The CmdStan makefile rules specify all necessary steps to
translate files with suffix <code>.stan</code> to a CmdStan executable program.
This is a two-stage process:</p>
<ul>
<li>first the Stan program is translated to C++ by the <code>stanc</code> compiler</li>
<li>then the C++ compiler compiles all C++ sources and links them together
with the CmdStan interface program and the Stan and math libraries.</li>
</ul>
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