I also was surprised when I first noticed that functions compiled and
saved under -version 9- in Stata 10 do not work in Stata 9.
ben
On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 5:41 PM, Partha Deb <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Ben,
>
> I do have access to Stata 9 on another machine so can compile there, but it
> is less convenient, hence my initial question. I am puzzled, however.
> -help [M-2] version- seems to suggest to me that it is possible to compile
> with an earlier Mata version.
>
> " In syntax 1, Stata's version command (see [P] version) sets the version
> before entering Mata. This specifies both the compiler and library
> versions to be used. Syntax 1 is recommended."
>
> Perhaps I misunderstand this.
>
> Best.
>
> Partha
>
>
>
>
> Ben Jann wrote:
>>
>> As far as I know you have to use Stata 9 to compile a function, if you
>> want to use the function in Stata 9 (a Stata 9 compiled function,
>> however, will also work under Stata 10).
>>
>> If you don't have Stata 9 then my suggestion would be to just include
>> the source code in an ado-file so that it compiles on the fly.
>>
>> ben
>>
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