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jags: JAGS Gibbs Sampler

Overview of package

Package: jags
Description: JAGS Gibbs Sampler
For more information: https://mcmc-jags.sourceforge.io/
Categories: SoftwareDevelopment
NumericalMethods
License: OpenSource (GPLv2)

General Usage

JAGS (an acronym for Just Another Gibbs Sampler) is a program for analysis of Bayesian hierarchical models using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulation.

This module adds the jags command to your PATH

In case you need to link against this library in your code, the following environmental variables have been defined:

  • $JAGS_ROOT has been set to the root of the jags installation
  • $JAGS_LIBDIR points to the directory containing the libraries
  • $JAGS_INCDIR points to the directory containing the header files

You will probably wish to use these by adding the following flags to your compilation command (e.g. to CFLAGS in your Makefile):

  • -I$JAGS_INCDIR

and the following flags to your link command (e.g. LDFLAGS in your Makefile):

  • -L$JAGS_LIBDIR -Wl,-rpath,$JAGS_LIBDIR

Available versions by cluster

This section lists the available versions of the package jagson the UMD HPC clusters.

Versions available on the Zaratan cluster

Version Module tags CPU(s) optimized for GPU ready?
4.3.0 4.3.0 icelake, x86_64, zen2 Yes