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Updating GAMA

Unless you are using the version of GAMA built from the sources available in the GIT repository of the project (see here), you are normally running a specific release of GAMA that sports a given version number (e.g. GAMA 1.8.1, GAMA 1.7, GAMA 1.6.1, etc.). When new features were developed, or when serious issues were fixed, the release you had on your disk, prior to GAMA 1.6.1, could not benefit from them. Since the version 1.6.1, however, GAMA has been enhanced to support a self_update mechanism, which allows you to import from the GAMA update site additional plugins (offering new features) or updated versions of the plugins that constitute the core of GAMA.

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Manual Update

To activate this feature, you have to invoke the "Check for Updates" or "Install New Software..." menu commands in the "Help" menu.

The first one will only check if the existing plugins have any updates available, while the second will, in addition, scan the update site to detect any new plugins that might be added to the current installation.

Menu to install new extensions to GAMA.

In general, it is preferable to use the second command, as more options (including that of desinstalling some plugins) are provided. Once invoked, it makes the following dialog appear:

Window where the user enters the address of an update site and can choose plugins to install.

GAMA expects the user to enter a so-called update site. You can copy and paste the following line (or choose it from the drop-down menu as this address is built inside GAMA):

http://updates.gama-platform.org

GAMA will then scan the entire update site, looking both for new plugins of the GAMA kernel and updates to existing plugins. The list available in your installation will, of course, be different from the one displayed here.

In order to make the plugins appear, you need to uncheck the option "Group items by category".

Display of the list of plugins that can be updated.

Choose the ones you want to update (or install) and click "Next...". A summary page will appear, indicating which plugins will actually be installed (since some plugins might require additional plugins to run properly), followed by a license page that you have to accept. GAMA will then proceed to the installation (that can be canceled any time) of the plugins chosen.

During the course of the installation, you might receive the following warning, that you can dismiss by clicking "OK".

Warning window that can be dismissed.

Once the plugins are installed, GAMA will ask you whether you want to restart or not. It is always safer to do so, so select "Yes" and let it close by itself, register the new plugins and restart.

After installation, GAMA has to be restarted.

Automatic Update

GAMA offers a mechanism to monitor the availability of updates to the plugins already installed. To install this feature, open the preferences of GAMA and choose the button "Advanced...", which gives access to additional preferences.

Button to give access to additional preferences.

In the dialog that appears, navigate to "Install/Update > Automatic Updates". Then, enable the option using the check-box on the top of the dialog and choose the best settings for your workflow. Clicking on "OK" will save these preferences and dismiss the dialog.

Check for automatic update.

From now on, GAMA will continuously support you in having an up-to-date version of the platform, provided you accept the updates.

Home

  1. What's new (Changelog)

Platform

  1. Installation and Launching
    1. Installation
    2. Launching GAMA
    3. Updating GAMA
    4. Installing Plugins
  2. Workspace, Projects and Models
    1. Navigating in the Workspace
    2. Changing Workspace
    3. Importing Models
  3. Editing Models
    1. GAML Editor (Generalities)
    2. GAML Editor Tools
    3. Validation of Models
  4. Running Experiments
    1. Launching Experiments
    2. Experiments User interface
    3. Controls of experiments
    4. Parameters view
    5. Inspectors and monitors
    6. Displays
    7. Batch Specific UI
    8. Errors View
  5. Running Headless
    1. Headless Batch
    2. Headless Server
    3. Headless Legacy
  6. Preferences
  7. Troubleshooting

Learn GAML step by step

  1. Introduction
    1. Start with GAML
    2. Organization of a Model
    3. Basic programming concepts in GAML
  2. Manipulate basic Species
  3. Global Species
    1. Regular Species
    2. Defining Actions and Behaviors
    3. Interaction between Agents
    4. Attaching Skills
    5. Inheritance
  4. Defining Advanced Species
    1. Grid Species
    2. Graph Species
    3. Mirror Species
    4. Multi-Level Architecture
  5. Defining GUI Experiment
    1. Defining Parameters
    2. Defining Displays Generalities
    3. Defining 3D Displays
    4. Defining Charts
    5. Defining Monitors and Inspectors
    6. Defining Export files
    7. Defining User Interaction
  6. Exploring Models
    1. Run Several Simulations
    2. Batch Experiments
    3. Exploration Methods
  7. Optimizing Model Section
    1. Runtime Concepts
    2. Optimizing Models
  8. Multi-Paradigm Modeling
    1. Control Architecture
    2. Defining Differential Equations

Recipes

  1. Manipulate OSM Data
  2. Diffusion
  3. Using Database
  4. Using FIPA ACL
  5. Using BDI with BEN
  6. Using Driving Skill
  7. Manipulate dates
  8. Manipulate lights
  9. Using comodel
  10. Save and restore Simulations
  11. Using network
  12. Headless mode
  13. Using Headless
  14. Writing Unit Tests
  15. Ensure model's reproducibility
  16. Going further with extensions
    1. Calling R
    2. Using Graphical Editor
    3. Using Git from GAMA

GAML References

  1. Built-in Species
  2. Built-in Skills
  3. Built-in Architecture
  4. Statements
  5. Data Type
  6. File Type
  7. Expressions
    1. Literals
    2. Units and Constants
    3. Pseudo Variables
    4. Variables And Attributes
    5. Operators [A-A]
    6. Operators [B-C]
    7. Operators [D-H]
    8. Operators [I-M]
    9. Operators [N-R]
    10. Operators [S-Z]
  8. Exhaustive list of GAMA Keywords

Developing GAMA

  1. Installing the GIT version
  2. Developing Extensions
    1. Developing Plugins
    2. Developing Skills
    3. Developing Statements
    4. Developing Operators
    5. Developing Types
    6. Developing Species
    7. Developing Control Architectures
    8. Index of annotations
  3. Introduction to GAMA Java API
    1. Architecture of GAMA
    2. IScope
  4. Using GAMA flags
  5. Creating a release of GAMA
  6. Documentation generation

Tutorials

  1. Predator Prey
  2. Road Traffic
  3. 3D Tutorial
  4. Incremental Model
  5. Luneray's flu
  6. BDI Agents

Community

  1. Team
  2. Projects using GAMA
  3. Scientific References
  4. Training Sessions

Versions of GAMA

Resources

  1. Videos
  2. Conferences
  3. Code Examples
  4. Pedagogical materials
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