Internal helper functions shared by the TMB-based MLE and hierarchical
fitting strategies. Covers TMB objective validation
(validate_tmb_objective), DLL availability checks
(check_tmb_compilation), robust multi-start optimization
(run_robust_optimization), parameter extraction from sdreport
summaries (sdr_pull_est, sdr_pull_se, sdr_pull_vec,
sdr_assign_scalars), and result assembly for basic and hierarchical
models (extract_tmb_results).
No return value; this page documents shared TMB backend functions. See individual function documentation for return values.
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