Thanks Nigel I got a ltdl.h error when i tried to compile glpk.

BTW

sudo yum install glpk-utils

 works so at least glpsol is easy to get on amazon ec2 ami
   David


On 15 April 2013 11:41, Nigel Galloway <[email protected]> wrote:

> **
> David,
>
> As well as gcc you will need to install libtool-2.2.10  for libltdl
>
> --
>  Nigel Galloway
>  [email protected]
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 12, 2013, at 05:35 AM, David Curran wrote:
>
> Thanks Nigel
>
> I will try those
>    David
>
>
> On 12 April 2013 13:33, Nigel Galloway <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>
> **
> AWS has a discussion forum, currently with no questions about installing
> the AWS GLPK package. That may be a better place to ask. I notice the
> available packages include gcc4.7, there are many questions and answers
> about installing that, see
> https://forums.aws.amazon.com/search.jspa?objID=f30&q=gcc&x=14&y=14.
> Given that the AWS package is GLPK4.40, you may be better installing gcc
> with help from the above forum if needed, then obtaining the latest glpk
> (4.48) and compiling it, with help from this group and the wiki as needed.
>
> A final option is that rpm packages can be installed on AWS. You could
> obtain any rpm for 4.48 and install that.
>
> --
>  Nigel Galloway
>  [email protected]
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 11, 2013, at 08:06 AM, David Curran wrote:
>
> Hi
> Has anyone used glpk on an Amazon ec2 micro instance? I am having trouble
> getting it working
>
> sudo yum install glpk
>   works fine
>
> sudo yum list installed
>   includes "glpk.x86_64                     4.40-1.1.4.amzn1
>       @amzn-main"
>
> and
>  yum search glpk
> gives
>
> ============================== N/S Matched: glpk
> ===============================
> glpk-devel.x86_64 : Development headers and files for GLPK
> glpk-doc.x86_64 : Documentation for glpk
> glpk-static.x86_64 : Static version of GLPK libraries
> glpk-utils.x86_64 : GLPK-related utilities and examples
> glpk.i686 : GNU Linear Programming Kit
> glpk.x86_64 : GNU Linear Programming Kit
>
> But from here how do you actually run glpsol or even call glpk.h as a
> library?
>
> <glpk.h> is not found if I include it in a c file or if I try gem install
> of rglpk
>
> [ec2-user rubygems-1.8.11]$ sudo gem install rglpk
> I get
> checking for main() in -lglpk... no
> ERROR: Cannot find the GLPK library, aborting.
>
> a 'find / -name glpk*' does not find glpk files either.
>
>    I could be doing something stupid with linux rather than linux on ec2.
> But any help you can provide me on how to get a "hello world" glpk example
> running on amazon ec2 linux would be great.
>     David
>
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