Hello all,
I have just started to use Gecode as part of a university course on CSP.
First, congrats for the tool and the amazing work you do in supporting it.
I am trying to install the tool on a Windows 8 system and some doubts have
arised during the process as well as some issues related to Cygwin. I have made
some effort on reading the documentation (Chapter 2 mainly of MGP) and reviewed
some previous questions on this list.
Going to the point:
1) On a Windows installation, using the .msi packages. Is it required to do
something else? I understand not but want to be sure. I don’t want to start
working and then finding that the installation was not properly completed.
I have missed a Test.exe that validates that the installation is OK as
it exists for Linux although I also understand that if nothing needs to be done
after msi install, then the test would be very simple (if any needed).
Does this means that I can use Gecode on a 100% Windows environment (no
cygwin at all)? Section 2.3.1 indicates in other direction and combines
VSstudio with Cygwin. Is that required or just an option? I understand I have
all the .h* and libs in the installation folder.
The documentation(section 2.6.1) refers to pre-compiled binaries... are
those the .msi or do you refer to the .tar.gz?
2) On a Windows installation using cygwin, that I have also attempted. I
have been able to make the install using CC=”gcc” CXX=”g++”.
Everything gets installed, even to the /usr/local folders and the
Test.exe shows everything is working.
I need this to work since the teacher uses a Linux machine for the lab
classes. In addition some scripts are distributed to compile some examples that
I would need to modify during the class.
I cab compile but I have not been able to link.
Here is where I have my doubts. I have read in some old questions to
the list, that you were considering not supporting cygwin with g++/gcc due to
the problems with dynamic linking. The discussions date back to 2008 and 2010.
Is it a supported configuration?
Which additional settings should I add to my linking command?
g++ -o basic -L/usr/local/lib basic.o -lgecodedriver -lgecodesearch
-lgecodeminimodel -lgecodeint -lgecodekernel –lgecodesupport
Thanks in advance for your support.
Jose A. Magaña
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