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thanks<br><br>Where can I find the <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Blis </span>C++ API function list? <br><br>I can not find them on the website. <br><br>I need to use BLIS as a black box to solve MILP. <br><br>For example, <br>BLIS_Solve(mpi, process_number, MILP_model, returned_solution).<br><br>Does <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Blis </span>C++ API function support these kinds of uses ? or other possible use-format ? <br><br>Any help is appreciated. <br><br>JACK<br><br>Feb. 5 2009<br><br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">From: Yan.Xu@sas.com<br>To: dtustudy68@hotmail.com<br>CC: coin-discuss@list.coin-or.org; chipps@list.coin-or.org<br>Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 10:03:18 -0500<br>Subject: RE: [Coin-discuss] coin Blis supports MPICH or MPICH2<br><br>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Fogot to mention that Blis is written in C++, and it API will be
C++ code. </span></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">If only change objective coefficients, then it will be quick to
add a set objective function. If need change others like constraint matrix. It
requires a bit more work. Please let me know what you need change the
model.</span></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Copy to chipps mailing list. Please use that mailing list
because not all people in coin-discuss might be interested in chipps.</span></p>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Best,</span></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Yan</span></p>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> Jack Bryan
[mailto:dtustudy68@hotmail.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 04, 2009 11:31 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Yan Xu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> coin-discuss@list.coin-or.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Coin-discuss] coin Blis supports MPICH or MPICH2</span></p>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">thanks,<br>
<br>
Does </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">parallel BLIS support API routines calling from C </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">or C++ program ? <br>
<br>
Does </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">parallel </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Blis support some operations on MILP models ? <br>
<br>
I need some API routines to do some operations on A,b,c parameters of MILP
models <br>
and then call </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">parallel </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">BLIS solver to solve the MILP model.<br>
<br>
But, I need to change the obj. function C to the MILP model at each iteration ,
and <br>
then solve the new MILP model with </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">parallel </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">BLIS .<br>
<br>
It means that I can not write a MILP models as an output file with mps format.<br>
I have to solve a new model with </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">parallel </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">BLIS at each
iteration on the fly.<br>
<br>
I have used lp_solve (another open source solver) API routines to design a C
program <br>
and it works well.<br>
<br>
Now, I want to solve large MILP models so I only want to use </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">parallel
</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">BLIS
as a black box.<br>
<br>
I want to change my original C program as little as possible so that I can <br>
focus on algorithm design not on programing with different languages.<br>
<br>
I find that lp_solve support API from C (also maybe C++).<br>
Now, I hope that </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">parallel </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">BLIS also suport API from C or C++.<br>
<br>
I plan to design a C program that can call lP_solve API routines to do some <br>
operations on A,b,c and generate a mew MILP model on the fly and then the C <br>
program can also call </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">parallel </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">BLIS API routines such that the new model <br>
can be solved by </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">parallel </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">BLIS. <br>
<br>
Any help is apprecited.<br>
<br>
Jack.<br>
Feb. 4 2009<br>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">From: Yan.Xu@sas.com<br>
To: dtustudy68@hotmail.com; coin-discuss@list.coin-or.org<br>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:01:33 -0500<br>
Subject: RE: [Coin-discuss] coin Blis supports MPICH or MPICH2</span></p>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I checked my notes. Here is more details. I tried mpich-1.2.7
and mpich2-1.0.4 before. They are fine with BLIS except you need add an extra
option</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"></span></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"></span></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> CXXDEFS=”-DMPICH_IGNORE_CXX_SEEK”</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"></span></p>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">in configuring command line if using mpich2-1.0.4.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"></span></p>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Yan</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"></span></p>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> Yan Xu <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Jack Bryan'; coin-discuss@list.coin-or.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Coin-discuss] coin Blis supports MPICH or MPICH2</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"></span></p>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Jack,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"></span></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"></span></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">ALPS/BLIS uses functions defined by MPI-1 only. It looks to me
that MPICH implements MPI-1 and MPICH2 implements MPI-1 and MPI-2. So, Blis
should runs fine with MPICH and MPICH2.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"></span></p>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Hope this helps,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"></span></p>
<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Yan</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"></span></p>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> coin-discuss-bounces@list.coin-or.org
[mailto:coin-discuss-bounces@list.coin-or.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jack Bryan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 04, 2009 10:04 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> coin-discuss@list.coin-or.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Coin-discuss] coin Blis supports MPICH or MPICH2</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"></span></p>
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<p class="EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Hi, <br>
<br>
Blis solver supports MPICH or MPICH2 ?<br>
<br>
which version ?<br>
<br>
Any help is apprecited.<br>
<br>
Jack.<br>
Feb. 4 2009</span></p>
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