[Bonmin] Issue installing Bonmin on OS X - executables not generated

[Stefan Vigerske]

Yes ok, I'll update this part of the documentation.

On 09/15/2016 06:11 PM, gio.srt at gmail.com wrote:
> I agree with you, however the installation procedure described here (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__projects.coin-2Dor.org_Bonmin_wiki_GettingStarted&d=CwIFaQ&c=Ngd-ta5yRYsqeUsEDgxhcqsYYY1Xs5ogLxWPA_2Wlc4&r=BRcuJnQr5NAzU29t80hk2rsLc4vrlRySBDabuq0O1ZI&m=2o1ajufo486fhoOA_TyNmhj67WPf1IkmqR_MCbu1MbU&s=Q5iV7xfwi88ZTLYWcIdWToqrfLulhmuu09Xda1GnAG0&e= ) says:
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> 	…
> 	6. make install
> 	…
> 	Step 6 Installs the Bonmin library libbonmin, the bonmin executable, and the required header file to use the Bonmin library.
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> However, in the ThirdParty installation guide here (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__projects.coin-2Dor.org_Bonmin_wiki_ThirdParty&d=CwIFaQ&c=Ngd-ta5yRYsqeUsEDgxhcqsYYY1Xs5ogLxWPA_2Wlc4&r=BRcuJnQr5NAzU29t80hk2rsLc4vrlRySBDabuq0O1ZI&m=2o1ajufo486fhoOA_TyNmhj67WPf1IkmqR_MCbu1MbU&s=6DnTdozhwSzaBqHXxJXedD4VmCyPKunW5tdaFLglkMc&e= ) it is written:
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> 	optionally ​ASL (the Ampl Solver Library), to be able to use Bonmin from Ampl.
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> which does not mention executables.
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> Gio
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>> On 15 Sep 2016, at 17:57, Anthony D. Kelman <kelman at berkeley.edu> wrote:
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>> Building the AMPL executable is optional and requires a separate library, if your problems aren't in .nl format and you aren't using AMPL then the bonmin library alone is enough to use.
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>> On Sep 15, 2016 8:39 AM, <gio.srt at gmail.com <mailto:gio.srt at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> Well thanks a lot, needless to say that it worked…I somehow missed that step.
>> If I may, perhaps it would be helpful to add a warning at the end of the configuration to let the user know that the executables will not be generated. The fact that every process (configuration, make, installation) works smoothly does not make think you forgot to install something.
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>> Thanks,
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>> Giorgio
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>>> On 15 Sep 2016, at 17:00, Anthony D. Kelman <kelman at berkeley.edu <mailto:kelman at berkeley.edu>> wrote:
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>>> You need to run ./get.ASL in ThirdParty/ASL before running configure.
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>>> On Sep 15, 2016 7:38 AM, <gio.srt at gmail.com <mailto:gio.srt at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
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>>> I’m trying to install Bonmin on OS X 10.11. I downloaded Bonmin-1.8.4 and followed all the suggested steps but I encountered a problem during the installation of Ipopt and subsequently Bonmin.
>>> The issue is that the executables are not generated even though I don’t get any error and everything seems to work. Libraries are generated correctly and the test scripts - which are calling these libraries from a cpp file - work.
>>> Just to be a bit more clear: with both Ipopt and Bonmin the configuration is executed successfully; so are the make, make test and make install. However, I should see a “bin” folder inside the Ipopt directory but it does not exist. Similar story with Bonmin. In this case the “bin” folder exists but contains only the cbc and clp executables while the ipopt and bonmin executables are missing.
>>> Since I don’t get any error, it is quite tricky to find out what it is actually going wrong.
>>> Does anyone have any idea? Any help would be really appreciated!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Giorgio
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