[Coin-discuss] Re: using COIN-OR

[Kipp Martin]

Mat:

I use COIN with Visual Studio .NET. Here is an easy way to get up
and running. There is a tool called nmake that comes with Visual
Studio. It is much like GNU make. Below is a simple nmake file
that will create the COIN library. You can then add this library
to any Visual Studio .NET project you wish.


I call the nmake file coinlibmakefile.vc. At the command line
(make sure nmake is in your PATH command) type

nmake -f coinlibmakefile.vc

It will produce a file coinlib.lib that you can add to your Visual
Studio C++ projects. I have done the same thing for OSI, CLP, etc.
I have been using the CLP and glpk solvers through the COIN OSI
interface without any problems.

Good luck




%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
COIN_HOME=C:/coin

# Define Macros
CFLAGS = -c -nologo -O2 -GX -GR
!IF "$(DEBUG)" == "1"
CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) -D DEBUG
!ENDIF
#
COIN_PATH_SOURCE =  $(COIN_HOME)/coin
COIN_PATH_OUTPUT =  $(COIN_HOME)/coin/obj
COIN_INCLUDES = -I$(COIN_HOME)/coin/include
#



#
# Compile the files
#


# suffix rules
{$(COIN_PATH_SOURCE)}.cpp{$(COIN_PATH_OUTPUT)}.obj:
     cl  -Fo$(COIN_PATH_OUTPUT)/  $(COIN_INCLUDES)  $(CFLAGS) $<

#Build the COIN static library
./coin/lib/coinlib.lib :  $(COIN_PATH_OUTPUT)/*.obj
    lib -OUT:./coin/lib/coinlib.lib   $(COIN_PATH_OUTPUT)/*.obj

-- 
Kipp Martin
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    and Computing Technology
University of Chicago
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