[Ipopt] IPOPT pre 3.0

[Andreas Waechter]

Hi Massimiliano,

(Please send questions regarding Ipopt to the Ipopt mailing list - I'm 
copying my reply to it.)

The Fortran version has not changed since Carl and I released the C++ 
version.  The C++ version has some feastures that the old Fortran version 
does not have (adaptive barrier updates, interfaces to some linear solvers 
etc).  I would use the C+ version.  By the way, also the C++ version has a 
Fortran interface, which should allow you to program your code in Fortran 
without bothering with C/C++.

I hope this answers your question.

Andreas

On Fri, 15 Jan 2010, mvasile wrote:

> Dear Dr. Wächter,
>
> I was about to download IPOPT to try to remove SNOPT from my optimal control 
> software and plug in IPOPT. I noticed that the version pre 3.0 is in Fortran, 
> which would be very interesting for me but I was wondering: how different is 
> the current c version from the pre-3.0 fortran version?
>
> I read on the FAQ page that there are differences between the Fortran and the 
> C++ version but I believe more work has been done to improve the code from 
> the pre 3.0 up to now.
>
> Could you please advice on which version you would recommend?
>
> Thank you
>
> Best Regards
>
> Mx
>
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