[Symphony] Problem compiling Symphony 5.5.0 / 5.5.1 - libOsiClp.lib cannot be opened

[Joost / DSJ]

 Have exactly the same issue. It might be that the linker can't find the 
 libOsiClp.lib,
 but not sure if this is the root cause. KR Joost

 On Thu, 08 Aug 2013 16:10:31 +0200, Christoph Picker 
 <christoph.picker at gmx.de> wrote:
> Dear Coin-OR community,
>
> I'm having trouble compiling the Symphony source code and would
> appreciate it a lot if you could give me some hinters in the right
> direction.
>
> What I want to do:
> Compile Symphony as a stand-alone application to solve .mps-files. No
> customization needed.
>
> Software Setup:
> Windows 7 (64 bit) & MS Visual C++ 2010 Express (32 bit)
>
> Source codes:
> Symphony 5.5.0. & 5.5.1. taken from
> http://www.coin-or.org/download/source/SYMPHONY/
>
> Comiling procedure & Problem encountered:
> - Trying to follow instructions given here:
> https://projects.coin-or.org/SYMPHONY/browser/releases/5.5.0/INSTALL
> (line 254 onwards)
> (Contrary to Install-file instructions, sym.mak is not included in
> the package I downloaded --> outdated instructions? no problem since
> no need for customization?)
> - Opening ...\SYMPHONY\MSVisualStudio\v10\symphony.sln
> - Specifying symphony as startup project
> - Compiling...
> - ... results in error "LINK : fatal error LNK1104: File
> "libOsiClp.lib" cannot be opened" (German: "LINK : fatal error
> LNK1104: Datei "libOsiClp.lib" kann nicht geöffnet werden.")
> - However: Selecting project "libOsiClp" and compiling it seperately
> does not prompt any errors / creates "libOsiClp.lib" successfully.
>
> Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? Do I have to change the build order?
> It's currently (without me changing anything):
> libOsi --> libCoinUtils --> libOsiClp --> libOsiCommonTest --> libClp
> --> libCgl --> libOsiSym --> libSymohony --> symphony --> unitTest
> Or do I have to compile other parts first and put them in a specific 
> place?
>
> Admittedly, I don't have a strong IT background - I'll be using
> PureBasic to generate the .mps and hand them over to Symphony.
> Any help on how to compile would be greatly appreciated.
> Alternatively (if someone would be willing to do that & it's less
> work), binaries would be a great help, too.
>
> Thanks a lot & best regards from Germany,
> Christoph Picker
>
> PS: My e-mail address is christoph.picker at gmx.de
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