Re: [Help-glpk] Re: glpk 4.34 release information

[Andrew Makhorin]

> Second, about GLPK builds. Under Windows, I've started building GLPK with
> DevC++, but it's outdated (no updates since Oct 10 2005). So, why not use
> directly MinGW, the most widely used port of GCC for windows? For the
> latest version of MinGW (5.1.4 - Apr 26 2008), "Build_GLPK_with_MinGW.bat"
> will be (based on the DevCPP bat):

>  rem Build GLPK with MinGW

>  rem NOTE: Make sure that HOME variable specifies correct path.
>  set HOME=C:\MinGW

>  set PATH=%HOME%\bin;%HOME%\libexec\gcc\mingw32\3.4.5;%PATH%
>  copy config_Dev config.h
>  %HOME%\bin\mingw32-make.exe -f Makefile_Dev
>  %HOME%\bin\mingw32-make.exe -f Makefile_Dev check

>  pause

> Maybe it can look like minor stupid changes (i made this changes to build
> every GLPK release), but add a way to build GLPK directly from MinGW can
> be very useful for newbies.

I added your script to the glpk distribution. Thanks.
Please see complete subdirectory w32 attached as it will appear in
the next release.

> Third, i'm working with GMPL models calling glpsol.exe under a custom IDE
> build from SciTE for Windows. Someone has interest? I can public the
> source or pre-build versions if so. The interface is in English, but i
> need some help to translate the quick-start doc from Brazilian Portuguese.
> Andrew, some restriction or recommendation to distribute it with a
> pre-build glpk bin?

If glpk is part of your development, there is the only restriction--
your development must be free software.

For more details you may consult "Frequently Asked Questions about the
GNU Licenses"; please see: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html .

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