How to use IPOPT

If desired, the IPOPT distribution generates an executable for the modeling environment AMPL. As well, you can link your problem statement with IPOPT using interfaces for C++, C, or Fortran. IPOPT can be used with most Linux/Unix environments, and on Windows using Visual Studio .NET, Cygwin or MSYS/MinGW. In Section 3 this document demonstrates how to solve problems using IPOPT. This includes installation and compilation of IPOPT for use with AMPL as well as linking with your own code.

Additionally, the IPOPT distribution includes interfaces for

• CUTEr⁵ (for solving problems modeled in SIF),

• Java, which allows you to use IPOPT from Java, see the files in the Ipopt/contrib/JavaInterface directory,

• Matlab (mex interface), which allows you to use IPOPT from Matlab, see
  https://projects.coin-or.org/Ipopt/wiki/MatlabInterface,

• and the R project for statistical computing, see the files in the Ipopt/contrib/RInterface directory.

There are also interfaces maintained by other people, among them are:

• AIMMS (modeling environment)

  The AIMMSlinks project on COIN-OR, maintained by Marcel Hunting, provides an interface for IPOPT within the AIMMS modeling tool, see https://projects.coin-or.org/AIMMSlinks.

• GAMS (modeling environment)

  The GAMSlinks project on COIN-OR, maintained by Stefan Vigerske, includes a GAMS interface for IPOPT, see https://projects.coin-or.org/GAMSlinks.

• .NET :

  An interface to the C# language is available here: http://code.google.com/p/csipopt

• OPTimization Interface (OPTI) Toolbox

  OPTI is a free Matlab toolbox for constructing and solving linear, nonlinear, continuous and discrete optimization problem and comes with IPOPT.

• Python:

  An interface to the python language is available here: https://github.com/xuy/pyipopt

• Scilab (free Matlab-like envirnoment):

  A Scilab interface is available here: http://forge.scilab.org/index.php/p/sci-ipopt

Footnotes

...CUTEr⁵

see http://cuter.rl.ac.uk/cuter-www