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Master module parameters

M_verbosity - integer (0).

M_random_seed - integer (17).

A random seed just for the Master module.

upper_bound - double (no upper bound).

This parameter is used if the user wants to artificially impose an upper bound (for instance if a solution of that value is already known).

upper_bound_estimate - double (no estimate).

This parameter is used if the user wants to provide an estimate of the optimal value which will help guide the search. This is used in conjunction with the diving strategy BEST_ESTIMATE.

tm_exe, dg_exe - strings (``tm'', ``dg'').

The name of the executable files of the TM and DG modules. Note that the TM executable name may have extensions that depend on the configuration of the modules, but the default is always set to the file name produced by the makefile. If you change the name of the treemanager executable from the default, you must set this parameter to the new name.

tm_debug, dg_debug - boolean (both FALSE).

Whether these modules should be started under a debugger or not (see 4.2.8 for more details on this).

tm_machine - string (empty string).

On which processor of the virtual machine the TM should be run. Leaving this parameter as an empty string means arbitrary selection.

do_draw_graph - boolean (FALSE).

Whether to start up the DG module or not (see Section 4.2.8 for an introduction to this).

do_branch_and_cut - boolean (TRUE).

Whether to run the branch and cut algorithm or not. (Set this to FALSE to run the user's heuristics only.)