Building with the MSVC++ Graphical Interface

These instructions are for MSVC++ Version 8. Instructions for other versions should be similar.

• Go to MSVisualStudio $\backslash$v8 directory and open the solution file symphony.sln.

• Note that there are a number of additional preprocessor definitions that control the functionality of SYMPHONY. These definitions are described in sym.mak, a Unix-style makefile included in the distribution. To enable the functionality associated with a particular definition, simply add it to the list of definitions of libSymphony project together with the required libraries and paths. For instance, if you want to enable GMPL reader option, you need to
  • add the directory of the header files of GLPK to the include files path
  • add USE_GLPMPL to the defines
  • add the GLPK library to the solution
• Make sure that the project symphony is set as the startup project by choosing Set as Startup Project from the Project menu after selecting the symphony project in the Solution Explorer. Choose Build Solution from the Build menu. This should successfully build the SYMPHONY library and the corresponding executable.

• To test the executable, go to the Debug tab and choose Start Without Debugging. This should open a Window in which the interactive solver will appear. Type help or ? to see a list of available commands or see Chapter 3 for instructions on using the interactive solver.

Note that there is some functionality missing from the Windows version. Most prominently, the timing functions do not work. In addition, the Windows version will only run in sequential mode for a variety of reasons. However, it should be relatively easy to get it running in parallel if you can get PVM working under Windows.