General questions about the installation and the compilation of the library

Basically, we refer you to the wiki page Getting Started for all the juicy details but here are some (short) pointers.

• How do I download, install and compile the or-tools library?
• How do I compile and run my code in a directory of my choice?
• How do I compile and run the examples in the tutorial section?
• How do I update the library?
• The update process is not working and I get an error. What should I do?

How do I download, install and compile the or-tools library?

The wiki page Getting Started explains how to download, install and compile the or-tools library.

How do I compile and run my code in a directory of my choice?

Take a look at How do I download, install and compile the or-tools library?

How do I compile and run the examples in the tutorial section?

Makefiles are provided to compile the examples. See the Tutorial examples section from the Documentation Hub

How do I update the library?

In your base directory, type:

svn update

then:

make all

The update process is not working and I get an error. What should I do?

We try our best to commit only working versions of the or-tools library. From time to time, it can happen that for your configuration we forgot something but it should not happen too often. It could be that you need to clean the library.

Try in your base directory:

make clean

then:

make all

If the problem persists, ask for some help on the mailing list. Meanwhile, you can revert to an older and working version:

svn update -r REV

where REV is the revision number.