### libga-1.00 README file

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    (c) Copyright Arthur L. Corcoran, 1992, 1993.  All rights reserved.
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    |GA library written in C. Simple, easy to use, many knobs to turn.
    |Both generational and steady state models supported. Many standard
    |operators. Config file obviates recompilation. Function pointers to
    |all operators.

    IMPORTANT NOTES:
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       Please see the file `LICENCE' for important licensing information.

       Any bug reports, suggested improvements, and complaints are welcomed and
       will be incorporated into future versions of LibGA.

       As is usual, the user manual has not yet been written...   ;-)

       LibGA has been run successfully on the following systems:

                             Sun SparcStations
                             Apollo workstations
                             PC clones
                             NeXT
                             Amiga

       If you port LibGA to other systems, please let me know.

    HOW TO MAKE THE SOURCE:
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       Make sure you are in the `libga100' directory.  Then just type `make' for
       the Unix version or `make -fmakefile.tc' for the DOS version.

       Run ga-test to be sure everything is working OK.

       Parameters can be changed in ga-test.cfg without the need to recompile.

       If you have any problems, don't hesitate to contact me.

    WHAT DO ALL OF THESE SILLY FILES DO:
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       File           Module   Description
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       select.c         SE     selection   operators
       replace.c        RE     replacement operators
       cross.c          X      crossover   operators
       mutate.c         MU     mutation    operators
       ga.c             GA     LibGA genetic algorithm interface and operators
       function.c       FN     function table related operations
       config.c         CF     LibGA configuration: ga_info and config file
       pool.c           PL     pool related operations
       chrom.c          CH     chromosome related operations
       report.c         RP     report functions
       ga.h           (none)   the all important header file
       ga-test.c      (none)   test program
       ga-test.cfg    (none)   test program configuration file
       initpool.dat   (none)   sample initial pool data file
       makefile       (none)   Unix makefile, just type "make"
       makefile.tc    (none)   Borland C makefile, just type "make -fmakefile.tc"

    As always, thanks for using LibGA!

    Art Corcoran
    corcoran@penguin.mcs.utulsa.edu

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