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    #                                                                              #
    #                                    README                                    #
    #                                                                              #
    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
    #  NOMAD - Nonlinear Optimization by Mesh Adaptive Direct search -             #
    #          version 3.8.1                                                       #
    #                                                                              #
    #  NOMAD - version 3.8.1 has been created by                                   #
    #                 Charles Audet        - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal       #
    #                 Sebastien Le Digabel - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal       #
    #                 Christophe Tribes    - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal       #
    #                                                                              #
    #  The copyright of NOMAD - version 3.8.1 is owned by                          #
    #                 Sebastien Le Digabel - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal       #
    #                 Christophe Tribes    - Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal       #
    #                                                                              #
    #  NOMAD v3 has been funded by AFOSR, Exxon Mobil, Hydro Québec, Rio Tinto     #
    #  and IVADO.                                                                  #
    #                                                                              #
    #  NOMAD v3 is a new version of NOMAD v1 and v2. NOMAD v1 and v2 were created  #
    #  and developed by Mark Abramson, Charles Audet, Gilles Couture, and John E.  #
    #  Dennis Jr., and were funded by AFOSR and Exxon Mobil.                       #
    #                                                                              #
    #  Contact information:                                                        #
    #    Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal - GERAD                                   #
    #    C.P. 6079, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal (Quebec) H3C 3A7 Canada           #
    #    e-mail: nomad@gerad.ca                                                    #
    #    phone : 1-514-340-6053 #6928                                              #
    #    fax   : 1-514-340-5665                                                    #
    #                                                                              #
    #  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it     #
    #  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by    #
    #  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your  #
    #  option) any later version.                                                  #
    #                                                                              #
    #  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT #
    #  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or       #
    #  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License #
    #  for more details.                                                           #
    #                                                                              #
    #  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License    #
    #  along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.        #
    #                                                                              #
    #  You can find information on the NOMAD software at www.gerad.ca/nomad        #
    #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
    
    
    DESCRIPTION :
    
    NOMAD is a C++ implementation of the Mesh Adaptive Direct Search (MADS)
    algorithm, designed for constrained optimization of black-box functions.
    
    
    WEB PAGE :
    
    https://www.gerad.ca/nomad/
    
    
    FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS :
    
    Please visit the web page for futher instruction on the following:
    
    * Downloading, configuring, compiling, and installing NOMAD
    * Using NOMAD and setting the parameters
    * Reports on NOMAD
    * How to report bugs and make enhancement requests
    * And more...
    
    
    BATCH OR LIBRARY MODE :
    
    NOMAD is designed to be used in two different modes : batch and library.
    The batch mode is intended for a basic and simple usage of the MADS method,
    while the library mode allows more flexibility.
    For example, in batch mode, users must define their separate black-box program,
    that will be called with system calls by NOMAD.
    In library mode, users can define their black-box function as C++ code
    that will be directly called by NOMAD, without system calls and temporary files.
    
    
    EXECUTABLES :
    
    On Windows and Mac OS X platforms, NOMAD batch mode executable is located in
    directory $NOMAD_HOME/bin or %NOMAD_HOME%\bin.
    In order to avoid compiling the code, you can simply use this executable.
    
    COMPILATION :
    
    On Linux, Unix, and Mac OS X, NOMAD can be compiled using the makefile located
    in $NOMAD_HOME/bin. Alternatively, using the script install.sh located in
    directory $NOMAD_HOME/install will install all NOMAD binaries.
    
    On Windows, NOMAD can be compiled using the Microsoft Visual Studio projet
    located in the %NOMAD_EXAMPLES%\VisualStudio directory.
    
    
    HOW TO EXECUTE NOMAD :
    
    For informations about the execution of NOMAD, please read the user guide :
    
    $NOMAD_HOME/doc/user_guide.pdf or %NOMAD_HOME%\doc\user_guide.pdf
    
    or
    
    https://www.gerad.ca/NOMAD/Downloads/user_guide.pdf