WELCOME

You have successfully installed version 7.0 of the Gurobi Optimizer.

You'll find instructions for setting up your Gurobi license in this document, as well as a list of supported platforms, and Release Notes and guidelines for converting existing Gurobi code to run with this new version. Once you have finished browsing this document, you should refer to the Quick Start Guide, the Example Tour, or the Reference Manual to get started using the Gurobi Optimizer.

Obtaining Your License

To obtain a Gurobi 7 license, you will need to visit the Gurobi License Center. If you are a commercial user under maintenance, you should see your Gurobi 7 license under Current Gurobi Licenses. If you would like to request a free academic license, you can do so from the Free Academic License page. Once you have a license on the Gurobi web site, you will need to follow the instructions for installing a license in the Quick Start Guide.

Supported Platforms for Version 7.0

The following table lists the supported platforms for version 7.0:

Platform Operating System Compiler Notes
Windows® 32-bit (win32) Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Visual Studio® 2010 Use gurobi_c++md2010.lib (e.g.) for C++
Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Visual Studio 2012 Use gurobi_c++md2012.lib (e.g.) for C++
Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Visual Studio 2013 Use gurobi_c++md2013.lib (e.g.) for C++
Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Visual Studio 2015 Use gurobi_c++md2015.lib (e.g.) for C++
Windows 64-bit (win64) Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 Visual Studio 2010 Use gurobi_c++md2010.lib (e.g.) for C++
Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 Visual Studio 2012 Use gurobi_c++md2012.lib (e.g.) for C++
Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 Visual Studio 2013 Use gurobi_c++md2013.lib (e.g.) for C++
Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 Visual Studio 2015 Use gurobi_c++md2015.lib (e.g.) for C++
Linux® 64-bit (linux64) Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 5.9-5.11, 6.6-6.8, 7.0-7.2 GCC 4.1/4.4 Use libgurobi_g++4.1.a for C++ in RHEL 5
SUSE® Enterprise Linux 11, 12 GCC 4.3/4.4
Ubuntu® 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 16.10 GCC 4.2/4.3/4.4/4.6
Mac OS 64-bit (mac64) Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks), 10.10 (Yosemite), 10.11 (El Capitan), 10.12 (Sierra) Xcode 4/5/6 Use libgurobi_stdc++.a for -stdlib=libstdc++ in C++
AIX® 64-bit (power64) AIX 6.1, 7.1 XL C/C++ 9 Due to limited Python support on AIX, this port does not include the Interactive Shell or the Python libraries.

Our MATLAB® interface supports MATLAB versions 2008b through 2016b. Our R interface supports R version 3.3.

Release Notes for Version 7.0

In addition to many performance enhancements, Gurobi 7.0 adds several new features:

Code Conversion from Version 6.5

Programs that were originally written for version 6.5 of the Gurobi Optimizer generally won't require any code changes to use version 7.0. If you'd like to use the new features, some code changes are required.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Michael Grant and Michael Helmling for their help with our Python interface. Python expression building is now dramatically faster thanks to their input.

License Agreement

Note that this software is covered by the Gurobi End User License Agreement. By completing the Gurobi installation process and using the software, you are accepting the terms of this agreement.

Thank you for using Gurobi products!


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