GAlib: A C++ Genetic Algorithm LibraryCopyright (c) 1994-1996 MIT, 1998 Matthew Wall10oct98GAlib is a C++ library of genetic algorithm objects.  With GAlib you can add evolutionary algorithm optimization to almost any program using any data representation and standard or custom selection, crossover, mutation, scaling, and termination methods.  The library requires a cfront 3.0 compatible C++ compiler.  I have tested GAlib on MacOS using Metrowerks and Symantec development environments, DOS/Windows using Borland C++ and MS VC++, and various UNIX platforms using g++, CC, and DCC.  Some genome classes use templates, but you can define the NO_TEMPLATES flag if your compiler does not understand templates.  The defaultconfiguration uses (not-necessarily-ansi) streams, but the NO_STREAMS directive lets you turn that off (for use with a GUI, for example).DOCUMENTATION, UPDATES and MAILING LIST ---------------------------------------Complete documentation in html format is available in the doc directory.  The FTP site contains PDF and PostScript(tm) versions.  For the most recent installation hints, bug fixes, and announcements, see the documentation at http://lancet.mit.edu/ga/There are two GAlib mailing lists:  galib@mit.edu and galib-announce@mit.eduThe first list is an unmoderated list intended as a forum for galib users tohelp each other.  The second is only for announcements about GAlib updates.To subscribe, send email to galib-request@mit.edu (or galib-announce-request)with the word 'subscribe' in the subject and nothing in the body of the email.WHERE TO GET IT ---------------------------------------------------------------The source for this library is ftp://lancet.mit.edu/pub/ga/There you will find MacOS, DOS/Windows, and UNIX versions of the library.  Thesource code is the same for all platforms - the only difference is the namingof files.  Makefiles for UNIX are included in the UNIX distribution, projectsfor MacOS and Windows compilers are included in those distributions.COMPILATION -------------------------------------------------------------------There are two things to build: the library and the examples.  You can buildthe library as a standalone archive, dll, static library, etc.  Or you cancompile-in only the GAlib files you need for your project.  Installation.htmlin the doc directory has complete details.Most problems people have when compiling GAlib are due to template instatiationissues (not every compiler handles templates the same way).  See the installation notes for details.  The notes also include instructions for dealing with compilers that do not support templates.BUGS 'n STUFF -----------------------------------------------------------------If you use GAlib to solve your problems, please let me know how you used it.A short paragraph describing the problem(s) on which you are working would bewonderful :)Send bug reports and suggestions for improvements to galib-request@mit.edu.  When submitting a bug report, please include the GAlib version number, machinetype, operating system and version number, and events that led up to you finding the bug.