Dependencies#
SHOP Binaries#
The SHOP binaries are available in different builds to support various operating systems and environments. Below are the details of the compiler versions used for the Windows, Debian, and Alma Linux builds.
Debian Base build#
The SHOP binaries are built with the following dependencies:
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ALMA Linux build#
Alma Linux is built with the following dependencies:
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Windows build#
Windows is built with the following dependencies:
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Python Version support#
Our policy is to build for all Python versions supported by Python Software Foundation. We strive to support the latest Python version shortly after release, but it might take a few weeks until all our dependencies are updated so that we can add it to our builds.
Included third-party libraries#
In addition to the main external solver libraries CPLEX, Gurobi and OSI/CBC with their appropriate licences, SHOP uses the following libraries:
Armadillo (open source)#
Armadillo is a high-quality linear algebra library (matrix maths) for the C++ language, employing the Intel® Math Kernel Library (by choice of SINTEF) at the core level.
The following papers describe Armadillo:
Conrad Sanderson and Ryan Curtin. Armadillo: An Efficient Framework for Numerical Linear Algebra. International Conference on Computer and Automation Engineering, 2025.
Conrad Sanderson and Ryan Curtin. Practical Sparse Matrices in C++ with Hybrid Storage and Template-Based Expression Optimisation. Mathematical and Computational Applications, Vol. 24, No. 3, 2019.
Armadillo is distributed under the permissive Apache 2.0 license with the following copyright notice:
Armadillo C++ Linear Algebra Library
Copyright 2008-2025 Conrad Sanderson (https://conradsanderson.id.au)
Copyright 2008-2016 National ICT Australia (NICTA)
Copyright 2017-2025 Data61 / CSIROThis product includes software developed by Conrad Sanderson (https://conradsanderson.id.au)
This product includes software developed at National ICT Australia (NICTA)
This product includes software developed at Data61 / CSIRO
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Intel® Math Kernel Library#
Intel® Math Kernel Library (Intel® MKL) accelerates math processing routines, increases application performance, and reduces development time on Intel® processors.
Intel® MKL is distributed under the Intel Simplified Software License with the following copyright notice:
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