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From: Eric E. <eri...@us...> - 2006-08-29 08:29:47
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Update of /cvsroot/quantlibaddin/QuantLibAddin/Docs/pages In directory sc8-pr-cvs7.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv2010/pages Modified Files: Tag: R000313f0-branch build.tutorial.docs faq.docs Log Message: update docs for post-release issues Index: build.tutorial.docs =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/quantlibaddin/QuantLibAddin/Docs/pages/build.tutorial.docs,v retrieving revision 1.1.2.3 retrieving revision 1.1.2.4 diff -C2 -d -r1.1.2.3 -r1.1.2.4 *** build.tutorial.docs 11 Aug 2006 00:12:51 -0000 1.1.2.3 --- build.tutorial.docs 29 Aug 2006 08:29:42 -0000 1.1.2.4 *************** *** 24,29 **** /*! \page build_tutorial Build Tutorial This document explains how to build QuantLibXL and its prerequisites from ! source code. Each step is documented in detail: \ref sec_build_vc8 \n --- 24,41 ---- /*! \page build_tutorial Build Tutorial + <center><small>last updated 29 August 2006</small></center> + This document explains how to build QuantLibXL and its prerequisites from ! source code. ! ! If you want a binary installation of the precompiled addin, please go instead ! to the <a href="http://www.quantlibxl.org">QuantLibXL</a> web site. ! ! Before proceeding with the build please consult section \ref faq_issues of ! document \ref faq. ! ! Piter Dias has written a ! <a href="http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=30355157&forum_id=4299">DOS batch file</a> ! which automates all of the steps described in this document. \ref sec_build_vc8 \n *************** *** 76,80 **** \li run the command: \verbatim ! C:\Projects\boost_1_33_1>bjam "-sTOOLS=vc-8_0" install \endverbatim This command will create the Boost include directory <tt>C:\\Boost\\include\\boost-1_33_1</tt> and the Boost library directory <tt>C:\\Boost\\lib</tt>. Relax: it takes a long while. --- 88,93 ---- \li run the command: \verbatim ! C:\Projects\boost_1_33_1>bjam "-sTOOLS=vc-8_0" ! "--with-regex" install \endverbatim This command will create the Boost include directory <tt>C:\\Boost\\include\\boost-1_33_1</tt> and the Boost library directory <tt>C:\\Boost\\lib</tt>. Relax: it takes a long while. *************** *** 90,98 **** You are now ready to build QuantLib. You need to compile the following projects: ! - <a href="http://quantlib.org/">QuantLib</a> - the core C++ analytics library ! - log4cxx - a logging framework, used by ObjectHandler ! - <a href="http://www.objecthandler.org">ObjectHandler</a> - an object repository ! - <a href="http://www.quantlibaddin.org">QuantLibAddin</a> - Addins for QuantLib functionality ! - <a href="http://www.quantlibxl.org">QuantLibXL</a> - the Excel implementation of QuantLibAddin These projects are available with four different runtime libraries --- 103,111 ---- You are now ready to build QuantLib. You need to compile the following projects: ! - <a href="http://quantlib.org/">QuantLib 0.3.13</a> - the core C++ analytics library ! - <b>log4cxx 0.9.7a</b> - a logging framework, used by ObjectHandler ! - <a href="http://www.objecthandler.org">ObjectHandler 0.1.4</a> - an object repository ! - <a href="http://www.quantlibaddin.org">QuantLibAddin 0.3.13</a> - Addins for QuantLib functionality ! - <a href="http://www.quantlibxl.org">QuantLibXL 0.3.13</a> - the Excel implementation of QuantLibAddin These projects are available with four different runtime libraries *************** *** 193,197 **** 1>STL : Dinkumware standard library version 405 1>Boost : 1.33.1 ! 1>Testing Barone-Adesi and Whaley approximation for American options... [...] 1>Testing old-style Monte Carlo multi-factor pricers... --- 206,211 ---- 1>STL : Dinkumware standard library version 405 1>Boost : 1.33.1 ! 1>Testing Barone-Adesi and Whaley approximation for American ! options... [...] 1>Testing old-style Monte Carlo multi-factor pricers... *************** *** 202,206 **** 1> moreThan200 test cases out of moreThan200 passed 1>Build log was saved at ! 1>"file://c:\Projects\QuantLib\test-suite\build\vc80\Release\BuildLog.htm" 1>testsuite - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s) \endverbatim --- 216,221 ---- 1> moreThan200 test cases out of moreThan200 passed 1>Build log was saved at ! 1>"file://c:\Projects\QuantLib\test-suite\build\vc80\Release\ ! BuildLog.htm" 1>testsuite - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s) \endverbatim *************** *** 252,256 **** \section sec_build_quantlibaddin Install and Build QuantLibAddin ! Download <tt>QuantLibAddin-0.3.13.exe</tt> and <tt>QuantLibXL-0.3.13.exe</tt> from the <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=12740">QuantLib downloads page</a> and install them to your hard drive. As explained above in section \ref sec_build_directories, --- 267,271 ---- \section sec_build_quantlibaddin Install and Build QuantLibAddin ! Download <tt>QuantLibAddin-0.3.13.exe</tt> and <tt>QuantLibXL-src-0.3.13.exe</tt> from the <a href="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=12740">QuantLib downloads page</a> and install them to your hard drive. As explained above in section \ref sec_build_directories, Index: faq.docs =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/quantlibaddin/QuantLibAddin/Docs/pages/faq.docs,v retrieving revision 1.2.2.1 retrieving revision 1.2.2.2 diff -C2 -d -r1.2.2.1 -r1.2.2.2 *** faq.docs 7 Aug 2006 11:00:36 -0000 1.2.2.1 --- faq.docs 29 Aug 2006 08:29:42 -0000 1.2.2.2 *************** *** 30,33 **** --- 30,36 ---- <a href="http://quantlib.org/developerFAQ.shtml">QuantLib developer FAQ</a>. + \ref faq_issues\n + - \ref faq_buildtime\n + \ref faq_usage\n - \ref faq_loaded\n *************** *** 46,49 **** --- 49,69 ---- - \ref faq_excel + \section faq_issues Issues With QuantLibAddin 0.3.13 Release + + \section faq_buildtime QuantLibXL Build is Very Slow + + There are some issues with the configuration of QuantLibXL - e.g. inclusion of + unnecessary header files - which cause the build to run very slowly. Depending on + available CPU and memory the build may take several hours to complete, or may hang + altogether. This will be fixed under 0.3.14, for 0.3.13 all of the following + workarounds have been found to be effective: + + \li use faster hardware + \li use VC7 instead of VC8 + \li compile for Debug instead of Release + \li if compiling the Release configuration, disable optimization - in the QuantLibXL + project, under "Properties / Configuration Properties / C/C++ / Optimization" set + Optimization to Disabled. + \section faq_usage Usage |
