Math::LP::Solve is a wrapper for the functions in the lp_solve library for
solving linear programs, which is written by Michel Berkelaar. 
The source code of this library is available at ftp://ftp.ics.ele.tue.nl/pub/lp_solve/
The Perl extension is based on the latest version (lp_solve_3.0).

INSTALLATION

Download lp_solve_3.0.tar.gz and untar it in the Math-LP-Solve-* directory,
then compile the library (which requires some tweaking of the Makefile).
Consult the lp_solve documentation if any help is needed here. 

IMPORTANT: make sure the lp_solve library is compiled for position independent
           code (e.g. by including -fPIC in the CFLAGS for gcc).

If you already have a compiled version of the library, it suffices to
make a directory lp_solve_3.0 and copy liblpk.a and all .h files to it.

Alternatively, the whole download - extraction - compilation sequence
is performed automatically if the needed files are not found. This may
fail at some step however, whereafter you'll need to revert to the manual
method.

In short, the standard sequence for installing Perl extensions should
do the job:

	% perl Makefile.PL
	% make
	% make test
	% make install

Automatic compilation of the lp_solve library is attempted in the first
of these steps.

If you do not have write access to the Perl libraries, it is still possible
to install it in a separate location with absolute pathname <dir> using the
following sequence:

	% perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=<dir> LIB=<dir>/lib/perl5
	% make
	% make test
	% make pure_install

Do not forget to include <dir>/lib/perl5 in your PERL5LIB search path 
to use the extension in this case.

AUTHOR

The Perl extension Math::LP::Solve to the lp_solve library is written
by Wim Verhaegen <wim.verhaegen@ieee.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright(c) 2000 Wim Verhaegen. All rights reserved. 
This program is free software; you can redistribute
and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

Consult the lp_solve documentation for copyright information on
the lp_solve library.