The Solver for Local Nonlinear Optimization Problems
                   v.1.1, June, 1997
                   For Use with Matlab

          by Alexei Kuntsevich & Franz Kappel

          Karl-Franzens University of Graz
          Institute for Mathematics
          Heinrichstr. 36
          A-8010 Graz (Austria)

          E-mail: franz.kappel@kfunigraz.ac.at


I n s t a l l a t i o n

Instructions for installing toolboxes are found in the section entitled
"Installing Toolboxes" in the computer specific section of the MATLAB
User's Guide.

- Create the subdirectories
 ...matlab\toolbox\solvopt
 ...matlab\toolbox\solvopt\uncprobs
- Copy the contents of the installation disk to your hard disk.
- Add the respective Matlab pathes to the Matlab startup file.

At the third installation step, one has to modify the file MATLABRC.M
found in the Matlab root directory as follows:
Find the section starting with

matlabpath([...

and add the following two lines

'c:\matlab\toolbox\solvopt;'...
'c:\matlab\toolbox\solvopt\uncprobs;'...

The starting substring is to be substituted by the actual path (if it differs).


C o n t e n t s   o f   t h e   d i s t r i b u t i o n   d i s k

Programs:
APPRGRDN.M    is the M-file for the forward difference approximation
              of a gradient at a point,
SOLVOPT.M     is the M-file for the optimization routine SolvOpt (SOLver
              for local nonlinear OPTimization problems),
SOLVDEMO.M    is a tutorial walk-through,
SOLVTEST.M    allows minimization of Mor`e test functions,
SOPTIONS.M    sets the default values for the optional parameters,

Files for supplied test functions:
INITDUAL.M    returns the standard starting point and sets the values for
              constant vectors and matrices for the Shell Dual problem,
INITILL.M     returns the standard starting point and sets the values for
              constant vectors and matrices for the Ill-conditioned Linear
              Programming problem,
INITMAXQ.M    returns the standard starting point and sets the values for
              constant vectors and matrices for Lemarechal's MaxQuad function,
DSOBJF.M      returns the value of the objective function at a point for
              the Shell Dual problem,
DSOBJG.M      returns the gradient of the objective function at a point for
              the Shell Dual problem,
DSCNTF.M      returns the maximal residual of the set of constraints at a 
              point for the Shell Dual problem,
DSCNTG.M      returns the gradient of the constraint function with the
              maximal residual at a point for the Shell Dual problem,
DUALSHF.M     returns the value of the exact penalty function at a point for
              the Shell Dual problem,
DUALSHG.M     returns the gradient of the exact penalty function at a point
              for the Shell Dual problem,
ILLCLINF.M    returns the value of the exact penalty function at a point for
              the Ill-conditioned Linear Programming problem,
ILLCLING.M    returns the gradient of the exact penalty function at a point
              for the Ill-conditioned Linear Programming problem,
MAXQUADF.M    returns the value of Lemarechal's function at a point,
MAXQUADG.M    returns the gradient of Lemarechal's function at a point,
SHORF.M       returns the value of Shor's function at a point,
SHORG.M       returns the gradient of Shor's function at a point,
TESTF.M       returns the value of the functions at a point for specified
              UNC-problems,
TESTG.M       returns the gradient at a point of the functions for specified
              UNC-problems,
UNCPROBS      is the directory which contains the M-codes for the smooth
              functions,
README        is this file.