GAlib contains a set of C++ genetic algorithm objects. The library includes tools for using genetic algorithms to do optimization in any C++ program using any representation and genetic operators. The documentation includes an extensive overview of how to implement a genetic algorithm as well as examples illustrating customizations to the GAlib classes.

Licensing

GAlib is free. Licensing and copyright details are available.

Documentation

Answers to frequently asked questions

Mailing list and mailing list archive

Complete documentation in HTML or PDF format

Screen Shots of GAlib examples

Bug list and Revision history

Where to get the current version...

ftp://lancet.mit.edu/pub/ga/ (ftp access temporarily disabled)

http://lancet.mit.edu/ga/dist/

System Requirements

GAlib has been built on various UNIX platforms (SGI, Sun, HP, DEC, IBM) as well as MacOS and DOS/Windows systems. GAlib includes examples that use PVM for distributed, parallel implementations. GAlib includes graphic examples that use the Athena or Motif widget sets, or MFC/VC++.