Custom FET BP - block planning (Need help choosing a custom version)

[ChicagoPianoTuner]

I edited my previous post.

[Liviu Lalescu]

OK, I will  add it, thank you!

Out of my 9 simulations on your min+max gaps, I got solution in 6; 3 are still running after 7 hours. I will try to see if they finish. Also, I need to fix some critical bugs in another FET custom version (FET-MA) and compile it. After that, I hope to begin work on adding max gaps between activities in FET-BP and make the release of FET-BP.

[ChicagoPianoTuner]

Okay, great. It's possible that some of the trouble is coming from somewhere else. It's tough to explain. I can send you another file that will be much easier to test (simply removing a few activities) if you want.

[Liviu Lalescu]

Yes, thank you, please send. I need to stop your old generations now, unfortunately.

[Volker Dirr]

I can replace all teacher, room and student names by random names if you want to add a larger anonymous sample file as sample file. Just sent me and i will convert it (if you can't convert it yourself).

[ChicagoPianoTuner]

I sent it.

[Liviu Lalescu]

Thank you! Received. I will inform you of my progress or when it is ready.

[ChicagoPianoTuner]

I can replace all teacher, room and student names by random names if you want to add a larger anonymous sample file as sample file. Just sent me and i will convert it (if you can't convert it yourself).

I think that's a good idea. Maybe we can wait until we're sure the constraints are correct from Liviu's point of view, and I add the new ones. But when the time comes, I will take you up on that offer.

[Liviu Lalescu]

On Friday, 19 June 2020, I released the latest version, FET-5.45.0-BP. Thank you, CPT and Darren!

https://lalescu.ro/liviu/fet/download/custom/bp/

PS: Darren, we might find problems and I might need to release FET-5.45.0-BP2 and so on. So please don't mind if you compile this for Mac OS X and a few hours later I find bugs and you need to compile again. You might want to wait. As you prefer.

[ChicagoPianoTuner]

Thank you Liviu! I will download it in a few hours and do some work. I may not have anything new to share until tomorrow morning.

[Liviu Lalescu]

OK, you are welcome! 

[Darren McDonald]

PS: Darren, we might find problems and I might need to release FET-5.45.0-BP2 and so on. So please don't mind if you compile this for Mac OS X and a few hours later I find bugs and you need to compile again. You might want to wait. As you prefer.

I've got time now, so I'll go ahead and compile. I don't mind compiling again if an update comes out soon. 

[Darren McDonald]

The Mac version of FET-5.45.0-BP is available for download here.

[ChicagoPianoTuner]

Small typo in version 5.45.0: when opening the max gaps constraint, the text at the top (not on the menu bar, below it) says "...they must be separated by at most min gaps (hours)." It should say "...they must be separated by at most max gaps (hours)."

[Liviu Lalescu]

Thanks! Will be corrected in the next version.