LSQR Windows DLL and LSQR.NET Read-me
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Software Version
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Version 1.2, June 2010. 


Requirements 
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The solution (.sln) and project (.csproj/.vcproj) files provided in this package were created in 
Visual Studio 2008.


LSQR Windows DLL
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The LSQR DLL binaries are contained in LSqrDll\Bin\x86 and LSqrDll\Bin\x64 (.dll [and .lib for VS 
2008]). The C++ header file is contained in LSqrDll\Src (LSqrDll.h). The VS 2008 solution file is 
contained in LSqrDll\Src (LSqrDll.sln).


LSQR.NET
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The C# wrapper is contained in LSqrDllTest (LSqrDotNet.cs). To see how LSQR is supposed to be used 
in C#, take a look at LSqrDllTest\Program.cs. The VS 2008 solution file is contained in LSqrDllTest 
(LSqrDllTest.sln).


License
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The software is provided under the terms of Common Public License (CPL).


Acknowledgements
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LSQR is originally provided by SOL at Stanford University. The initiators and original authors of 
LSQR are Chris C. Paige and Michael A. Saunders. 
Several people contributed: James Howse, Michael Friedlander, Eric Badel, and John Tomlin.

LSQR Windows DLL and LSQR.NET are based on the C++ version provided by John Tomlin (translated from 
the C version provided by James W. Howse).

Visit http://www.stanford.edu/group/SOL/software/lsqr.html for more info.

See also LSqrDll\Src\lsqr_c.README and LSqrDll\Src\README for the notes on the C/C++ versions of 
LSQR.


Contact
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For LSQR issues and comments, contact Michael A. Saunders <saunders@stanford.edu>.
For LSQR DLL and LSQR.NET issues, contact Miha Grcar <miha.grcar@ijs.si>.


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