# Installation procedure

OptiMAS installable versions are distributed to run under most modern GNU/Linux, Windows (XP/7) and MacOSX (10.5 or later with Intel processor) systems. Please note that extensive testing has only been done under GNU/Linux. Ready-to-use binaries installation packages and the source code, which you are welcome to attempt to compile on your favorite platform, are available via the download section.

Two versions of the tool have been developed. The first one, called "optimas" manages computationally intensive processes for step 1. It runs in command line and is written in C-ANSI language. The second version integrates the C program and additional functionalities to display results and facilitate breeding decisions within a Graphical User Interface named "optimas_gui" coded in C++ using Qt, Qwt & Graphviz libraries.