Re: [R] constrained input for optimization algorithm

2009-07-31 Thread Ravi Varadhan
roject.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] On Behalf Of Prof. John C Nash Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 7:04 AM To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: Re: [R] constrained input for optimization algorithm As someone very involved with optim and its evolution I can say it is not at all suited to th

Re: [R] constrained input for optimization algorithm

2009-07-31 Thread Prof. John C Nash
As someone very involved with optim and its evolution I can say it is not at all suited to this sort of combinatoric optimization. I don't know if there are packages in R to help out -- it would be nice. If (this may be a big IF) your set of possible combinations is not too large, combn() gene