This example illustrates how to use NOMAD with a CUTEr test problem, given in a SIF files. You need to have CUTEr installed, including a SIF decoder. Everything is available at http://hsl.rl.ac.uk/cuter-www/. Once the CUTEr installation is complete, define these environment variables: (bash) export CUTER=/home/user_name/CUTEr export MYCUTER=$CUTER/CUTEr.***** (depends on specified options during install) export SIFDEC=/home/user_name/sifdec export MYSIFDEC=$SIFDEC/SifDec.**** (depends on specified options during install) Then use the sifdecode program on the problem file: $MYSIFDEC/bin/sifdecode PROBLEM.SIF Compile with the C wrapper 'bb.c' by running the script 'compile' (it uses gfortran and gcc, but you can use other C and Fortran compilers). The black-box executable 'bb.exe' should be created. You can test it with the command 'bb.exe x0.txt', and run nomad with the command 'nomad.exe parameters.txt'.