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Genetic Algorithm Utility Library. Version 0.1850-0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Genetic Algorithm Utility Library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gaul_diagnostics
history
Project history and usage
GAUL, the Genetic Algorithm Utility Library, is a C library for evolutionary computation. Its official documentation presents it as a flexible toolkit for genetic algorithms and related stochastic optimization methods.
Project history
The project was created by Stewart Adcock and hosted on SourceForge, with the SourceForge project record dating to 2001. The official site describes GAUL as GPL-licensed open-source software, with CVS development hosted through SourceForge and documentation for Linux, Unix, Windows builds, examples, tutorials, and a reference guide.
Adoption history
GAUL's official 2005 release announcement says it was used in academic institutions and corporations, on systems ranging from desktop PCs to supercomputers, across North America, Europe, and Japan. The same release notes mention application areas such as protein structure prediction and rational drug discovery.
How it is used
GAUL is used as a programming library rather than primarily as an end-user CLI. The reference guide documents population and entity structures, callbacks, crossover, mutation, selection, replacement, disk I/O, MPI-specific functions, and additional search methods including tabu search, simplex search, differential evolution, simulated annealing, hill climbing, and gradient methods.
Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, GAUL is a classic SourceForge-era scientific C library: Autotools-based, GPL-licensed, and aimed at researchers who want a packaged optimization toolkit rather than a single command. Its packaging significance comes from preserving an older evolutionary-computation codebase with examples and headers usable by downstream C and C++ projects.
Timeline
- 2001: SourceForge project record was created.
- 2004-2005: Reference guide and tutorial material were updated for the 0.1849 series.
- 2005: GAUL 0.1849 added Differential Evolution support and was announced as a portability and scalability release.
- 2022: The official homepage copyright line shows continued site maintenance.
Related projects
- GAUL's official resources compare it with other genetic-algorithm and evolutionary-computation projects such as GAlib and related GA toolkits. The library also exposes S-Lang scripting support and parallel execution paths through MPI, OpenMP, pthreads, and forked processes.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gaul_diagnostics | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.1850-0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://gaul.sourceforge.net/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gaul |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.1850-0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gaul |
| Homepage | https://gaul.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/gaul/code |
| Upstream docs | https://gaul.sourceforge.net/documentation.html |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/gaul/gaul-devel/0.1850-0/gaul-devel-0.1850-0.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, libtool |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | gaul |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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