NuGet Package

##Overview The CNTK Eval NuGet package is a NuGet package containing the necessary libraries and assemblies to enable .Net and Windows C++ applications to perform CNTK model evaluation. There are 3 Nuget packages:

• CNTK.CPUOnly: provides CNTK Library C# Eval API, and used for CPU only machines.
• CNTK.GPU: provides CNTK Library C# Eval API, and used for GPU enabled machines.
• Microsoft.Research.CNTK.CpuEval-mkl: provides CNTK EvalDll API. It supports CPU only.

##Installation The package may be obtained through the NuGet Package Manager inside Visual Studio by searching for "CNTK", or downloaded directly from NuGet:

• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CNTK.CPUOnly/
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/CNTK.GPU/
• https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Research.CNTK.CpuEval-mkl/

The current version is 2.0-beta8. When installing, please select the option "Include Prerelease" in "Manage Nuget Packages".

The CNTK Eval NuGet package may be installed on a Visual C++ or .Net project (C#, VB.Net, F#, ...). Once installed the project will contain a reference to the managed dll and the required dependent binary libraries will be copied to the output directory.

For instructions on how to install a NuGet package, please refer to the NuGet documentation at:

https://docs.nuget.org/consume/installing-nuget

##Current Release The current release of CNTK Eval Nuget Packages support the following interfaces

• CNTK Library Managed Eval Interface
• EvalDll C# Interface
• EvalDll C++ Interface

##Linux There is a Linux equivalent set of libraries (albeit not available through NuGet) that enables CNTK model evaluations in Linux using C++. Refer to the CNTK Evaluation Overview page for details.