Frequently Asked Questions

1. Why this ugly name ?

CCruncher calculates the credit portfolio risk valuation with intensive numerical computation. These kind of programs are called number crunchers. The mix between the terms 'credit' and 'number cruncher' generates the name 'credit cruncher'. CCruncher is not related to the recent credit crunch, but is a tool that can aid to control the risks involved in this crisis.

2. What is the project's maturity ?

ccruncher-1.8 is a stable version. If you have any bug or suggestion to report, please send an email to ccruncher team or post it to SourceForge.

3. Is the Windows platform supported ?

Yes, but the main stream is developed for the UNIX environment. If you want to compile ccruncher under Windows, read the file docs/README. The repository contains the project files for MSVC9 compiler (*.sln, *.vcproj).

4. Why can the input files be gzipped (*.gz) but not zipped (*.zip) ?

The zip algorithm is covered by patents, but gzip is not; furthermore gzip is open source. You can download a gzip tool for windows from 7-zip. UNIX environments have the gzip/gunzip commands out of the box. You can read more at the gzip website.

5. Is there a company that provides support for CCruncher ?

Yes. CCruncher.com provides consulting services for the analysis of SME loan portfolios using CCruncher. It also provides support services such as integration, maintenance and ad-hoc development related to CCruncher.