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+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **This repository is archived.**  Starting with MOEA Framework v5, Generalized Decomposition is provided as an example
+without the need of this plugin.
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 # Generalized Decomposition
 
 Extends the [MOEA Framework](http://github.com/MOEAFramework/MOEAFramework) with a version of MOEA/D using weights produced by