diff --git a/Packages/Convex_hull_2/examples/ConvexHull/include/CGAL/ch_timing_2.C b/Packages/Convex_hull_2/examples/ConvexHull/include/CGAL/ch_timing_2.C
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--- a/Packages/Convex_hull_2/examples/ConvexHull/include/CGAL/ch_timing_2.C
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-// ============================================================================
-//
-// Copyright (c) 1999 The CGAL Consortium
-//
-// 
-// 
-// 
-//
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// release       :
-// release_date  :
-//
-// file          : examples/Convex_hull_2/ch_timing_2.C
-// revision      : $Revision$
-// revision_date : $Date$
-// author(s)     : Stefan Schirra
-//
-// coordinator   : MPI, Saarbruecken
-// ============================================================================
-
-
-#ifndef CGAL_CH_TIMING_2_C
-#define CGAL_CH_TIMING_2_C
-
-#ifndef CGAL_CH_TIMING_2_H
-#include <CGAL/ch_timing_2.h>
-#endif // CGAL_CH_TIMING_2_H
-
-CGAL_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-template <class ForwardIterator, class OutputIterator, class Traits>
-void
-ch_timing( ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last,
-           OutputIterator result,
-           int iterations, 
-           const Traits& ch_traits)
-{
-  int i;
-  CGAL::Timer  Clck;
-  double       delta_t;
-
-  std::cout << std::endl;
-  OutputIterator  restart = result;
-
-  Clck.start();
-
-  for (i=0; i < iterations; i++)
-  {
-      result = restart;
-      ch_akl_toussaint( first, last , result, ch_traits);
-  }
-  Clck.stop();
-  delta_t = Clck.time();
-  Clck.reset();
-
-  std::cout << "ch_akl_toussaint:         " << delta_t << std::endl;
-
-  Clck.start();
-
-  for (i=0; i < iterations; i++)
-  {
-      result = restart;
-      ch_eddy( first, last , result, ch_traits);
-  }
-  Clck.stop();
-  delta_t = Clck.time();
-  Clck.reset();
-
-  std::cout << "ch_eddy:                  " << delta_t << std::endl;
-
-  Clck.start();
-
-  for (i=0; i < iterations; i++)
-  {
-      result = restart;
-      ch_bykat( first, last , result, ch_traits);
-  }
-  Clck.stop();
-  delta_t = Clck.time();
-  Clck.reset();
-
-  std::cout << "ch_bykat                  " << delta_t << std::endl;
-
-  Clck.start();
-
-  for (i=0; i < iterations; i++)
-  {
-      result = restart;
-      ch_bykat_with_threshold( first, last , result, ch_traits);
-  }
-  Clck.stop();
-  delta_t = Clck.time();
-  Clck.reset();
-
-  std::cout << "ch_bykat_with_threshold:  " << delta_t << std::endl;
-
-  Clck.start();
-
-  for (i=0; i < iterations; i++)
-  {
-      result = restart;
-      ch_graham_andrew( first, last , result, ch_traits);
-  }
-  Clck.stop();
-  delta_t = Clck.time();
-  Clck.reset();
-
-  std::cout << "ch_graham_andrew:         " << delta_t << std::endl;
-
-  Clck.start();
-
-  for (i=0; i < iterations; i++)
-  {
-      result = restart;
-      ch_jarvis( first, last , result, ch_traits);
-  }
-  Clck.stop();
-  delta_t = Clck.time();
-  Clck.reset();
-
-  std::cout << "ch_jarvis:                " << delta_t << std::endl;
-
-}
-
-CGAL_END_NAMESPACE
-
-#endif // CGAL_CH_TIMING_2_C
-
diff --git a/Packages/Convex_hull_2/examples/ConvexHull/include/CGAL/ch_timing_2.h b/Packages/Convex_hull_2/examples/ConvexHull/include/CGAL/ch_timing_2.h
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index a15e1d31ff6..00000000000
--- a/Packages/Convex_hull_2/examples/ConvexHull/include/CGAL/ch_timing_2.h
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-// ============================================================================
-//
-// Copyright (c) 1999 The CGAL Consortium
-//
-// 
-// 
-// 
-//
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// release       :
-// release_date  :
-//
-// file          : examples/Convex_hull_2/include/CGAL/ch_timing_2.h
-// revision      : $Revision$
-// revision_date : $Date$
-// author(s)     : Stefan Schirra
-//
-// coordinator   : MPI, Saarbruecken
-// ============================================================================
-
-
-#ifndef CGAL_CH_TIMING_2_H
-#define CGAL_CH_TIMING_2_H
-
-#include <CGAL/Timer.h>
-
-
-CGAL_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
-template <class ForwardIterator, class OutputIterator, class Traits>
-void
-ch_timing( ForwardIterator first, ForwardIterator last,
-           OutputIterator result,
-           int iterations, 
-           const Traits& ch_traits);
-
-CGAL_END_NAMESPACE
-
-#ifdef CGAL_CFG_NO_AUTOMATIC_TEMPLATE_INCLUSION
-#include <CGAL/ch_timing_2.C>
-#endif // CGAL_CFG_NO_AUTOMATIC_TEMPLATE_INCLUSION
-
-#endif // CGAL_CH_TIMING_2_H
-