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+Minkowski_sum_2/benchmark/print_utils.h -text
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diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/benchmark/print_utils.h b/Minkowski_sum_2/benchmark/print_utils.h
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+#ifndef _PRINT_UTILS_H_
+#define _PRINT_UTILS_H_
+
+#include <CGAL/Polygon_with_holes_2.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Pretty-print a CGAL polygon.
+//
+template<class Kernel, class Container>
+void print_polygon (const CGAL::Polygon_2<Kernel, Container>& P)
+{
+  typename CGAL::Polygon_2<Kernel, Container>::Vertex_const_iterator  vit;
+
+  std::cout << "[ " << P.size() << " vertices:";
+  for (vit = P.vertices_begin(); vit != P.vertices_end(); ++vit)
+    std::cout << " (" << *vit << ')';
+  std::cout << " ]" << std::endl;
+
+  return;
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Pretty-print a polygon with holes.
+//
+template<class Kernel, class Container>
+void print_polygon_with_holes
+    (const CGAL::Polygon_with_holes_2<Kernel, Container>& pwh)
+{
+  if (! pwh.is_unbounded())
+  {
+    std::cout << "{ Outer boundary = ";
+    print_polygon (pwh.outer_boundary());
+  }
+  else
+    std::cout << "{ Unbounded polygon." << std::endl;
+
+  typename CGAL::Polygon_with_holes_2<Kernel,Container>::
+                                             Hole_const_iterator  hit;
+  unsigned int                                                     k = 1;
+
+  std::cout << "  " << pwh.number_of_holes() << " holes:" << std::endl;
+  for (hit = pwh.holes_begin(); hit != pwh.holes_end(); ++hit, ++k)
+  {
+    std::cout << "    Hole #" << k << " = ";
+    print_polygon (*hit);
+  }
+  std::cout << " }" << std::endl;
+
+  return;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/benchmark/sum_by_decomposition.cpp b/Minkowski_sum_2/benchmark/sum_by_decomposition.cpp
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+//! \file examples/Minkowski_sum_2/sum_by_decomposition.cpp
+// Computing the Minkowski sum of two non-convex polygons read from a file
+// using the small-side angle-bisector decomposition strategy.
+
+#include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_exact_constructions_kernel.h>
+#include <CGAL/minkowski_sum_2.h>
+#include <CGAL/Small_side_angle_bisector_decomposition_2.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <CGAL/Timer.h>
+#include "print_utils.h"
+
+struct Kernel : public CGAL::Exact_predicates_exact_constructions_kernel {};
+
+typedef Kernel::Point_2                               Point_2;
+typedef CGAL::Polygon_2<Kernel>                       Polygon_2;
+typedef CGAL::Polygon_with_holes_2<Kernel>            Polygon_with_holes_2;
+
+int main ()
+{
+  CGAL::Timer                    t_mink_sum;
+  // Open the input file.
+  std::ifstream    in_file ("data/random2.dat");
+
+  if (! in_file.is_open())
+  {
+    std::cerr << "Failed to open the input file." << std::endl;
+    return (1);
+  }
+
+  // Read the two polygons from the file and compute their Minkowski sum.
+  Polygon_2   P, Q;
+
+  in_file >> P >> Q;
+  in_file.close();
+
+
+  // Compute the Minkowski sum using the decomposition approach.
+  CGAL::Small_side_angle_bisector_decomposition_2<Kernel>  ssab_decomp;
+
+  t_mink_sum.start();
+
+  Polygon_with_holes_2  sum = minkowski_sum_2 (P, Q, ssab_decomp);
+
+  t_mink_sum.stop();
+
+  std::cout << "Done! Time:" << t_mink_sum.time() << " seconds\n P (+) Q = "; print_polygon_with_holes (sum);
+
+  return (0);
+}