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Andreas Fabri 2011-03-04 10:27:22 +00:00
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@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Since \texttt{Boost.Thread} is required, make sure to either install the precomp
Some demos depend on \texttt{Boost.Program\_options}.
\subsection{Exact Arithmetic}
\subsection{GMP and MPFR}
\cgal\ combines floating point arithmetic with exact arithmetic,
in order to be efficient and reliable. \cgal\ offers support for
@ -137,15 +137,12 @@ system.
Having \gmp\ version 4.2 or higher and \mpfr\ version 2.2.1 or higher
installed is highly recommended. These libraries can be obtained from
\gmppage\ and \mpfrpage, respectively. As Visual \CC\ is not properly
support by the \gmp\ and \mpfr\ projects, we provide precompiled versions
of \gmp\ and \mpfr.
\gmppage\ and \mpfrpage, respectively.
\mpfi\ can be downloaded from \mpfipage. Version 1.4 or higher is
recommended.
\leda\ can be found at \ledapage. There is a free and a commercial
edition for this library.
As Visual \CC\ is not properly
supported by the \gmp\ and \mpfr\ projects, we provide precompiled versions
of \gmp\ and \mpfr, which can be downloaded with the installer
\texttt{CGAL-3.8-Setup.exe}.
\subsection{Visualization}
@ -173,14 +170,24 @@ LAPACK for Visual~\CC.
The Surface parametrization package can be accelerated by using the sparse matrix solver \taucs.
This library can be downloaded from \taucspage. As Visual~\CC\ is not properly
supported by the \taucs\ project, we provide a precompiled version of
\taucs.
\taucs, which can be downloaded with the installer
\texttt{CGAL-3.8-Setup.exe}.
\leda\ can be found at \ledapage. There is a free and a commercial
edition for this library. \cgal\ provides the functions so that
exact \leda\ number types become models of \cgal\ number type related
concepts.
The Algebraic Kernel package uses the library \rs\ to perform real solving
on univariate polynomials. It can be downloaded from \rspage.
The library \rs needs \mpfi, which can be downloaded from \mpfipage.
Version 1.4 or higher is recommended.
One example from the 3D Skin Surface Meshing package uses the {\sc
ESBTL} templates library. This library is used to import data from a PDB
file as CGAL points or weighted points. It can be downloaded from
file as \cgal\ points or weighted points. It can be downloaded from
\path'http://esbtl.sourceforge.net/'.
\section{Downloading \cgal\label{sec:gettingcgal}}