diff --git a/Installation/doc_tex/Installation/installation.tex b/Installation/doc_tex/Installation/installation.tex index b8e05d26310..29fbed212d7 100644 --- a/Installation/doc_tex/Installation/installation.tex +++ b/Installation/doc_tex/Installation/installation.tex @@ -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}}