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+//#undef CGAL_LINKED_WITH_TBB
+
+#include <CGAL/tags.h>
+#include <CGAL/Compact_container.h>
+#include <CGAL/Real_timer.h>
+
+#ifdef CGAL_LINKED_WITH_TBB
+# include <tbb/blocked_range.h>
+# include <tbb/parallel_for.h>
+# include <tbb/parallel_do.h>
+# include <tbb/cache_aligned_allocator.h>
+#endif
+
+//#define TEST_CCSS
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+struct Sequential_with_forward_access_tag : public CGAL::Sequential_tag {};
+struct Sequential_with_random_access_tag  : public CGAL::Sequential_tag {};
+
+struct Parallel_for_tag : public CGAL::Parallel_tag {};
+struct Parallel_do_tag  : public CGAL::Parallel_tag {};
+
+struct Truc
+{
+  Truc(int v = 0) : value(v), /*value2(v), */p(NULL) {}
+  void *   for_compact_container() const { return p; }
+  void * & for_compact_container()       { return p; }
+
+  int value;
+  int value2;
+  void * p;
+};
+
+
+inline void compute_the_thing(int &thing)
+{
+  thing = static_cast<int>(10.*sqrt(0.3 + thing*thing/1.5)/2.6);
+  //thing = 10*thing;
+}
+
+inline void compute_the_thing(Truc &thing)
+{
+  thing.value2=thing.value;
+  compute_the_thing(thing.value2);
+}
+
+#ifdef CGAL_LINKED_WITH_TBB
+template <typename Array_t>
+class Change_array_functor
+{
+public:
+  Change_array_functor(Array_t &v)
+    : m_v(v) {}
+
+  void operator() (const tbb::blocked_range<size_t>& r) const
+  {
+    for(size_t i = r.begin(); i != r.end(); i++ )
+      if (m_v.is_used(i))
+        compute_the_thing(m_v[i]);
+  }
+
+private:
+  Array_t &m_v;
+};
+
+template <>
+class Change_array_functor<std::vector<Truc> >
+{
+public:
+  Change_array_functor(std::vector<Truc> &v)
+    : m_v(v) {}
+
+  void operator() (const tbb::blocked_range<size_t>& r) const
+  {
+    for(size_t i = r.begin(); i != r.end(); i++ )
+      compute_the_thing(m_v[i]);
+  }
+
+private:
+  std::vector<Truc> &m_v;
+};
+
+// Parallel_for
+// For vector only
+double change_array(std::vector<Truc> &v, Parallel_for_tag)
+{
+  std::cout << "[Parallel] Using a tbb::parallel_for loop...";
+  CGAL::Real_timer t;
+  t.start();
+  tbb::parallel_for(
+    tbb::blocked_range<std::size_t>(0, v.size()),
+    Change_array_functor<std::vector<Truc> >(v)
+  );
+  t.stop();
+  std::cout << " done in " << t.time() << " seconds." << std::endl;
+  return t.time();
+}
+
+// Parallel_for
+// For Compact_container only
+template <typename Array_t>
+double change_array(Array_t &v, Parallel_for_tag)
+{
+  std::cout << "[Parallel] Using a tbb::parallel_for loop...";
+  CGAL::Real_timer t;
+  t.start();
+  tbb::parallel_for(
+    tbb::blocked_range<std::size_t>(0, v.capacity()),
+    Change_array_functor<Array_t>(v)
+  );
+  t.stop();
+  std::cout << " done in " << t.time() << " seconds." << std::endl;
+  return t.time();
+}
+
+// Parallel_do
+// For vector and Compact_container
+template <typename Array_t>
+double change_array(Array_t &v, Parallel_do_tag)
+{
+  std::cout << "[Parallel] Using a tbb::parallel_do loop...";
+  CGAL::Real_timer t;
+  t.start();
+  tbb::parallel_do(
+    v.begin(), v.end(),
+    []( typename Array_t::value_type& truc ) // CJTODO: lambdas ok?
+    {
+      compute_the_thing(truc);
+    });
+  t.stop();
+  std::cout << " done in " << t.time() << " seconds." << std::endl;
+  return t.time();
+}
+#endif
+
+// Forward access
+// For vector & Compact_container
+template <typename Array_t>
+double change_array(Array_t &v, Sequential_with_forward_access_tag)
+{
+  std::cout << "[Sequential] Using a sequential for loop (forward access)...";
+  CGAL::Real_timer t;
+  t.start();
+  typename Array_t::iterator it = v.begin(), it_end = v.end();
+  
+  for ( ; it != it_end ; ++it)
+    compute_the_thing(*it);
+
+  t.stop();
+  std::cout << " done in " << t.time() << " seconds." << std::endl;
+  return t.time();
+}
+
+// Random access
+// For vector only
+double change_array(std::vector<Truc> &v, Sequential_with_random_access_tag)
+{
+  std::cout << "[Sequential] Using a sequential for loop (random access)...";
+  CGAL::Real_timer t;
+  t.start();
+  std::vector<Truc>::iterator it = v.begin(), it_end = v.end();
+
+  for (int i = 0 ; i < v.size() ; ++i)
+    compute_the_thing(v[i]);
+
+  t.stop();
+  std::cout << " done in " << t.time() << " seconds." << std::endl;
+  return t.time();
+}
+
+// Random access
+// For Compact_container (use of "is_used")
+template <typename Array_t>
+double change_array(Array_t &v, Sequential_with_random_access_tag)
+{
+  std::cout << "[Sequential] Using a sequential for loop (random access)...";
+  CGAL::Real_timer t;
+  t.start();
+  for (int i = 0 ; i < v.capacity() ; ++i)
+  {
+    if (v.is_used(i))
+      compute_the_thing(v[i]);
+  }
+  t.stop();
+  std::cout << " done in " << t.time() << " seconds." << std::endl;
+  return t.time();
+}
+
+
+template <typename Array_t>
+void benchmark(Array_t &v)
+{
+  std::cout << "* Sequential algorithm (random access) => ";
+  double seq_time_random = change_array(v, Sequential_with_random_access_tag());
+  std::cout << "* Parallel_for algorithm => ";
+  double parallel_for_time = change_array(v, Parallel_for_tag());
+  std::cout << "Speed-up parallel_for (operator[]) = " 
+    << seq_time_random/parallel_for_time << std::endl << std::endl;
+  
+  std::cout << "* Sequential algorithm (forward access) => ";
+  double seq_time_fw = change_array(v, Sequential_with_forward_access_tag());
+  std::cout << "* Parallel_do algorithm => ";
+  double parallel_do_time = change_array(v, Parallel_do_tag());
+  std::cout << "Speed-up parallel_do (iterators) = " 
+    << seq_time_fw/parallel_do_time << std::endl << std::endl;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+  const int NUM_THINGS = 1000;
+#else
+  const int NUM_THINGS = 10000000;
+#endif
+
+  std::cout << std::endl << "*** VECTOR ***" << std::endl;
+  CGAL::Real_timer t;
+  t.start();
+  std::vector<Truc> v;
+  for (int i = 0 ; i < NUM_THINGS ; ++i)
+    v.push_back(i);
+  t.stop();
+  std::cout << "vector created in " << t.time() << " seconds." << std::endl;
+  benchmark(v);
+
+  std::cout << std::endl << "*** CC<Addition> ***" << std::endl;
+  t.reset();
+  t.start();
+  CGAL::Compact_container<Truc> v2;
+  for (int i = 0 ; i < NUM_THINGS ; ++i)
+    v2.emplace(i);
+  t.stop();
+  std::cout << "Compact_container created in " << t.time() << " seconds. Capacity = " << v2.capacity() << std::endl;
+  benchmark(v2);
+
+  std::cout << std::endl << "*** CC<Constant> ***" << std::endl;
+  t.reset();
+  t.start();
+  CGAL::Compact_container<Truc, CGAL::Default, CGAL::Constant_size_policy<1024> > v3;
+  for (int i = 0 ; i < NUM_THINGS ; ++i)
+    v3.emplace(i);
+  t.stop();
+  std::cout << "Compact_container<Constant_size_policy> created in " << t.time() << " seconds. Capacity = " << v3.capacity() << std::endl;
+  benchmark(v3);
+
+  return 0;
+}