diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/mink.cpp b/Minkowski_sum_2/new/mink.cpp
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index 2288b47599e..00000000000
--- a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/mink.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,227 +0,0 @@
-// Global counters
-int _my_global_counter =0;	
-double rc_time =0;
-double arr_build_time =0;
-double final_stage_time =0;
-double degenerate_stage =0;
-
-#include "MyMink.h"
-
-#include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_exact_constructions_kernel.h>
-#include <CGAL/Gps_segment_traits_2.h>
-//#include <Graphics.h>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <fstream>
-#include <boost/timer.hpp>
-
-#include <CGAL/minkowski_sum_2.h>
-#include "SweepCollisionDetection.h"
-//#include <CGAL/Filtered_kernel.h>
-using namespace std;
-using namespace CGAL;
-typedef CGAL::Exact_predicates_exact_constructions_kernel Kernel;
-//typedef CGAL::Filtered_kernel<Kernel_> Kernel;
-typedef CGAL::Polygon_2<Kernel> Polygon;
-typedef CGAL::Arr_segment_traits_2<Kernel> Segment_traits_2;
-typedef Segment_traits_2::Point_2 Point;
-
-typedef CGAL::Polygon_with_holes_2<Kernel>            PolygonWithHoles;   
-std::istream &operator>>(std::istream & is, Polygon& pl)
-{
-    pl.clear();
-    int size;
-    is >> size;
-    for (int i=0; i<size; i++)
-    {
-	Point p ;
-        is >> p;
-        pl.push_back(p);
-    }
-
-
-    return is;
-}
-
-int main(int argc,char* argv[]){
-	Polygon a;
-	Polygon b;
-	PolygonWithHoles sum;
-	
-	
-	if (argc < 3)
-	{
-		cout<< "Usage: mink.exe file1 file2" <<endl;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	//fstream data("data.txt");
-	//data >> a >> b;
-	fstream data1(argv[1]);
-	data1 >> a;
-	fstream data2(argv[2]);
-	data2 >> b;
-	if (a.is_clockwise_oriented())
-		a.reverse_orientation();
-	if (b.is_clockwise_oriented())
-		b.reverse_orientation();
-	if (!a.is_simple ())
-	{
-		 cout<< "a is not simple" <<endl;
-		 return -1;
-	}
-	if (!b.is_simple ())
-	{
-		 cout<< "b is not simple" <<endl;
-		 return -1;
-	}
-	if (!a.is_counterclockwise_oriented ())
-	{
-		 cout<< "a is not counter clockwise oriented." <<endl;
-		 return -1;
-	}
-	if (!b.is_counterclockwise_oriented ())
-	{
-		 cout<< "b is not counter clockwise oriented." <<endl;
-		 return -1;
-	}
-	//if (a.is_convex())
-	//{
-	//	cout << "a is convex" <<endl;
-	//}
-	//if (b.is_convex())
-	//{
-	//	cout << "b is convex" <<endl;
-	//}
-	//double bottomx = (CGAL::to_double(a.bottom_vertex()->x())+CGAL::to_double(b.bottom_vertex()->x()));
-	double bottomy = (CGAL::to_double(a.bottom_vertex()->y())+CGAL::to_double(b.bottom_vertex()->y()));
-	double leftx = (CGAL::to_double(a.left_vertex()->x())+CGAL::to_double(b.left_vertex()->x()));
-	//double lefty = (CGAL::to_double(a.bottom_vertex()->x())+CGAL::to_double(b.bottom_vertex()->x()));
-	//double topx = (CGAL::to_double(a.bottom_vertex()->x())+CGAL::to_double(b.bottom_vertex()->x()));
-	double topy = (CGAL::to_double(a.top_vertex()->y())+CGAL::to_double(b.top_vertex()->y()));
-	double rightx = (CGAL::to_double(a.right_vertex()->x())+CGAL::to_double(b.right_vertex()->x()));
-	//double righty = (CGAL::to_double(a.bottom_vertex()->x())+CGAL::to_double(b.bottom_vertex()->x()));
-    /*
-	global_graphics = new Graphics(0,0,leftx,rightx,bottomy,topy); 
-	QColor c(0,255,0);
-
-if (SHOW_STAGES)
-{
-	
-
-	global_graphics->draw_polygon(a,c);
-	global_graphics->display();
-	global_graphics->clear();
-	global_graphics->draw_polygon(b,c);
-	global_graphics->display();
-	global_graphics->clear();
-}
-*/
-//#endif
-	
-
-	/*a.push_back(Point(0.197005,0.504386));
-	a.push_back(Point(0.199309,0.384503));
-	a.push_back(Point(0.800691,0.375731));
-	a.push_back(Point(0.796083,0.500000));*/
-
-/*	a.push_back(Point(0.5,0.7));
-	a.push_back(Point(0.2,0.2));
-	a.push_back(Point(0.5,0.4));
-	a.push_back(Point(0.8,0.2));
-	*/
-/*
-	b.push_back(Point(0,0));
-	b.push_back(Point(1,0));
-  //b.push_back(Point(2,0));
-	b.push_back(Point(1,1));
-
-	*/
-
-	/*b.push_back(Point(0.906682,0.890351));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.261521,0.896199));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.256912,0.703216));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.839862,0.711988));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.849078,0.583333));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.236175,0.606725));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.240783,0.472222));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.879032,0.472222));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.892857,0.311404));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.164747,0.270468));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.169355,0.156433));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.975806,0.179825));*/
-
-
-	/*b.push_back(Point(0.307604,0.899123));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.100230,0.878655));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.102535,0.097953));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.899770,0.118421));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.899770,0.896199));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.809908,0.896199));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.802995,0.796784));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.853687,0.796784));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.849078,0.200292));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.148618,0.200292));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.148618,0.711988));
-	b.push_back(Point(0.300000,0.703216));*/
-
-	//// test collision detection.
-	//SweepCollisionDetector<Kernel,Polygon::Container> coll;
-	//bool collide = coll.checkCollision(a,b);
-
-	//cout << "collide: " << collide << "\n";
-
-	double timer_end;
-
-	//Polygon sum_bound;
-	boost::timer t;
-	//cout<< "before";
-	try{
-	sum = minkowski_sum_2_(a,b);
-/*	global_graphics->draw_polygon(sum,c);
-	global_graphics->display();
-	global_graphics->clear();*/
-	} 
-	catch(exception ex)
-	{
-		cout <<ex.what();
-	}
-	//cout << _my_global_counter << std::endl;
-//	sum = minkowski_sum_2(a,b);
-	//cout << "after";
-
-	timer_end = t.elapsed();
-/*	cout << "Conv cycles time stage : " <<rc_time << std::endl;
-	cout << "Arrangement time stage : " <<arr_build_time << std::endl;
-	cout << "degenerate time stage : " << degenerate_stage <<std::endl;
-	cout << "Final stage : " << final_stage_time << std::endl;*/
-	cout << "timer: " << timer_end << std::endl;
-//	cout << "Num of convolution segments : " <<_my_global_counter << std::endl;
-
-	/// WEIN RUN
-///**** commented out For Mem test
-	boost::timer t2;
-	sum = minkowski_sum_2(a,b);	
-	timer_end = t2.elapsed();
-
-	cout << "timer: " << timer_end << std::endl;
-	
-//*******/
-
-
-	/*	cout << "Conv cycles time stage : " <<global_time_counter_first_stage << std::endl;
-	cout << "Arrangement time stage : " <<global_time_counter_second_stage << std::endl;
-	cout << "Final stage : " << global_time_counter_third_stage << std::endl;*/
-	//cout << "Num of convolution segments : " << _ron_global_counter << std::endl;
-	//char e;
-	//cin >> e;
-/*	global_graphics->draw_polygon(sum.outer_boundary(),c);
-	PolygonWithHoles::Hole_iterator itr = sum.holes_begin();
-	for (;itr != sum.holes_end();++itr)
-	{
-		global_graphics->draw_polygon(*itr,c);
-	}
-	global_graphics->display();
-	global_graphics->clear();*/
-	//std::list<Polygon>  sum_holes;
-	//Minkowski_sum_by_convolution_lien_2<Kernel,
-	//Minkowski_sum_by_convolution_lien_2(a,b,sum_bound,std::back_inserter(sum_holes));
-}
diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/run_tests b/Minkowski_sum_2/new/run_tests
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index 954c7ed9092..00000000000
--- a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/run_tests
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@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-echo -e "name\talgo\ttime\tmemory\tresult"
-
-for test in $(ls tests); do
-    for algo in $(echo -e "0\n1"); do
-        echo -ne "$test\t$algo\t"
-        if test -f tests/$test/result.dat; then
-            /usr/bin/time -f "%e %M" ./test $algo tests/$test/a.dat tests/$test/b.dat tests/$test/result.dat 2> /tmp/cgal-test
-        else
-            /usr/bin/time -f "%e %M" ./test $algo tests/$test/a.dat tests/$test/b.dat 2> /tmp/cgal-test
-        fi
-        RESULT="$?"
-        cat /tmp/cgal-test | tail -1 | head -c -1 -q
-        echo -e "\t$RESULT"
-    done
-done
diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/test.cpp b/Minkowski_sum_2/new/test.cpp
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index e75c4c630f2..00000000000
--- a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/test.cpp
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@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-#include <CGAL/Exact_predicates_exact_constructions_kernel.h>
-#include <CGAL/minkowski_sum_2.h>
-
-#include <iostream>
-#include <vector>
-#include <list>
-using namespace std;
-
-typedef CGAL::Exact_predicates_exact_constructions_kernel Kernel;
-typedef CGAL::Polygon_2<Kernel> Polygon_2;
-typedef CGAL::Point_2<Kernel> Point_2;
-typedef CGAL::Polygon_with_holes_2<Kernel> Polygon_with_holes_2;
-
-// Check if two polygons with holes are the same.
-bool are_equal(const Polygon_with_holes_2& ph1, const Polygon_with_holes_2& ph2)
-{
-    list<Polygon_with_holes_2> sym_diff;
-
-    CGAL::symmetric_difference(ph1, ph2, std::back_inserter(sym_diff));
-
-    return (sym_diff.empty());
-}
-
-
-int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    if (argc < 4) {
-        cerr << "Usage: <program> (0=old|1=new) polygon-file polygon-file [result-file]" << endl;
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    Polygon_2 a, b;
-    Polygon_with_holes_2 c;
-
-    Polygon_with_holes_2 (*algo)(const Polygon_2&, const Polygon_2&);
-    switch (atoi(argv[1])) {
-        case 0:
-            algo = &CGAL::minkowski_sum_2;
-            break;
-        case 1:
-            algo = &CGAL::minkowski_sum_2_new;
-            break;
-        default:
-            cerr << "Unknown algorithm" << endl;
-            return 1;
-    }
-
-    fstream data1(argv[2]);
-    data1 >> a;
-    fstream data2(argv[3]);
-    data2 >> b;
-
-    bool verify = argc > 4;
-    if (verify) {
-        fstream data3(argv[4]);
-        data3 >> c;
-    }
-
-    Polygon_with_holes_2 sum2 = algo(a, b);
-
-    if (verify) {
-        if (!are_equal(sum2, c)) {
-            cerr << "Expected:" << endl;
-            cerr << c;
-            cerr << "Got:" << endl;
-            cerr << sum2;
-            return 1;
-        }
-    } else {
-        return 2;
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/bowl_with_hole/a.dat b/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/bowl_with_hole/a.dat
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--- a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/bowl_with_hole/a.dat
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@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-12
-0 0
-6 0
-6 6
-4 6
-4 5
-5 5
-5 1
-1 1
-1 5
-3 5
-3 6
-0 6
diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/bowl_with_hole/b.dat b/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/bowl_with_hole/b.dat
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index 65447293ca0..00000000000
--- a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/bowl_with_hole/b.dat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-4
--1 -1
-1 -1
-1 1
--1 1
diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/bowl_with_hole/result.dat b/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/bowl_with_hole/result.dat
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index b3c41190dcb..00000000000
--- a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/bowl_with_hole/result.dat
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@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-4
--1 -1
-7 -1
-7 7
--1 7
-1
-4
-2 2
-2 4
-4 4
-4 2
diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/dangling_edge/a.dat b/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/dangling_edge/a.dat
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index f686629f170..00000000000
--- a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/dangling_edge/a.dat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-12
-0 0
-6 0
-6 6
-4 6
-4 5
-5 5
-5 1
-1 1
-1 5
-2 5
-2 6
-0 6
diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/dangling_edge/b.dat b/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/dangling_edge/b.dat
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index 65447293ca0..00000000000
--- a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/dangling_edge/b.dat
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-4
--1 -1
-1 -1
-1 1
--1 1
diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/dangling_edge/result.dat b/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/dangling_edge/result.dat
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index b3c41190dcb..00000000000
--- a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/dangling_edge/result.dat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-4
--1 -1
-7 -1
-7 7
--1 7
-1
-4
-2 2
-2 4
-4 4
-4 2
diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/isolated_vertex/a.dat b/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/isolated_vertex/a.dat
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index 066bbceeb0b..00000000000
--- a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/isolated_vertex/a.dat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-12
-0 0
-6 0
-6 6
-3 6
-3 4
-4 4
-4 2
-2 2
-2 4
-3 4
-3 6
-0 6
diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/isolated_vertex/b.dat b/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/isolated_vertex/b.dat
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index 65447293ca0..00000000000
--- a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/isolated_vertex/b.dat
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-4
--1 -1
-1 -1
-1 1
--1 1
diff --git a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/isolated_vertex/result.dat b/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/isolated_vertex/result.dat
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index 155fa7f7706..00000000000
--- a/Minkowski_sum_2/new/tests/isolated_vertex/result.dat
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-4
--1 -1
-7 -1
-7 7
--1 7