diff --git a/Packages/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Regular_triangulation_euclidean_traits_3.h b/Packages/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Regular_triangulation_euclidean_traits_3.h
index a3e32d2bc85..ff3fc4200f3 100644
--- a/Packages/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Regular_triangulation_euclidean_traits_3.h
+++ b/Packages/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Regular_triangulation_euclidean_traits_3.h
@@ -43,8 +43,13 @@
 
 CGAL_BEGIN_NAMESPACE 
 
+#ifndef CGAL_CFG_TYPENAME_BUG
 template < class Repres, class Weight = typename Repres::RT>
 class Regular_triangulation_euclidean_traits_3
+#else
+template < class Repres, class Weight = Repres::RT>
+class Regular_triangulation_euclidean_traits_3
+#endif // CGAL_CFG_TYPENAME_BUG
   : public Triangulation_geom_traits_3<Repres>
 {
 public:
diff --git a/Packages/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_3.h b/Packages/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_3.h
index d029c115295..b06f62eee69 100644
--- a/Packages/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_3.h
+++ b/Packages/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_3.h
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ locate(const Point & p,
   case 0:
     {
       Vertex_iterator vit = finite_vertices_begin();
-      if ( p != vit->point() ) {
+      if ( ! geom_traits().equal( p, vit->point() ) ) {
 	lt = OUTSIDE_AFFINE_HULL;
       }
       else {
diff --git a/Packages/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_geom_traits_3.h b/Packages/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_geom_traits_3.h
index aef322f364f..4b19f5607f0 100644
--- a/Packages/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_geom_traits_3.h
+++ b/Packages/Triangulation_3/include/CGAL/Triangulation_geom_traits_3.h
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ public:
 
   bool equal(const Point & p, const Point & q) const
   {
-    return (p == q);
+    return ( CGAL::compare_x(p, q)== EQUAL &&  
+	     CGAL::compare_y(p, q)== EQUAL &&
+	     CGAL::compare_z(p, q)== EQUAL );
   }
   
   Comparison_result compare_x(const Point & p, const Point & q) const