diff --git a/Surface_reconstruction_3/test/Surface_reconstruction_3/makefile b/Surface_reconstruction_3/test/Surface_reconstruction_3/makefile
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--- a/Surface_reconstruction_3/test/Surface_reconstruction_3/makefile
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-# Created by the script cgal_create_makefile
-# This is the makefile for compiling a CGAL application.
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    include platform specific settings
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-# Choose the right include file from the <cgalroot>/make directory.
-
-# CGAL_MAKEFILE = ENTER_YOUR_INCLUDE_MAKEFILE_HERE
-include $(CGAL_MAKEFILE)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    compiler flags
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-CXXFLAGS = \
-           -Iinclude \
-           -I../../include \
-           -I../../../../trunk/Principal_component_analysis/include/ \
-           -I../../../../trunk/Jet_fitting_3/include/ \
-           $(TESTSUITE_CXXFLAGS) \
-           $(EXTRA_FLAGS) \
-           $(CGAL_CXXFLAGS) \
-           $(LONG_NAME_PROBLEM_CXXFLAGS)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    linker flags
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-LIBPATH = \
-          $(TESTSUITE_LIBPATH) \
-          $(CGAL_LIBPATH)
-
-LDFLAGS = \
-          $(TESTSUITE_LDFLAGS) \
-          $(LONG_NAME_PROBLEM_LDFLAGS) \
-          $(CGAL_LDFLAGS)
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    target entries
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-all:            \
-                normal_estimation_test$(EXE_EXT) \
-                poisson_reconstruction_test$(EXE_EXT)
-
-normal_estimation_test$(EXE_EXT): normal_estimation_test$(OBJ_EXT)
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(LIBPATH) $(EXE_OPT)normal_estimation_test normal_estimation_test$(OBJ_EXT) $(LDFLAGS)
-
-poisson_reconstruction_test$(EXE_EXT): poisson_reconstruction_test$(OBJ_EXT)
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(LIBPATH) $(EXE_OPT)poisson_reconstruction_test poisson_reconstruction_test$(OBJ_EXT) $(LDFLAGS)
-
-clean: \
-                   normal_estimation_test.clean \
-                   poisson_reconstruction_test.clean
-
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-#                    suffix rules
-#---------------------------------------------------------------------#
-
-.C$(OBJ_EXT):
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(OBJ_OPT) $<
-
-
-.cpp$(OBJ_EXT):
-	$(CGAL_CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(OBJ_OPT) $<
-