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\section{Third Party Software}
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In this section we list the software that is used by the various
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\cgal\ packages.
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\subsection{Standard Template Library \label{thirdparty:stl}}
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\cgal\ heavily uses the {\sc Stl}, and in particular adopted
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many of its design ideas. The {\sc Stl} comes with the compiler,
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but it is possible to use the compiler together with an
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alternative {\sc Stl} implementation.
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\subsection{Boost \label{thirdparty:Boost}}
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Boost is a collection of libraries. \cgal\ needs some of them, that is
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it is mandatory. If Boost is not already on your system, e.g., on
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Windows, you can download it from \path'http://www.boost.org'.
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\subsection{Blas \label{thirdparty:Blas}}
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The \blas\ (Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms) are routines that provide
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standard building blocks for performing basic vector and matrix operations.
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In \cgal, \blas\ is required by the packages
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\ccRef[Estimation of Local Differential Properties]{Pkg:Jet_fitting_3}
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and \ccRef[Approximation of Ridges and Umbilics]{Pkg:Ridges_3} only.
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You can download the official release from \path'http://www.netlib.org/blas/'
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or download optimized implementations from \path'http://www.netlib.org/blas/faq.html#5'.
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Alternatively, installing \taucs\ provides \blas.
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\subsection{Lapack \label{thirdparty:Lapack}}
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\lapack\ provides routines for solving systems of simultaneous linear equations,
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least-squares solutions of linear systems of equations, eigenvalue problems,
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and singular value problems.
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In \cgal, \lapack\ is required by the packages
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\ccRef[Estimation of Local Differential Properties]{Pkg:Jet_fitting_3}
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and \ccRef[Approximation of Ridges and Umbilics]{Pkg:Ridges_3} only.
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You can download the official release from \path'http://www.netlib.org/lapack/'.
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Alternatively, installing \taucs\ customized for \cgal\ provides \lapack.
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\subsection{GMP \label{thirdparty:GMP}}
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A library for multi precision integers and rational numbers.
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\cgal\ offers adapters for these number types. The usage
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of the {\sc Gmp} library is optional. If it is not already on your system,
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e.g., on Windows, you can download it from \path'http://gmplib.org/'
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or from the Download section of \path'http://www.cgal.org'.
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\subsection{MPFR \label{thirdparty:MPFR}}
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A library for multi precision floating point numbers. The usage of
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the {\sc Mpfr} library is optional, and you must install it when you
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use {\sc Gmp}. You can download {\sc Mpfr} from \path'http://www.mpfr.org'
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or from the Download section of \path'http://www.cgal.org'.
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\subsection{Leda \label{thirdparty:Leda}}
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A library of efficient data structures and algorithms. \cgal\ offers
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adapters to the {\sc Leda} number types. The usage is optional.
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It is only available commercially from \path'http://www.algorithmic-solutions.com'.
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\subsection{Taucs \label{thirdparty:Taucs}}
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\taucs\ is a library of sparse linear solvers.
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In \cgal, it is used to improve (a lot) the computations within the
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\ccRef[Planar Parameterization of Triangulated Surface Meshes]{Pkg:SurfaceParameterization} package only.
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You can download the official release from \path'http://www.tau.ac.il/~stoledo/taucs/'
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or download a version customized for \cgal\
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from the Download section of \path'http://www.cgal.org'.
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We highly recommend to install the version customized for \cgal\
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which contains an installer, bug fixes, and a complete \lapack\
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implementation.
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\subsection{OpenNL \label{thirdparty:OpenNL}}
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OpenNL (Open Numerical Library) is a library to easily construct and solve
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sparse linear systems. It is the default solver of the
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\ccRef[Surface Mesh Parameterization]{Pkg:SurfaceParameterization} package.
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OpenNL's main page is \path'http://www.loria.fr/~levy/software/'.
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\cgal\ includes a version of OpenNL in C++, made especially for \cgal\ by Bruno L\'evy.
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\subsection{zlib \label{thirdparty:zlib}}
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A data compression library.
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It is used in the examples of the \ccRef[Surface Mesh Generation]{Pkg:SurfaceMesher3} package.
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If it is not already on your system,
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e.g., on Windows, you can download it from \path'http://www.gzip.org/zlib'.
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\subsection{Qt \label{thirdparty:Qt}}
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A {\sc Gui} library. The usage of Qt is optional, but note that
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it is used for all 2D demos.
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As Qt is the layer underneath {\sc Kde}, Qt is installed
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on many Linux systems. Otherwise you can download it from
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\path'http://www.trolltech.com'.
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\subsection{Coin \label{thirdparty:Coin}}
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An implementation of Open Inventor. It is used in the demo
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of the \ccRef[Kinetic Data Structures]{Pkg:Kds} package. You can download
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it from \path'http://www.coin3d.org'.
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