How to install CGAL

•Yuanzhen Wang

What is CGAL

Computational Geometry Algorithms Library “Provide easy access to efficient and reliable

geometric algorithms in the form of a C++ library” Current Version:

3.6.1 3.7-beta1

License Open Source

OS Windows, Unix-like systems and MacOS X

What does CGAL offers

Data structures & Algorithms Triangulations Mesh generation Geometry Processing More on this link:http://www.cgal.org/Manual/latest/doc_html/

cgal_manual/packages.html#Part:Polyhedra

How to install CGAL

Prerequisites Compilers Cmake Boost/Boostpro Miscellaneous ( like QT)

Configuring CGAL Compiling

Prerequisites

Compiler Visual Studio 2005 and/or Visual Studio 2008

Cmake A cross-platform software Generate project solution file for different

platforms e.g. .sln file for Visual Studio; make file in linux

Boost Powerful library for extending the C++ STL

CMake

Download http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/

software.html Install Time

5 min

BoostPro

Download http://www.boostpro.com/download/

Install Time

2 hours Depends onnetwork speed

Configuring CGAL

Reboot before configuring CGAL Open Cmake-gui Choose where is the CGAL source code Choose where to put the project solution files

Configuring CGAL

Click “configure” Cmake will pop-up a windows to let you

choose your compiler.

Configuring CGAL

Hopefully, everything is OK. And you will see“Configuring done”

Configuring CGAL

However, it's possible to see some error information. e.g. can not find BOOST_INCLUDE_DIR

You have to add this entry manually. Click “add entry” Input the entry's name showed in the error

message Choose type of that entry Give value to that entry

Configuring CGAL

Then click “Configure” again. The “Generate” button should be available

now.

Configuring CGAL

Go the directory which is input at the first step.

The .sln solution file should be there.

Compiling CGAL

Simply open the CGAL.sln file. Choose “Rebuild all”

Compiling CGAL

Rebuid “INSTALL”separately It completes two jobs:

Copy source codes Copy compiled libs

We’re done!