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[Sylvain Pion <>]

Hi Ambroise,

Ambroise Krebs wrote:
> Hi,
> Well, I write here as I have a problem.
> I was using CGAL-3.1 with Linux Ubuntu Hoary and everything was fine.
> I upgraded to Linux Ubuntu Dapper and the compiler was not recognized 
> for CGAL-3.1, so I changed it for CGAL-3.2.1.
> I could install it without any problem, but when I compile a project 
> that uses it (and that worked perfectly with CGAL-3.1), I get the 
> following error:
>
> .//libgeom.a(GenericObject.o): In function 
> `CGAL::operator<<(CGAL::VRML_2_ostream&, char 
> const*)':GenericObject.cc:(.text+0x0): multiple definition of 
> `CGAL::operator<<(CGAL::VRML_2_ostream&, char const*)'
> geometry_test.o:geometry_test.cc:(.text+0x0): first defined here
> .//libgeom.a(GenericObject.o): In function 
> `CGAL::operator<<(CGAL::VRML_2_ostream&, double 
> const&)':GenericObject.cc:(.text+0x28): multiple definition of 
> `CGAL::operator<<(CGAL::VRML_2_ostream&, double const&)'
> geometry_test.o:geometry_test.cc:(.text+0x28): first defined here
>
> I really don't know what is wrong, did anybody else met this kind of 
> problem before?
> Any help would be appriciated.

What is libgeom.a and what is GenericObject.o ?
These do not come from CGAL, I think.


Also, note that sometimes install_cgal says a compiler is not supported,
while it actually works.

Best,
--
Sylvain Pion
INRIA Sophia-Antipolis
Geometrica Project
CGAL, http://cgal.org/