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[Andreas Fabri <>]

On 21/05/2010 05:19, JohnHans wrote:
> Hi, Laurent Rineau, Andreas Fabri,
>
> Thank you very much for your instructions.
>
> After I cancel the line of MathFix.h: #define pow(x, y) wtf_pow(x, y) and
> re-compile, there are no 'std::wtf_pow' errors like I described in the first
> message.
>
> Now I change to use CGAL 3.6, the latest release CGAL. When I try to build
> the application routine based on CGAL3.6, it needs CGAL/compiler_config.h
> and cl_1400.h, I copy CGAL/compiler_config.h and cl_1400.h from CGAL 3.3.1
> to CGAL 3.6. Is it correct?

We got away from shipping precompiled versions of CGAL for Windows.

So you first have to build the library, which will generate
the "missing" files.

andreas
> However, when I try to compile it, there are 174 errors about CGAL as
> following:
> CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Quotient.h(129) : error C2143: syntax error : missing
> ')' before'&&'
> 1>         CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Quotient.h(190) : see reference to class
> template instantiation 'CGAL::Quotient<NT_>' being compiled
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Quotient.h(129) : error C2143: syntax error :
> missing ';' before '&&'
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Quotient.h(129) : error C2238: unexpected token(s)
> preceding ';'
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Quotient.h(129) : error C2988: unrecognizable
> template declaration/definition
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Quotient.h(129) : error C2059: syntax error : '&&'
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Quotient.h(129) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Quotient.h(134) : error C2334: unexpected token(s)
> preceding ':'; skipping apparent function body
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Quotient.h(136) : error C2143: syntax error :
> missing ')' before '&&'
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Quotient.h(136) : error C2143: syntax error :
> missing ';' before '&&'
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Quotient.h(136) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Quotient.h(136) : error C2334: unexpected token(s)
> preceding ':'; skipping apparent function body
> ……
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Quotient.h(233) : error C2244:
> 'CGAL::Quotient<NT_>::operator +=' : unable to match function definition to
> an existing declaration
> 1>         definition
> 1>         'CGAL::Quotient<NT_>  &CGAL::Quotient<NT_>::operator +=(const
> CGAL::Quotient<NT_>  &)'
> 1>         existing declarations
> 1>         'CGAL::Quotient<NT_>  &CGAL::Quotient<NT_>::operator +=(const
> First_if_different<double,NT_>::Type&)'
> 1>         'CGAL::Quotient<NT_>  &CGAL::Quotient<NT_>::operator +=(const
> First_if_different<int,RT_>::Type&)'
> 1>         'CGAL::Quotient<NT_>  &CGAL::Quotient<NT_>::operator +=(const NT_
> &)'
> 1>         'CGAL::Quotient<NT_>  &CGAL::Quotient<NT_>::operator +=(const
> CGAL::Quotient<NT_>  &)'
> ……
> 1>  CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Handle_for_virtual.h(104) : error C2143: syntax
> error : missing ')' before '&&'
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Handle_for_virtual.h(175) : see reference to class
> template instantiation 'CGAL::Handle_for_virtual<RefCounted>' being compiled
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Handle_for_virtual.h(104) : error C2143: syntax
> error : missing ';' before '&&'
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Handle_for_virtual.h(104) : error C2059: syntax
> error : ')'
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Handle_for_virtual.h(105) : error C2334: unexpected
> token(s) preceding '{'; skipping apparent function body
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Object.h(47) : error C2143: syntax error : missing
> ')' before'&&'
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Object.h(66) : see reference to class template
> instantiation 'CGAL::Wrapper<T>' being compiled
> 1>CGAL-3.6\include\CGAL/Object.h(47) : error C2143: syntax error : missing
> ';' before'&&'
> ……
> I am new to C++ and CGAL, could you please instruct me to solve these
> problems?
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> John Hans