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[Andreas Fabri <>]

On 28/01/2016 12:28, Chiranjib Sur wrote:
> Hi Andreas,
> Thank you very much for the message. Just to know more here are the
> things I am doing :
>
> 1. Trying to compile the example Surface_modeling (cgal 4.5)
> 2. Steps i followed :
> a) create the CMakeLists.txt by using the script "cgal_create_CMakeLIsts

Isn't there already a CMakeLists.txt ??
You overwrite it when you run the script
And in the one overwritten was a  find (Eigen)

andreas

> b) run cmake to generate make file
> c) run make to compile
>
> Things are ok upto generating makefile but when I run make, I get the
> compilation error.
>
> As you suggested, what do you mean "when you configure cmake" ? Do you
> mind sending few more information about the steps one needs to follow to
> compile this example ?
>
> Thanks again,
> CHiranjib
>
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 4:53 PM, Andreas Fabri
> <
> <mailto:>>
>  wrote:
>
>
>     When you configure an example using cmake you have to give it
>     the directory of Eigen which you must have download separately.
>
>     andreas
>
>     On 28/01/2016 11:56, chiranjibsur wrote:
>
>         Hi,
>         I am very new to CGAL and I am learning/using this for the first
>         time. I
>         faced similar problems and found this thread. However, I have a
>         questions:
>
>         What do you mean by adding "#define CGAL_EIGEN3_ENABLED worked
>         fine".
>
>         Where you add this line too ?
>
>         There are many examples which gives similar compilation error.
>         Is there any
>         global setting that I can modify so that the compilation goes
>         smoothly?
>
>         Thanks in advance.
>
>         Chiranjib
>
>
>
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