From geert@cs.uu.nl Fri Jun 11 23:25:36 CDT 1999
Article: 256825 of sci.math
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From: geert@cs.uu.nl (Geert-Jan Giezeman)
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Subject: [ANNOUNCE] CGAL 2.0, Computational Geometry Algorithms Library
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Date: 11 Jun 1999 23:11:29 GMT
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We are pleased to announce release 2.0 of CGAL, the Computational 
Geometry Algorithms Library. 

This version updates CGAL to standard C++. It now uses namespace std where
appropriate. Also, namespace CGAL is introduced.  Apart from those changes
and some bug fixes, release 2.0 is the same as release 1.2.

Release 1.2 will remain available for compilers that do not support
namespaces, such as the Sun 4.2 compiler. But future additions will be done
with release 2.0 as a starting point.

The CGAL project is a collaborative effort to develop a robust, easy to use, 
and efficient C++ software library of geometric data structures and 
algorithms. The CGAL library contains:
- Basic geometric primitives such as points, vectors, lines, 
  predicates such as for relative positions of points, and operations 
  such as intersections and distance calculation.
- A collection of standard data structures and geometric algorithms, 
  such as convex hull, (Delaunay) triangulation, planar map, polyhedron, 
  smallest enclosing sphere, and multidimensional query structures.
- Interfaces to other packages, e.g. for visualisation, and I/O, and 
  other support facilities. 

For further information and for downloading the library and its 
documentation,  please visit the CGAL web page:

    http://www.cs.uu.nl/CGAL/

Should you have any questions or comments, please send a message to 
cgal@cs.uu.nl

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