- Make a new directory for CGAL and navigate to it
$ mkdir cgal
$ cd cgal
- Extract Boost and CGAL tarball.
$ tar -xvf CGAL-5.2.2.tar.xz
$ tar -xzvf boost_1_76_0.tar.gz
- Make another directory for the test case and navigate to it
$ mkdir test
$ cd test/
- Generate the required CMake files using the provided script
- make sure to change the path depending on your project location.
$ $HOME/path/to/cgal/CGAL-5.2.2/scripts/cgal_create_CMakeLists
- Install missing prerequisites (GMP and MPFR libraries)
$ sudo apt install libgmp-dev
$ sudo apt install libmpfr-dev
- Run CMake with appropriate parameters for configuring CGAL and Boost
$ cmake -DCGAL_DIR=/home/tuxriders/cgal/CGAL-5.2.2 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBOOST_ROOT=/home/tuxriders/cgal/boost_1_76_0
- Build the source code using GNU Make
$ make
- Run the compiled program
$ ./heart
- View the generated mesh in GMSH
$ sudo apt install gmsh$ gmsh heart.mesh