Installing C++ libraries

macOS Linux Windows

The easiest way to install external libraries on macOS is to use Homebrew (recommended), although you could install them manually (follow the Linux or Unix instructions if there are none for Mac).

An example to install CGAL with Homebrew:

brew install eigen
brew install cgal

Another example with GDAL:

brew install gdal

If you're using an Apple Silicon (arm64) Mac, the paths used by Homebrew are: /opt/homebrew/include (for headers) and /opt/homebrew/lib (for libraries).

If you're using an Intel (x86-64) Mac, the paths used by Homebrew are: /usr/local/include (for headers) and /usr/local/lib (for libraries).

The easiest way to install external libraries on Linux is to use apt (recommended).

An example to install CGAL:

sudo apt install libeigen3-dev
sudo apt-get install libcgal-dev

Another example with GDAL:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntugis/ppa 
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gdal-bin libgdal-dev

TODO