Having trouble installing CGAL

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So I'm trying to install the CGAL libary so I can use it in codeblocks. However, I haven't been able to figure it out. My question is which generator should I use. I have MinGW installed and I select the "MinGW makefiles" generator when prompeted to in the cmake GUI but I get many errors, the first one being

    CMake Error: Cannot open file for write: C:/Program Files/CGAL-4.5/CMakeCache.txt.tmp
CMake Error at C:/Program Files (x86)/CMake/share/cmake-3.0/Modules/CMakeDetermineSystem.cmake:175 (file):
  file Internal CMake error when trying to open file: C:/Program
  Files/CGAL-4.5/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log for writing.
Call Stack (most recent call first):
  CMakeLists.txt:6 (project)

And I'm not totally sure what this error means. I've done a lot of research on how to fix it but I haven't seen anything that has been helpful. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

When I installed I did these steps: http://gsamaras.wordpress.com/code/linux-and-cgal/ — gsamaras, Nov 02 '14 at 20:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 05 '14 at 17:26

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The permission system of Windows does not allow to modify files in C:/Program Files/. Even if the source of CGAL-4.5 are in C:/Program Files/, your binary directory, in CMake, should be a directory outside C:/Program Files/.

answered Nov 05 '14 at 17:26

lrineau

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 08 '16 at 10:27

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You have to run the program with administrative rights, right click on it and select Run as Administrator.

answered Aug 08 '16 at 10:27

Art C

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Having trouble installing CGAL

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