Replacing some Basic Non-Geometric Tools in CGAL by Boost/TR1/C++0x Functionality

by Philipp Möller for CGAL - Computational Geometry Algorithms Library

CGAL has accumulated a number of geometry-independent tools which these days offer duplicate functionality with what is (a) in TR1, (b) planned for the next C++ standard C++0x, and/or (c) are in Boost. Doing the replacement would help in the long-term by easing maintenance: (a) less code to maintain, and (b) new people are more likely to know about a standard tool.