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+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchurl,
+  cmake,
+  boost,
+  gmp,
+  mpfr,
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "cgal";
+  version = "5.6.2";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/CGAL/cgal/releases/download/v${version}/CGAL-${version}.tar.xz";
+    hash = "sha256-RY9g346PHy/a2TyPJOGqj0sJXMYaFPrIG5BoDXMGpC4=";
+  };
+
+  # note: optional component libCGAL_ImageIO would need zlib and opengl;
+  #   there are also libCGAL_Qt{3,4} omitted ATM
+  buildInputs = [
+    boost
+    gmp
+    mpfr
+  ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  patches = [ ./cgal_path.patch ];
+
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Computational Geometry Algorithms Library";
+    homepage = "http://cgal.org";
+    license = with licenses; [
+      gpl3Plus
+      lgpl3Plus
+    ];
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.raskin ];
+  };
+}
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