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# Getting started
On Linux, Mac or Windows, if you have a basic C/C++ toolchain installed (git, compiler and cmake) clone this repo:
```
git clone https://github.com/MattiaMontanari/openGJK.git
```
Then use these commands to build and run an example:
```
cmake -E make_directory build
cmake -E chdir build cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
cmake --build build
cmake -E chdir build/examples/c ./example_lib_opengjk_ce
```
If you get no errors, the successfull output is:
> `Distance between bodies 3.653650`.
However, if you do get an error - any error - please file a bug! Support requests are welcome too.
# Use OpenGJK in your project
The best source to learn how to use OpenGJK are the examples. They are listed [here](https://www.mattiamontanari.com/opengjk/docs/examples/) for C, C#, Go, Matlab and Python. I aim to publish few more for Julia and Unity.
Take a look at the `examples` folder in this repo and have fun. File a request if you wish to see more!
# Contribute
You are very welcome to:
- Create pull requests of any kind
- Let me know if you are using this library and find it usefule
- Open issues with request for support because they will help you and many others
- Cite this repository ([a sweet GitHub feature](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-citation-files#about-citation-files)) or my paper: Montanari, M. et at, *Improving the GJK Algorithm for Faster and More Reliable Distance Queries Between Convex Objects* (2017). ACM Trans. Graph.