diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d95f2b1d..a0ea1240 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,13 +96,18 @@ find_package(SimGear 3.1.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(GDAL 1.6.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package(TIFF REQUIRED) # needed for SRTM
 
+set (CGAL_MINIMUM 4.0)
+set (CGAL_OLD 0)
 find_package(CGAL COMPONENTS Core REQUIRED)
 if (CGAL_FOUND)
-  if(${CGAL_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_MINOR_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 4.0)
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "CGAL >= 4.0 is required. Found ${CGAL_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_MINOR_VERSION}")
-  else(${CGAL_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_MINOR_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 4.0)
+  if(${CGAL_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_MINOR_VERSION} VERSION_LESS ${CGAL_MINIMUM})
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "CGAL >= ${CGAL_MINIMUM} is required. Found CGAL ${CGAL_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_MINOR_VERSION}")
+  else(${CGAL_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_MINOR_VERSION} VERSION_LESS ${CGAL_MINIMUM})
         message(STATUS "Found CGAL ${CGAL_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_MINOR_VERSION}")
-  endif(${CGAL_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_MINOR_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 4.0)
+	if(${CGAL_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_MINOR_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 4.5)
+		set (CGAL_OLD 1)
+	endif()
+  endif(${CGAL_MAJOR_VERSION}.${CGAL_MINOR_VERSION} VERSION_LESS ${CGAL_MINIMUM})
 endif (CGAL_FOUND)
 
 include ( ${CGAL_USE_FILE} )
diff --git a/src/Include/config_cmake.h.in b/src/Include/config_cmake.h.in
index c403da7d..a87bc00d 100644
--- a/src/Include/config_cmake.h.in
+++ b/src/Include/config_cmake.h.in
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_WINDOWS_H
 #cmakedefine HAVE_RINT
 #cmakedefine HAVE_UNISTD_H
-
-
+#cmakedefine CGAL_OLD
diff --git a/src/Lib/terragear/tg_nodes.cxx b/src/Lib/terragear/tg_nodes.cxx
index 7a5a384e..1280889f 100644
--- a/src/Lib/terragear/tg_nodes.cxx
+++ b/src/Lib/terragear/tg_nodes.cxx
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include <config.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <simgear/debug/logstream.hxx>
 #include "tg_nodes.hxx"
 
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ bool TGNodes::get_geod_edge( const SGBucket& b, std::vector<SGGeod>& north, std:
 // Three dimensional queries is a bit overkill, but the code, although faster, is slightly more cumbersome
 
 // get function for the property map - needed for cgal trait extension
-#if 0
+#ifdef CGAL_OLD
 My_point_property_map::reference get(My_point_property_map, My_point_property_map::key_type p) {
     return boost::get<0>(p);
 }
@@ -256,4 +260,4 @@ void TGNodes::SaveToGzFile( gzFile& fp )
 void TGNodes::LoadFromGzFile( gzFile& fp )
 {
     tg_node_list.LoadFromGzFile( fp );
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Lib/terragear/tg_nodes.hxx b/src/Lib/terragear/tg_nodes.hxx
index 0eb7e978..a841b499 100644
--- a/src/Lib/terragear/tg_nodes.hxx
+++ b/src/Lib/terragear/tg_nodes.hxx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _TG_NODES_HXX
 #define _TG_NODES_HXX
 
-#ifndef __cplusplus
-# error This library requires C++
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include <config.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <cstdlib>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ typedef Kernel::Point_2 Point;
 typedef boost::tuple<Point, double> Point_and_Elevation;
 
 //definition of the property map
-#if 0
+#ifdef CGAL_OLD
 struct My_point_property_map{
   typedef Point value_type;
   typedef const value_type& reference;
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ struct My_point_property_map{
 
 //typedef CGAL::Search_traits_2<Kernel> Traits;
 typedef CGAL::Search_traits_2<Kernel> Traits_base;
-//typedef CGAL::Search_traits_adapter<Point_and_Elevation, My_point_property_map, Traits_base> Traits;
+
+#ifdef CGAL_OLD
+typedef CGAL::Search_traits_adapter<Point_and_Elevation, My_point_property_map, Traits_base> Traits;
+#else
 typedef CGAL::Search_traits_adapter<Point_and_Elevation,CGAL::Nth_of_tuple_property_map<0, Point_and_Elevation>,Traits_base>    Traits;
+#endif
 
 typedef CGAL::Fuzzy_iso_box<Traits> Fuzzy_bb;
 typedef CGAL::Kd_tree<Traits> Tree;
diff --git a/src/Prep/GDALChop/gdalchop.cxx b/src/Prep/GDALChop/gdalchop.cxx
index cdfaba29..78bb7e3a 100644
--- a/src/Prep/GDALChop/gdalchop.cxx
+++ b/src/Prep/GDALChop/gdalchop.cxx
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 // Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 //
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#  include <config.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <simgear/compiler.h>
 #include <simgear/bucket/newbucket.hxx>
 #include <simgear/debug/logstream.hxx>