source: general/genlib/gmp.xml@ 5091d1a

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<!ENTITY gmp-download-http "http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gmp/gmp-&gmp-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY gmp-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gmp/gmp-&gmp-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY gmp-size "2.2 MB">
<!ENTITY gmp-buildsize "34 MB">
<!ENTITY gmp-time "0.91 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="gmp" xreflabel="GMP-&gmp-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="gmp.html"?>
<title>GMP-&gmp-version;</title>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application><acronym>GMP</acronym></application></title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GMP</acronym></application> package
contains math libraries. These have useful functions for arbitrary precision
arithmetic.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&gmp-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&gmp-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &gmp-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
&gmp-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&gmp-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application><acronym>GMP</acronym></application></title>

<para>Install <application><acronym>GMP</acronym></application> by running 
the following commands:
</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Command explanations</title>

<para><option>--enable-cxx</option>: This parameter passed to 
<command>configure</command> enables C++ support by building the 
<filename class="libraryfile">libgmpxx</filename> libraries.</para>

<para><option>--enable-mpbsd</option>: This parameter passed to 
<command>configure</command> enables building the Berkeley MP compatibility 
(<filename class="libraryfile">libmp</filename>) libraries.</para>

<para><option>--enable-mpfr</option>: This parameter passed to 
<command>configure</command> enables building the Multiple Precision 
Floating-Point Reliable (<filename class="libraryfile">libmpfr.a</filename>) 
library.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<para>The <application><acronym>GMP</acronym></application> package contains 
<filename class="libraryfile">libgmp</filename> and 
<filename class="libraryfile">libmp</filename> libraries.</para>

</sect2>

<sect2><title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>libgmp and libmp libraries</title>
<para><filename class="libraryfile">libgmp</filename> and 
<filename class="libraryfile">libmp</filename> libraries contain functions to 
operate on signed integers, rational numbers, and floating point 
numbers.</para></sect3>

</sect2>

</sect1>