source: general/genlib/gmp.xml@ 52d29f7

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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

<!ENTITY gmp-download-http " ">
<!ENTITY gmp-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gmp/gmp-&gmp-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY gmp-size "1.7 MB">
<!ENTITY gmp-buildsize "29 MB">
<!ENTITY gmp-time "0.74 SBU">

]>

<sect1 id="gmp" xreflabel="GMP-&gmp-version;">
<?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 a math library. This has 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>
                                                                              
                                                                              
<sect3><title><application><acronym>GMP</acronym></application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="readline"/></para></sect4>
</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>Contents</title>
                                                                              
<para>The <application><acronym>GMP</acronym></application> package contains <filename>libgmp
</filename> libraries.</para>
                                                                              
</sect2>
                                                                              
<sect2><title>Description</title>
                                                                              
<sect3><title>gmp libraries</title>
<para><filename>libgmp</filename> libraries contain the functions to operate
on signed integers, rational numbers, and floating point numbers.</para></sect3>
                                                                              
                                                                              
</sect2>

</sect1>