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Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: DJGPP packages of GMP 4.0.1
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 10:50:59 +0100
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Richard Dawe schrieb:
> 
> Hello.
> 
> I have made DJGPP packages of GMP 4.0.1. But what is GMP? Here is a
> description from its README:
> 
> "GNU MP is a library for arbitrary precision arithmetic, operating on
> signed integers, rational numbers, and floating point numbers.  It has a
> rich set of functions, and the functions have a regular interface."
> 
> Binary (gmp401b.zip), documentation (gmp401d.zip) and source (gmp401s.zip)
> packages are available from Simtel.NET and its mirrors:
> 
> http://www.simtel.net/gnudlpage.php?product=/gnu/djgpp/v2gnu/gmp401b.zip&name=gmp401b.zip
> http://www.simtel.net/gnudlpage.php?product=/gnu/djgpp/v2gnu/gmp401d.zip&name=gmp401d.zip
> http://www.simtel.net/gnudlpage.php?product=/gnu/djgpp/v2gnu/gmp401s.zip&name=gmp401s.zip

Thank you.

IMHO there is a minor typo in the file 'readme.djg' possibly confusing
beginners:
The line
install-info --info-file=e:/djgpp/info/gmp.info --info-dir=e:/djgpp
should read
install-info --info-file=e:/djgpp/info/gmp.info --info-dir=e:/djgpp/info
for a "standard" DJGPP installation.

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