Copyright 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This file is part of the GNU MP Library. The GNU MP Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. The GNU MP Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with the GNU MP Library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. INSTALLING GNU MP ================= These instructions are only for the impatient. Others should read the install instructions in gmp.info. Use info -f ./gmp.info or in emacs C-u C-h i gmp.info Here are some brief instructions on how to install GMP, and some examples to help you get started using it. First you need to compile. Since you're impatient, try this ./configure make make check <= VERY IMPORTANT!! If that fails, or you care about the performance of GMP, you need to read the full instructions in the chapter "Installing GMP" in the manual. You should not skip the "make check" part; the risk that the GMP sources are miscompiled are unfortunately quite high. And if they indeed are, "make check" is very likely to trigger the compiler-introduced bug. Optionally, you can install the library with the following command. This will be to /usr/local by default, and you'll probably need to be "root" to be able to write there. make install To create the printable documentation from the texinfo source, type "make gmp.dvi" or "make gmp.ps". This requires various "tex" commands. If you are new to GMP, it is a good idea you at least read the chapter "GMP Basics" in the manual. Some known build problems are noted in the "Installing GMP" chapter of the manual. Please report other problems to gmp-bugs@swox.com. The GMP web site is located here: http://swox.com/gmp/. ---------------- Local variables: mode: text fill-column: 78 End: