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-2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright 1996, 1999-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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+Changes between GMP version 5.1.* and 5.2.0
+
+ BUGS FIXED
+ * The function mpz_invert now considers any number invertible in Z/1Z.
+
+ * The mpn multiply code now handles operands of more than 2^31 limbs
+ correctly. (Note however that the mpz code is limited to 2^32 bits on
+ 32-bit hosts and 2^37 bits on 64-bit hosts.)
+
+ * Contains all fixes from release 5.1.3.
+
+ SPEEDUPS
+ * Plain division of large operands is faster and more monotonous in operand
+ size.
+
+ * Major speedup for ARM, in particular ARM Cortex-A15, thanks to improved
+ assembly.
+
+ * Major speedup for SPARC T4/T5 and speedup also for T3, thanks to a lot of
+ new assembly.
+
+ * Speedup for Intel Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Haswell, thanks to rewritten
+ and vastly expanded assembly support. Speedup also for the older Core 2
+ and Nehalem.
+
+ * Faster mixed arithmetic between mpq_class and double.
+
+ * With g++, optimise more operations when one argument is a simple constant.
+
+ FEATURES
+ * Support for new Intel and AMD CPUs.
+
+ * Support for ARM64 alias Aarch64 alias ARMv8.
+
+ * New public functions mpn_sec_mul and mpn_sec_sqr, implementing side-channel
+ silent multiplication and squaring.
+
+ * New public functions mpn_sec_div_qr and mpn_sec_div_r, implementing
+ side-channel silent division.
+
+ * New public functions mpn_cnd_add_n and mpn_cnd_sub_n. Side-channel silent
+ conditional addition and subtraction.
+
+ * New public function mpn_sec_powm, implementing side-channel silent modexp.
+
+ * New public function mpn_sec_invert, implementing side-channel silent
+ modular inversion.
+
+ * Better support for applications which use the mpz_t type, but nevertheless
+ need to call some of the lower-level mpn functions. See the documentation
+ for mpz_limbs_read and related functions.
+
+ MISC
+ * This release will not work on NetBSD 5.x, FreeBSD 7.x, 8.x or 9 series
+ before 9.3. The reason is that the m4 command is not correctly
+ implemented. (Workaround: Use an older GMP release, or install GNU m4 from
+ /usr/ports and tell GMP to use it.)
+
+ * This release will not build properly on FreeBSD/amd64 before version 10
+ using the 32-bit ABI (once a working m4 is installed). The reason is
+ broken limits.h. (Workaround: Use an older GMP release if using the 32-bit
+ ABI on these FreeBSD releases is important.)
+
+ * This release will not work reliably on FreeBSD 10.0 for i386 or amd64 using
+ the 32-bit ABI. The reason is bugs in the compiler 'clang'. Depending on
+ CPU-dependent compiler flags, GMP may or may not be miscompiled in a
+ particular build. (Workaround: Compiling gcc from /usr/ports should work,
+ except that gcc circularly depends on GMP; we have not been able to test
+ that workaround due to FreeBSD 10.0 bugs affecting its ability to run under
+ KVM and Xen.)
+
+ * This release will not compile on FreeBSD before version 10 for i386,
+ targeting any modern AMD processor. The reason is bugs in the old gcc
+ bundled with FreeBSD. (Workaround: install a less obsolete gcc from
+ /usr/ports and tell GMP to use it, or override the -march=amdfam10
+ GMP configure command line argument.)
+
+
+Changes between GMP version 5.1.2 and 5.1.3
+
+ BUGS FIXED
+ * The internal functions mpn_sbpi1_div_qr_sec mpn_sbpi1_div_r_sec could
+ compute garbage with a low probability. They are now rewritten, and the
+ test code has been improved.
+
+ * A bug in the ia64 implementation of mpn_divrem_2, clobbering some
+ callee-save registers, has been fixed. This is an internal
+ function, with the bug manifesting itself as miscomputation in,
+ e.g., mpn_sqrtrem.
+
+ * The documentation now correctly says 'const' for input arguments.
+
+ SPEEDUPS
+ * None.
+
+ FEATURES
+ * None.
+
+ MISC
+ * None.
+
+
+Changes between GMP version 5.1.1 and 5.1.2
+
+ BUGS FIXED
+ * A bug in mpz_powm_ui triggered by base arguments of at least 15000 decimal
+ digits or mod arguments of at least 7500 decimal digits has been fixed.
+
+ * An AMD Bulldozer specific bug affecting the 64-bit Windows ABI has been
+ fixed. This bug was in a key function (mpn_mul_1) and made both Bulldozer
+ specific builds and fat builds run on Bulldozer completely non-functional.
+
+ SPEEDUPS
+ * None.
+
+ FEATURES
+ * None.
+
+ MISC
+ * Fixes and generalisations to the test suite.
+
+ * Minor portability enhancements.
+
+
+Changes between GMP version 5.1.0 and 5.1.1
+
+ BUGS FIXED
+ * On Windows 64-bit, an error causing link errors about
+ __gmp_binvert_limb_table has been fixed.
+
+ * Aarch64 alias ARM64 support now works.
+
+ * A possible buffer overrun in mpz_ior has been fixed.
+
+ * A rare sign flip in mpz_remove has been fixed.
+
+ * A bug causing problems with mpf numbers with absolute value >= 2^31 has
+ been fixed.
+
+ * Several bugs in mini-gmp have been fixed.
+
+ * A bug caused by automake, related to the 'distcheck' target, has been fixed
+ by upgrading the automake used for GMP release engineering.
+
+ SPEEDUPS
+ * None.
+
+ FEATURES
+ * Preliminary support for the x32 ABI under x86-64.
+
+ MISC
+ * The mini-gmp testsuite now tests the entire set of functions.
+
+ * Various improvements of the GMP testsuite.
+
+
+Changes between GMP version 5.0.* and 5.1.0
+
+ BUGS FIXED
+ * When reading a C++ number (like mpz_class) in an istream reaches the end
+ of the stream, the eofbit is now set.
+
+ * The result sign of mpz_rootrem's remainder is now always correct.
+
+ * The mpz_remove function now handles negative divisors.
+
+ * Contains all fixes from release 5.0.5.
+
+ SPEEDUPS
+ * The n-factorial and n-over-k functions have been reimplemented for great
+ speedups for small and large operands.
+
+ * New subquadratic algorithm for the Kronecker/Jacobi/Legendre symbol.
+
+ * Major speedup for ARM, in particular ARM Cortex-A9 and A15, thanks to broad
+ assembly support.
+
+ * Significant speedup for POWER6 and POWER7 thanks to improved assembly.
+
+ * The performance under M$ Windows' 64-bit ABI has been greatly improved
+ thanks to complete assembly support.
+
+ * Minor speed improvements of many functions and for many platforms.
+
+ FEATURES
+ * Many new CPUs recognised.
+
+ * New functions for multi-factorials, and primorial: mpz_2fac_ui,
+ mpz_mfac_uiui and mpz_primorial_ui.
+
+ * The mpz_powm_sec function now uses side-channel silent division for
+ converting into Montgomery residues.
+
+ * The fat binary mechanism is now more robust in its CPU recognition.
+
+ MISC
+ * Inclusion of assembly code is now controlled by the configure options
+ --enable-assembly and --disable-assembly. The "none" CPU target is gone.
+
+ * In C++, the conversions mpq_class->mpz_class, mpf_class->mpz_class and
+ mpf_class->mpq_class are now explicit.
+
+ * Includes "mini-gmp", a small, portable, but less efficient, implementation
+ of a subset of GMP's mpn and mpz interfaces. Used in GMP bootstrap, but it
+ can also be bundled with applications as a fallback when the real GMP
+ library is unavailable.
+
+ * The ABIs under AIX are no longer called aix32 and aix64, but mode64 and 32.
+ This is more consistent with other powerpc systems.
+
+ * The coverage of the testsuite has been improved, using the lcov tool. See
+ also https://gmplib.org/devel/lcov/.
+
+ * It is now possible to compile GMP using a C++ compiler.
+
+ * K&R C compilers are no longer supported.
+
+ * The BSD MP compatibility functions have been removed.
+
+
Changes between GMP version 5.0.4 and 5.0.5
BUGS FIXED
as one would have hoped CPU traps of some 'illegal instruction' sort).
* A bug affecting recent Intel Sandy Bridge CPUs resulting in configuration
- failures has been fixed,
+ failures has been fixed.
SPEEDUPS
* None.
Features:
* New support for x86_64-solaris
* New, rudimentary support for x86-apple-darwin and x86_64-apple-darwin.
- (Please see http://gmplib.org/macos.html for more information.)
+ (Please see https://gmplib.org/macos.html for more information.)
Changes between GMP version 4.2 and 4.2.1
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