Module to replace Math::BigInt's core math routines by using Math::GMP.

This package contains a replacement (drop-in) module for Math::BigInt's core, Math::BigInt::Calc.pm. It needs the new versions of Math::BigInt and Math::BigFloat as they are from Perl 5.7.x onwards.

You need to install the Gnu MP library aka libgmp to compile this module.

INSTALL

How to install:

        perl Makefile.PL
        make
        make test
        make install

If you have trouble compiling this package because the GMP library is installed in a non-standard location, try to pass the INC and LIBS arguments to Makefile.PL with the appropriate information. Here is an example:

        perl Makefile.PL\
         INC="-I/apps/perl588/site/gmp-4.2.1/include"\
         LIBS="-L/apps/perl588/site/gmp-4.2.1/lib -lgmp"

USAGE

To use it, replace:

use Math::BigInt;

with this:

use Math::BigInt lib => 'GMP';

Since Math::BigInt will fallback to a pure-perl implementation, it is safe to always use lib => 'GMP'.

Please read the documentation under PERFORMANCE in Math::BigInt on when to use this module and when not.

More information including HTMLified help and preliminary benchmark results are available under:

http://bloodgate.com/perl/

Please send me test-reports, your experiences with this and your ideas - I love to hear about my work!

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