6.13. GMP-5.0.0

The GMP package contains math libraries. These have useful functions for arbitrary precision arithmetic.

Approximate build time: 1.7 SBU testsuite included
Required disk space: 39 MB testsuite included

6.13.1. Installation of GMP

[Note]

Note

If you have a CPU which is capable of running 64-bit code and you have specified CFLAGS in the environment, the configure script will attempt to configure for 64-bits and fail. Avoid this by adding ABI=32 to the CFLAGS variable for the duration of the configure command below, then remove it afterwards.

Prepare GMP for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-cxx --enable-mpbsd

The meaning of the new configure options:

--enable-cxx

This parameter enables C++ support

--enable-mpbsd

This builds the Berkeley MP compatibility library

Compile the package:

make
[Important]

Important

The test suite for GMP in this section is considered critical. Do not skip it under any circumstances.

Test the results:

make check 2>&1 | tee gmp-check-log

Ensure that all 162 tests in the test suite passed. Check the results by issuing the following command:

awk '/tests passed/{total+=$2} ; END{print total}' gmp-check-log

Install the package:

make install

If desired, install the documentation:

mkdir -v /usr/share/doc/gmp-5.0.0
cp    -v doc/{isa_abi_headache,configuration} doc/*.html \
         /usr/share/doc/gmp-5.0.0

6.13.2. Contents of GMP

Installed Libraries: libgmp.{a,so}, libgmpxx.{a,so}, and libmp.{a,so}

Short Descriptions

libgmp

Contains precision math functions.

libgmpxx

Contains C++ precision math functions.

libmp

Contains the Berkeley MP math functions.