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2Inc.
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4This file is part of the GNU MP Library.
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6The GNU MP Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
7it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
8the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your
9option) any later version.
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11The GNU MP Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
12WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
13or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
14License for more details.
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16You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
17along with the GNU MP Library.  If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
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23                          INSTALLING GNU MP
24                          =================
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27These instructions are only for the impatient.  Others should read the install
28instructions in gmp.info.  Use
29
30	info -f doc/gmp.info
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32from the gmp source directory.
33
34Here are some brief instructions on how to install GMP.  First you need to
35compile.  Since you're impatient, try this
36
37	./configure
38	make
39	make check		<= VERY IMPORTANT!!
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41If that fails, or you care about the performance of GMP, you need to read the
42full instructions in the chapter "Installing GMP" in the manual.
43
44You should not skip the "make check" part; the risk that the GMP sources are
45miscompiled are unfortunately quite high.  And if they indeed are, "make check"
46is very likely to trigger the compiler-introduced bug.
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48Optionally, you can install the library with the following command.  This will
49be to /usr/local by default, and you'll probably need to be "root" to be able
50to write there.
51
52	make install
53
54To create the printable documentation from the texinfo source, type "make
55gmp.dvi" or "make gmp.ps".  This requires various "tex" commands.
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57If you are new to GMP, it is a good idea you at least read the chapter "GMP
58Basics" in the manual.
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60Some known build problems are noted in the "Installing GMP" chapter of
61the manual.  Please report other problems to gmp-bugs@gmplib.org.
62
63The GMP web site is located here: http://gmplib.org/.
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