On Wed, 19 Oct 2011, Ed Smith-Rowland wrote: > I don't know if there is a paper yet. I also did rational using the gmp > library. I'm wondering if rational should be a template class that could take
Having things in libstdc++ etc. using GMP runs into the same issues as libquadmath of not wanting to link in non-libc LGPL code unless required - in particular for -static-libstdc++, where you should be able to distribute a binary built with -static-libstdc++ without either it having a dependency on GMP (unless the relevant features are used) or including GMP code with the consequent complications to distribution requirements. (Quite apart from GMP changing its SONAME - not under our control, unlike libquadmath.) -- Joseph S. Myers jos...@codesourcery.com
