The following module was proposed for inclusion in the Module List: modid: Math::BigInt::BitVect DSLIP: Rdpfp description: lib for BigInt, interface to Bit::Vector userid: TELS (Tels) chapterid: 6 (Data_Type_Utilities) communities: core math lib for BigInt, representin core math lib for BigInt, representinemail exchange with John Peacock and Steffen Beier similar: Math::BigInt::Calc (pureperl) as in Math-BigInt-1.36.tar.gz rationale: This module is a replacement for the 'standard' Math::BigInt::Calc by a (some times) faster library, which uses Bit::Vector as the underlying math package. Just time this: use Math::BigInt lib => 'BitVect'; my $x = Math::BigInt->new(2); $u = $x ** 100000; and you will see the difference with and without the lib => 'BitVect' part - Yes, I know the benchmark is unfair on the pureperl lib, but heh! ;o) There will likely be other modules (John wants to work on one), that will allow greater flexibility in big num arithmetic (aka more speed ;) Cheers, Tels enteredby: TELS (Tels) enteredon: Mon Jul 9 19:00:42 2001 GMT The resulting entry would be: Math::BigInt:: ::BitVect Rdpfp lib for BigInt, interface to Bit::Vector TELS Thanks for registering, The Pause Team PS: The following links are only valid for module list maintainers: Registration form with editing capabilities: https://pause.perl.org/pause/authenquery?ACTION=add_mod&USERID=12000000_4affa639bb5a8dca&SUBMIT_pause99_add_mod_preview=1 Immediate (one click) registration: https://pause.perl.org/pause/authenquery?ACTION=add_mod&USERID=12000000_4affa639bb5a8dca&SUBMIT_pause99_add_mod_insertit=1