> > This is a required lib in order to port GiNaC that will add symbolic > > algebra support to octave. > > > > There is a `gmake test' target and all tests have passed. > > > > Tested on amd64. > > > > pkg/DESCR: > > [--snip--] > > CLN is a C++ library providing the following features: > > > > * Rich set of number classes: > > Integer (unlimited precision), rational, short float, single > > float, double float, long float (unlimited precision), complex, > > modular integer, univariate polynomial. > > * Elementary, logical, transcendental functions. > > * C++ as implementation language brings > > o efficiency, > > o type safety, > > o algebraic syntax. > > * Memory efficiency: > > o Small integers and short floats are immediate, not heap > > allocated. > > o Automatic, non-interruptive garbage collection. > > * Speed efficiency: > > o Assembly language kernel for some CPUs, > > o Karatsuba and Schönhage-Strassen multiplication. > > * Interoperability: > > o Garbage collection with no burden on the main application, > > o hooks for memory allocation and exceptions. > > [--snip--] > > Fixed SHARED_LIBS, resubmitting...
looks like this can make use of the gmp library. maybe you can look into that? steven
