> > Will you be updating the information in setup.py file? > > Done, in the current CVS version.
I will grab the CVS version and create installers. > > Which versions of Python do you want to support? > > I have tested gmpy with 2.3 and 2.4 on Mac, and those two and also 2.2 > on Linux. I think supporting 2.2 with a Windows download is probably > unneeded, but 2.4 is a must and I suspect 2.3 would be nice... I will definately build for 2.3 and 2.4. > > > Do you want versions that include GMP tailored for specific processors? > > My gut reaction here is that people with special processors, Windows, > and demanding performance needs should probably get their own > development environments and build GMP and gmpy accordingly. > > Any opinions from the public on this one...? Unless there is a demand for compatibilty with older processors (Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II), I will build for Pentium 3. > > > With GMP 4.1.4 compiled for pentium3, and running on a 1.8Ghz Pentium > > M, I'm able to calculate the decimal form of 2^25964951 (the 43rd > > Mersenne prime) in 10 seconds. The prior gmpy release takes just over > > 14 seconds. Without gmpy, Python takes 25.4 seconds. On an Athlon > > MP2800+ (2.133Ghz) with GMP compiled for that processor, I can do it in > > 6.6 seconds using gmpy and 22.4 seconds without gmpy. I'm working with > > blocks of 1000 digits and using a combination of Toom-Cook and > > Nussbaumer convolution to perform the multiplies and squares. > > Sounds quite decent -- about a 2.5 to 3+ times speedup wrt Python, and > some speedup wrt gmpy 1.0 (all GMP's merit -- I didn't address > performance aspects at all in this delta). Just out of curiosity: what > performance do you get on the Athlon with a pentium3-compiled GMP? > I'll try to find out. Unfortunately, my Athlon box won't run Windows. ;-) > Thanks, > > Alex You're welcome, Case -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
