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+Copyright 1991, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of the GNU MP Library.
+
+The GNU MP Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+option) any later version.
+
+The GNU MP Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
+License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+along with the GNU MP Library. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ THE GNU MP LIBRARY
+
+
+GNU MP is a library for arbitrary precision arithmetic, operating on signed
+integers, rational numbers, and floating point numbers. It has a rich set of
+functions, and the functions have a regular interface.
+
+GNU MP is designed to be as fast as possible, both for small operands and huge
+operands. The speed is achieved by using fullwords as the basic arithmetic
+type, by using fast algorithms, with carefully optimized assembly code for the
+most common inner loops for lots of CPUs, and by a general emphasis on speed
+(instead of simplicity or elegance).
+
+GNU MP is believed to be faster than any other similar library. Its advantage
+increases with operand sizes for certain operations, since GNU MP in many
+cases has asymptotically faster algorithms.
+
+GNU MP is free software and may be freely copied on the terms contained in the
+files COPYING.LIB and COPYING (most of GNU MP is under the former, some under
+the latter).
+
+
+
+ OVERVIEW OF GNU MP
+
+There are five classes of functions in GNU MP.
+
+ 1. Signed integer arithmetic functions (mpz). These functions are intended
+ to be easy to use, with their regular interface. The associated type is
+ `mpz_t'.
+
+ 2. Rational arithmetic functions (mpq). For now, just a small set of
+ functions necessary for basic rational arithmetics. The associated type
+ is `mpq_t'.
+
+ 3. Floating-point arithmetic functions (mpf). If the C type `double'
+ doesn't give enough precision for your application, declare your
+ variables as `mpf_t' instead, set the precision to any number desired,
+ and call the functions in the mpf class for the arithmetic operations.
+
+ 4. Positive-integer, hard-to-use, very low overhead functions are in the
+ mpn class. No memory management is performed. The caller must ensure
+ enough space is available for the results. The set of functions is not
+ regular, nor is the calling interface. These functions accept input
+ arguments in the form of pairs consisting of a pointer to the least
+ significant word, and an integral size telling how many limbs (= words)
+ the pointer points to.
+
+ Almost all calculations, in the entire package, are made by calling these
+ low-level functions.
+
+ 5. Berkeley MP compatible functions.
+
+ To use these functions, include the file "mp.h". You can test if you are
+ using the GNU version by testing if the symbol __GNU_MP__ is defined.
+
+For more information on how to use GNU MP, please refer to the documentation.
+It is composed from the file doc/gmp.texi, and can be displayed on the screen
+or printed. How to do that, as well how to build the library, is described in
+the INSTALL file in this directory.
+
+
+
+ REPORTING BUGS
+
+If you find a bug in the library, please make sure to tell us about it!
+
+You should first check the GNU MP web pages at http://gmplib.org/, under
+"Status of the current release". There will be patches for all known serious
+bugs there.
+
+Report bugs to gmp-bugs@gmplib.org. What information is needed in a useful bug
+report is described in the manual. The same address can be used for suggesting
+modifications and enhancements.
+
+
+
+
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