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<P><FONT color=black><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Hi,<BR><BR>We need math::GMP module to be built for perl5.8.8. Math::GMP is dependent on libgmp library.<BR>I got the source code for libGMP library from </FONT><A href="http://swox.com/gmp"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>http://swox.com/gmp</FONT></A><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=2>version of gmp : gmp-4.2.1</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>System Information : HP-UX isp5583 B.11.23 U ia64 0823897512 unlimited-user license</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Steps followed to build the libGMP library :</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Steps 1 :</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>./configure --prefix=/opt/standard_perl/ext_mod_perl588 --exec-prefix=/opt/standard_perl/ext_mod_perl588 --libdir=/opt/standard_perl/ext_mod_perl588/lib --includedir=/opt/standard_perl/ext_mod_perl588/include LDFLAGS='-L/opt/standard_perl/perl588/lib/generic_lib/lib -L/usr/lib'--bindir = '/opt/standard_perl/ext_mod_perl588/bin'</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Step 2: make => Compiled succesfully.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Step 3: make check. I found the following Errors.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=2>sh[9]: 23413 Memory fault(coredump)<BR>FAIL: t-hamdist<BR>PASS: t-oddeven<BR>sh[9]: 23418 Memory fault(coredump)<BR>FAIL: t-popcount<BR><BR>I have attached the complete output of "make check" along this email.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=black><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>I checked the notes and "reported bugs"document in the following links, but could not find information related to HP-Itanium.<BR><BR>h</FONT><A href="http://swox.com/gmp/manual/Notes-for-Particular-Systems.html#Notes-for-Particular-Systems"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>ttp://swox.com/gmp/manual/Notes-for-Particular-Systems.html#Notes-for-Particular-Systems</FONT></A><BR><BR><BR><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Any help to resolve this issue is appreciated.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma color=black size=2>Thanks,</FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=black><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Jaya<BR><BR><BR></FONT></P></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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