critical bug in 4.2.2
Paul Zimmermann
Paul.Zimmermann at loria.fr
Mon Sep 17 17:37:34 CEST 2007
Hi,
I have found a critical bug in gmp-4.2.2, which clearly requires a new
release. In the documentation, one reads:
-- Function: mp_limb_t mpn_add_n (mp_limb_t *RP, const mp_limb_t *S1P,
const mp_limb_t *S2P, mp_size_t N)
Add {S1P, N} and {S2P, N}, and write the N least significant limbs
of the result to RP. Return carry, either 0 or 1.
This is the lowest-level function for addition. It is the
preferred function for addition, since it is written in assembly
for most CPUs. For addition of a variable to itself (i.e., S1P
equals S2P, use `mpn_lshift' with a count of 1 for optimal speed.
^^^^^^^^^^^
Clearly a closing parenthesis ')' is missing in the last line.
I'm puzzled this bug was not fixed before. Maybe this is a new 4.2.2 routine?
Regards,
Paul Zimmermann
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