mpf_get_str limitation?

Torbjorn Granlund tg at gmplib.org
Fri Feb 1 19:17:24 CET 2013


Zimmermann Paul <Paul.Zimmermann at loria.fr> writes:

  it seems mpf_get_str cannot deal with numbers of 2^31 bits or more, i.e.,
  about 650 million digits, even on a 64-bit computer:
  
We usually don't recommend people to use mpf, but instead a foreign
replacement for it.  I only just forgot its name.  :-)

For those who insist on using mpf, here is a patch:

http://gmplib.org:8000/gmp/raw-rev/e784e45b7643

-- 
Torbjörn


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