mpz reuse test takes too much time

[Niels Möller]

tg at gmplib.org (Torbjörn Granlund) writes:

> It is supposed to take a lot of time, as it tests all mpz functions for
> correct operand overlap.

There seem to be 160 mpz functions (checking the libgmp which is installed on my
office machine).

For a two-operand function, there are two cases, aa and ab (where my
notation is that distinct letters are distinct locations).

For a three-operand function, there are 5 cases, aaa, aab,
aba, abb, abc.

For a four-operand function, we get 14 distinct cases (and I'm losing
confidence that I get the combinatorics right), and for a five-operand
function like gcdext, I can't easily get the correct count but it must
be < 5^4 = 625. Do we have any function with more than 5 arguments?

Then we shouldn't need more than a few 100000 calls cover all cases, and
we shouldn't need very large operands. Is 10--40 seconds reasonable for
that?

Regards,
/Niels

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