[Gmp-commit] /var/hg/gmp: NEWS entries for new jacobi code, and mini-gmp.

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details:   /var/hg/gmp/rev/dd0cd578a082
changeset: 15125:dd0cd578a082
user:      Niels M?ller <nisse at lysator.liu.se>
date:      Mon Nov 19 22:14:33 2012 +0100
description:
NEWS entries for new jacobi code, and mini-gmp.

diffstat:

 NEWS |  9 ++++++++-
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diffs (27 lines):

diff -r bb7c0947a4b5 -r dd0cd578a082 NEWS
--- a/NEWS	Mon Nov 19 21:47:58 2012 +0100
+++ b/NEWS	Mon Nov 19 22:14:33 2012 +0100
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
   * The n-factorial and n-over-k functions have been rewritten for great
     speedups for small and large operands.
 
+  * New subquadratic algorithm for the Kronecker/Jacobi/Legendre symbol.
+  
   * Major speedup for ARM, in particular ARM Cortex-A9, thanks to broad
-    assembly suport.
+    assembly support.
 
   * The performance under M$ Windows' 64-bit ABI has been greatly improved
     thanks to complete assembly support.
@@ -31,6 +33,11 @@
   * In C++, the conversions mpq_class->mpz_class, mpf_class->mpz_class and
     mpf_class->mpq_class are now explicit.
 
+  * Includes "mini-gmp", a small, portable, but less efficient,
+    implementation of a subset of GMP's mpn and mpz interfaces. Used
+    in GMP bootstrap, but it can also be bundled with applications as
+    a fallback when the real GMP library is unavailable.
+
   * The ABIs under AIX are no longer called aix32 and aix64, but mode64 and 32.
     This is more consistent with other powerpc systems.