[Gmp-commit] /var/hg/gmp: NEWS entry for documented pointer types mpz_ptr and...

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details:   /var/hg/gmp/rev/f60317772ef9
changeset: 18405:f60317772ef9
user:      Niels Möller <nisse at lysator.liu.se>
date:      Thu Jul 27 10:05:50 2023 +0200
description:
NEWS entry for documented pointer types mpz_ptr and friends.

diffstat:

 NEWS |  5 +++++
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diffs (15 lines):

diff -r 8599d7757edf -r f60317772ef9 NEWS
--- a/NEWS	Thu Jul 27 02:03:43 2023 +0200
+++ b/NEWS	Thu Jul 27 10:05:50 2023 +0200
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
   * New public function mpz_prevprime, companion of the existing
     mpz_nextprime.
 
+  * New documented pointer types mpz_ptr, mpz_srcptr, and similar for
+    other GMP types. Refer to the manual for full list and suggested
+    usage. These types have been present in gmp.h at least since
+    GMP-4.0, but previously not advertised to users.
+
   SPEEDUPS
   * New special code for base = 2 in mpz_powm reduces the average time
     for the functions that test primality.