Maximum number of bits in an mpz_t

[Torbjorn Granlund]

Roberto Bagnara <bagnara at cs.unipr.it> writes:

  is there a portable way for an application using GMP's
  mpz_t (seen as a collection of bits) to know the maximum
  number of bits a mpz_t can handle?
  
I am afraid I don't understand your question.

An mpz_t allocates more memory as the value "needs more bits",
which makes the available swap space and setrlimit-style
resource caps the the only limits.

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Torbjörn