Why is it compiling GMP so hard?

[Patrick Pelissier]

> For them you either distribute a binary which is in
> a .zip  file,

 Useless since you have to tune GMP for your system
 (For example, GMP tuned for pentium4 is more than
 twice faster than GMP tuned for i386 on the same 
 system).

> or you have an installer.

 `./configure && make install' is an installer. :)

> Or you distribute source with a VC++ project.

 Which version of VC++? And why not other compilers too? :)
 
 PP