Best way to import without copy

[Marc Glisse]

On Wed, 3 May 2023, Julien D Arques wrote:

> I currently use mpz_import, but reading the source code, it appears that
> gmp copies the already allocated buffer I give it.
> That's double the work, and the said buffer is big.

Depending on endianness and other criteria, this might not be a simple 
copy.

> Is there a correct/reliable way to avoid that?

If you are certain the format is right, you could try mpz_roinit_n.

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Marc Glisse