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diff --git a/math/libgmp/pkg-descr b/math/libgmp/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..69ba5950bd79 --- /dev/null +++ b/math/libgmp/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +GNU MP is a library for arbitrary precision arithmetic, operating on signed +integers, rational numbers, and floating point numbers. It has a rich set +of functions, and the functions have a regular interface. + +GNU MP is designed to be as fast as possible, both for small operands and for +huge operands. The speed is achieved by using fullwords as the basic +arithmetic type, by using fast algorithms, by carefully optimized assembly +code for the most common inner loops for a lots of CPUs, and by a general +emphasis on speed (instead of simplicity or elegance). + +The speed of GNU MP is believed to be faster than any other similar library. +The advantage for GNU MP increases with the operand sizes for certain +operations, since GNU MP in many cases has asymptotically faster algorithms. + +Note: This package contains version the the library just before it was +removed from the FreeBSD base system (5-CURRENT, mid-August 2001) and it is +provided solely for compatibility with packages that require it. |