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From: herve@prl.dec.com (Jean-Claude Herve)
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Subject: [gnu.emacs.help...] Re: large numbers packages
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Date: 13 Dec 90 02:06:29 GMT
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Archive-name: symbolic-math/big-numbers/bignum/1990-12-11
Archive: librarian@prl.dec.com:Please send me BIGNUM [mail]
Original-posting-by: herve@prl.dec.com (Jean-Claude Herve)
Original-subject: Re: large numbers packages
Reposted-by: emv@ox.com (Edward Vielmetti)


>    Is there a package for managing large integers (larger than the Emacs
>    builtin integer type)?
> 
>    I've got a pointer to a floating point package, but I think the
>    pointer is out of date.  (Or is anonymous ftp to mgm.mit.edu supposed
>    to work?)  I would prefer support for large integers, but floating
>    point would be okay.
> 
>    Please mail your reponses.  If there is sufficient interest, I'll post
>    a summary.
> 
>    thanks,
> 
>    Mike Kupfer
>    kupfer@sprite.berkeley.edu
> 
> 


We have a package named bignum containing a library managing big numbers
of arbitrary length. This library has been developped jointly by INRIA
and Digital-PRL. The library is running on U*ix, VMS, MSDOS.
Assembler codes for vax, mips, pyramid, NSC, 68000, i960 are available.
The package is distributed freely.

To know more, you could order the PRL report #2: "Bignum: a portable
and efficient package for arbitrary-precision arithmetic". 

The report is sent by postal mail (don't forget to send your postal
address). The package is sent by electronic mail. 

Send your orders to: librarian@prl.dec.com

Jean-Claude Herve.

Digital Paris Research Lab - 85 Av Victor Hugo - 92500 Rueil Malmaison,
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