FW: New GMP and MPFR cygwin packages for review

[Steve Kargl]

On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 10:47:03AM +1100, Billinghurst, David (CALCRTS) wrote:
> gfortran developers using cygwin have shown interest in these packages.
> They work for me with cvs gfortran.  Feel free to test/break them. 
> 
> Don't know if/when they will be accepted.
> 
> 
> As gfortran - the fortran compiler in gcc-4 - uses libgmp3 and libmpfr, it
> seems sensible to break the monolithic packages into sub-packages.
> 

Actually, mainline gcc (ie what will become 4.3) requires libgmp-4.1
and libmpfr-2.2.0 not only for gfortran but also middle-end constant
folding of many intrinsic function e.g., sin(1.23).  Anyone, who uses
cygwin and follows bleed edge gcc, will need these new packages.

-- 
Steve