[RFC PATCH]: enable building GMP/MPFR in local tree

[Steve Kargl]

On Sun, Oct 08, 2006 at 04:42:29PM -0400, Kaveh R. GHAZI wrote:
> 
> 3.  Assuming we're merciless in requiring an up-to-date version of
> GMP/MPFR in #2, remove hacks in fortran that work around bugs in older
> copies of GMP/MPFR.  We can also do this separately after everything
> settles down.  Can fortran folks help with this?

Yes, I'll cleanup the Fortran frontend. 

> 6.  Should we "make check" these two libs?  Should we include the results
> in the testsuite reports?  I lean towards yes for both, but we don't have
> to solve that right away.  It could also be a follow-up

I think that this is a "yes".  The gmp wbe page is constantly 
warning about build problems with newer gcc.

I can't approve the patch, but I'll test it in the next few days.

-- 
Steve