Re: Unlimited integer

From: helmut.zeisel_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-06-21 23:17:55

--- In boost_at_y..., "Fernando Cacciola" <fcacciola_at_g...> wrote:

> There are at least two more C Libraries for numerical computations
along the
> lines of GMP:
> 
> The LiDIA library: http://www.informatik.th-darmstadt.de/TI/LiDIA/

http://www.informatik.th-darmstadt.de/TI/LiDIA/#license

LiDIA, including the point counting package, is free for
non-commercial pruposes. A license fee is NOT required for
non-commercial aplications. 

> The PARI project: http://www.parigp-home.de/
> 

http://www.parigp-home.de/

As of Version 2.1.0, PARI/GP is now released under the GNU General
Public License. 

> 
> The CORE library (http://www.cs.nyu.edu/exact/core) is a C++ wrapper
for
> LiDIA, and is my personal choice (due to its interface design).
> 

What License?

> In my opinion we have two alternatives, either write something from
scratch
> which is standard (portable) and boostified, but following closely
the above
> libraries; or we find a way to get some people porting some of these
> packages so they can be included in boost; 

and to provide a suitable license!

> but can't tell which is harder.
> 

I agree

Helmut Zeisel