Re: [boost] [mp_math] a multi precision signed integer library

From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-31 22:49:02

AMDG

Kevin Sopp wrote:
> Hi all,
> I've been busy with porting the public domain C library libtommath to
> C++. The code is quite usable as it is and some simple documentation
> exists in the libs/mp_math/doc/html subfolder. I've implemented all
> C++ operators for the mp_int<> type and it can thus be used just like
> a built-in integer type. Some things like random number generation and
> primality testing have not been documented yet.
> Please have a look, I'm looking for feedback at the moment so that I
> can plan on how to proceed.
>   

Since there is a multiply_by_2 function, I wonder whether
it would make sense to allow multiplication by mpl::integral_c's
and optimize when the value is a special case like a power of 2.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe