Re: [Boost-users] Big ints library?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Big ints library?
From: Scott McMurray (me22.ca+boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-20 10:34:46

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:27, Lang Stefan <SLang_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> I was wondering whether there is a library for algorithms working on
> very big natural numbers, i. e. bigger than any available standard int
> type. Does the boost library have one?
>
> I did check the documentation, but if there is one I haven't looked in
> the right places.
>

Boost itself does not have one.

There has been work on it, though, such as the mp_math library
available in the vault:
http://www.boostpro.com/vault/index.php?directory=Math%20-%20Numerics