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   This file documents GNU MP, a library for arbitrary-precision
arithmetic.

   Copyright (C) 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Free Software Foundation,
Inc.

   Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
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GNU MP
******

   This manual documents how to install and use the GNU multiple
precision arithmetic library, version 2.0.2.

* Menu:

* Copying::                   GMP Copying Conditions (LGPL).
* Introduction to MP::        Brief introduction to GNU MP.
* Installing MP::             How to configure and compile the MP library.
* MP Basics::                 What every MP user should now.
* Reporting Bugs::            How to usefully report bugs.
* Integer Functions::         Functions for arithmetic on signed integers.
* Rational Number Functions:: Functions for arithmetic on rational numbers.
* Floating-point Functions::  Functions for arithmetic on floats.
* Low-level Functions::       Fast functions for natural numbers.
* BSD Compatible Functions::  All functions found in BSD MP.
* Custom Allocation::         How to customize the internal allocation.

* Contributors::
* References::
* Concept Index::
* Function Index::


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GNU MP Copying Conditions
*************************

   This library is "free"; this means that everyone is free to use it
and free to redistribute it on a free basis.  The library is not in the
public domain; it is copyrighted and there are restrictions on its
distribution, but these restrictions are designed to permit everything
that a good cooperating citizen would want to do.  What is not allowed
is to try to prevent others from further sharing any version of this
library that they might get from you.

   Specifically, we want to make sure that you have the right to give
away copies of the library, that you receive source code or else can
get it if you want it, that you can change this library or use pieces
of it in new free programs, and that you know you can do these things.

   To make sure that everyone has such rights, we have to forbid you to
deprive anyone else of these rights.  For example, if you distribute
copies of the GNU MP library, you must give the recipients all the
rights that you have.  You must make sure that they, too, receive or
can get the source code.  And you must tell them their rights.

   Also, for our own protection, we must make certain that everyone
finds out that there is no warranty for the GNU MP library.  If it is
modified by someone else and passed on, we want their recipients to
know that what they have is not what we distributed, so that any
problems introduced by others will not reflect on our reputation.

   The precise conditions of the license for the GNU MP library are
found in the Library General Public License that accompany the source
code.


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Introduction to GNU MP
**********************

   GNU MP is a portable library written in C for arbitrary precision
arithmetic on integers, rational numbers, and floating-point numbers.
It aims to provide the fastest possible arithmetic for all applications
that need higher precision than is directly supported by the basic C
types.

   Many applications use just a few hundred bits of precision; but some
applications may need thousands or even millions of bits.  MP is
designed to give good performance for both, by choosing algorithms
based on the sizes of the operands, and by carefully keeping the
overhead at a minimum.

   The speed of MP is achieved by using fullwords as the basic
arithmetic type, by using sophisticated algorithms, by including
carefully optimized assembly code for the most common inner loops for
many different CPUs, and by a general emphasis on speed (as opposed to
simplicity or elegance).

   There is carefully optimized assembly code for these CPUs: DEC
Alpha, Amd 29000, HPPA 1.0 and 1.1, Intel Pentium and generic x86,
Intel i960, Motorola MC68000, MC68020, MC88100, and MC88110,
Motorola/IBM PowerPC, National NS32000, IBM POWER, MIPS R3000, R4000,
SPARCv7, SuperSPARC, generic SPARCv8, and DEC VAX.  Some optimizations
also for ARM, Clipper, IBM ROMP (RT), and Pyramid AP/XP.

   This version of MP is released under a more liberal license than
previous versions.  It is now permitted to link MP to non-free
programs, as long as MP source code is provided when distributing the
non-free program.

How to use this Manual
======================

   Everyone should read *Note MP Basics::.  If you need to install the
library yourself, you need to read *Note Installing MP::, too.

   The rest of the manual can be used for later reference, although it
is probably a good idea to glance through it.


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Installing MP
*************

   To build MP, you first have to configure it for your CPU and
operating system.  You need a C compiler, preferably GCC, but any
reasonable compiler should work.  And you need a standard Unix `make'
program, plus some other standard Unix utility programs.

   (If you're on an MS-DOS machine, your can build MP using `make.bat'.
It requires that djgpp is installed.  It does not require
configuration, nor is `make' needed; `make.bat' both configures and
builds the library.)

   Here are the steps needed to install the library on Unix systems:

  1. In most cases, `./configure --target=cpu-vendor-os', should work
     both for native and cross-compilation.  If you get error messages,
     your machine might not be supported.

     If you want to compile in a separate object directory, cd to that
     directory, and prefix the configure command with the path to the
     MP source directory.  Not all `make' programs have the necessary
     features to support this.  In particular, SunOS and Slowaris
     `make' have bugs that makes them unable to build from a separate
     object directory.  Use GNU `make' instead.

     In addition to the standard cpu-vendor-os tuples, MP recognizes
     sparc8 and supersparc as valid CPU names.  Specifying these CPU
     names for relevant systems will improve performance significantly.

     In general, if you want a library that runs as fast as possible,
     you should make sure you configure MP for the exact CPU type your
     system uses.

     If you have `gcc' in your `PATH', it will be used by default.  To
     override this, pass `-with-gcc=no' to `configure'.

  2. `make'

     This will compile MP, and create a library archive file `libgmp.a'
     in the working directory.

  3. `make check'

     This will make sure MP was built correctly.  If you get error
     messages, please report this to `bug-gmp@prep.ai.mit.edu'.  (*Note
     Reporting Bugs::, for information on what to include in useful bug
     reports.)

  4. `make install'

     This will copy the file `gmp.h' and `libgmp.a', as well as the info
     files, to `/usr/local' (or if you passed the `--prefix' option to
     `configure', to the directory given as argument to `--prefix').

If you wish to build and install the BSD MP compatible functions, use
`make libmp.a' and `make install-bsdmp'.

   There are some other useful make targets:

   * `doc'

     Create a DVI version of the manual, in `gmp.dvi' and a set of info
     files, in `gmp.info', `gmp.info-1', `gmp.info-2', etc.

   * `ps'

     Create a Postscript version of the manual, in `gmp.ps'.

   * `html'

     Create a HTML version of the manual, in `gmp.html'.

   * `clean'

     Delete all object files and archive files, but not the
     configuration files.

   * `distclean'

     Delete all files not included in the distribution.

   * `uninstall'

     Delete all files copied by `make install'.

Known Build Problems
====================

   GCC 2.7.2 (as well as 2.6.3) for the RS/6000 and PowerPC can not be
used to compile MP, due to a bug in GCC.  If you want to use GCC for
these machines, you need to apply the patch below to GCC, or use a
later version of the compiler.

   If you are on a Sequent Symmetry, use the GNU assembler instead of
the system's assembler, since the latter has serious bugs.

   The system compiler on NeXT is a massacred and old gcc, even if the
compiler calls itself `cc'.  This compiler cannot be used to build MP.
You need to get a real gcc, and install that before you compile MP.
(NeXT might have fixed this in newer releases of their system.)

   The system C compiler under SunOS 4 has a bug that makes it
miscompile mpq/get_d.c.  This will make `make check' fail.

   Please report other problems to `bug-gmp@prep.ai.mit.edu'.  *Note
Reporting Bugs::.

   Patch to apply to GCC 2.6.3 and 2.7.2:

     *** config/rs6000/rs6000.md	Sun Feb 11 08:22:11 1996
     --- config/rs6000/rs6000.md.new	Sun Feb 18 03:33:37 1996
     ***************
     *** 920,926 ****
          (set (match_operand:SI 0 "gpc_reg_operand" "=r")
       	(not:SI (match_dup 1)))]
         ""
     !   "nor. %0,%2,%1"
         [(set_attr "type" "compare")])
     
       (define_insn ""
     --- 920,926 ----
          (set (match_operand:SI 0 "gpc_reg_operand" "=r")
       	(not:SI (match_dup 1)))]
         ""
     !   "nor. %0,%1,%1"
         [(set_attr "type" "compare")])
     
       (define_insn ""


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MP Basics
*********

   All declarations needed to use MP are collected in the include file
`gmp.h'.  It is designed to work with both C and C++ compilers.

Nomenclature and Types
======================

In this manual, "integer" usually means a multiple precision integer, as
defined by the MP library.  The C data type for such integers is
`mpz_t'.  Here are some examples of how to declare such integers:

     mpz_t sum;
     
     struct foo { mpz_t x, y; };
     
     mpz_t vec[20];

"Rational number" means a multiple precision fraction.  The C data type
for these fractions is `mpq_t'.  For example:

     mpq_t quotient;

"Floating point number" or "Float" for short, is an arbitrary precision
mantissa with an limited precision exponent.  The C data type for such
objects is `mpf_t'.

A "limb" means the part of a multi-precision number that fits in a
single word.  (We chose this word because a limb of the human body is
analogous to a digit, only larger, and containing several digits.)
Normally a limb contains 32 or 64 bits.  The C data type for a limb is
`mp_limb_t'.

Function Classes
================

   There are six classes of functions in the MP library:

  1. Functions for signed integer arithmetic, with names beginning with
     `mpz_'.  The associated type is `mpz_t'.  There are about 100
     functions in this class.

  2. Functions for rational number arithmetic, with names beginning with
     `mpq_'.  The associated type is `mpq_t'.  There are about 20
     functions in this class, but the functions in the previous class
     can be used for performing arithmetic on the numerator and
     denominator separately.

  3. Functions for floating-point arithmetic, with names beginning with
     `mpf_'.  The associated type is `mpf_t'.  There are about 50
     functions is this class.

  4. Functions compatible with Berkeley MP, such as `itom', `madd', and
     `mult'.  The associated type is `MINT'.

  5. Fast low-level functions that operate on natural numbers.  These
     are used by the functions in the preceding groups, and you can
     also call them directly from very time-critical user programs.
     These functions' names begin with `mpn_'.  There are about 30
     (hard-to-use) functions in this class.

     The associated type is array of `mp_limb_t'.

  6. Miscellaneous functions.  Functions for setting up custom
     allocation.

MP Variable Conventions
=======================

   As a general rule, all MP functions expect output arguments before
input arguments.  This notation is based on an analogy with the
assignment operator.  (The BSD MP compatibility functions disobey this
rule, having the output argument(s) last.)

   MP allows you to use the same variable for both input and output in
the same expression.  For example, the main function for integer
multiplication, `mpz_mul', can be used like this: `mpz_mul (x, x, x)'.
This computes the square of X and puts the result back in X.

   Before you can assign to an MP variable, you need to initialize it
by calling one of the special initialization functions.  When you're
done with a variable, you need to clear it out, using one of the
functions for that purpose.  Which function to use depends on the type
of variable.  See the chapters on integer functions, rational number
functions, and floating-point functions for details.

   A variable should only be initialized once, or at least cleared out
between each initialization.  After a variable has been initialized, it
may be assigned to any number of times.

   For efficiency reasons, avoid to initialize and clear out a variable
in loops.  Instead, initialize it before entering the loop, and clear
it out after the loop has exited.

   You don't need to be concerned about allocating additional space for
MP variables.  All functions in MP automatically allocate additional
space when a variable does not already have enough space.  They do not,
however, reduce the space when a smaller number is stored in the
object.  Most of the time, this policy is best, since it avoids
frequent re-allocation.

Useful Macros and Constants
===========================

 - Global Constant: const int mp_bits_per_limb
     The number of bits per limb.

 - Macro: __GNU_MP_VERSION
 - Macro: __GNU_MP_VERSION_MINOR
     The major and minor MP version, respectively, as integers.

Compatibility with Version 1.x
==============================

   This version of MP is upward compatible with previous versions of
MP, with a few exceptions.

  1. Integer division functions round the result differently.  The old
     functions (`mpz_div', `mpz_divmod', `mpz_mdiv', `mpz_mdivmod',
     etc) now all use floor rounding (i.e., they round the quotient to
     -infinity).  There are a lot of new functions for integer
     division, giving the user better control over the rounding.

  2. The function `mpz_mod' now compute the true *mod* function.

  3. The functions `mpz_powm' and `mpz_powm_ui' now use *mod* for
     reduction.

  4. The assignment functions for rational numbers do no longer
     canonicalize their results.  In the case a non-canonical result
     could arise from an assignment, the user need to insert an
     explicit call to `mpq_canonicalize'.  This change was made for
     efficiency.

  5. Output generated by `mpz_out_raw' in this release cannot be read
     by `mpz_inp_raw' in previous releases.  This change was made for
     making the file format truly portable between machines with
     different word sizes.

  6. Several `mpn' functions have changed.  But they were intentionally
     undocumented in previous releases.

  7. The functions `mpz_cmp_ui', `mpz_cmp_si', and `mpq_cmp_ui' are now
     implementated as macros, and thereby sometimes evaluate their
     arguments multiple times.

  8. The functions `mpz_pow_ui' and `mpz_ui_pow_ui' now yield 1 for
     0^0.  (In version 1, they yielded 0.)


Getting the Latest Version of MP
================================

   The latest version of the MP library is available by anonymous ftp
from from `prep.ai.mit.edu'.  The file name is
`/pub/gnu/gmp-M.N.tar.gz'.  Many sites around the world mirror `prep';
please use a mirror site near you.


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Reporting Bugs
**************

   If you think you have found a bug in the MP library, please
investigate it and report it.  We have made this library available to
you, and it is not to ask too much from you, to ask you to report the
bugs that you find.

   There are a few things you should think about when you put your bug
report together.

   You have to send us a test case that makes it possible for us to
reproduce the bug.  Include instructions on how to run the test case.

   You also have to explain what is wrong; if you get a crash, or if
the results printed are incorrect and in that case, in what way.

   It is not uncommon that an observed problem is actually due to a bug
in the compiler used when building MP; the MP code tends to explore
interesting corners in compilers.  Therefore, please include compiler
version information in your bug report.  This can be extracted using
`what `which cc`', or, if you're using gcc, `gcc -v'.  Also, include
the output from `uname -a'.

   If your bug report is good, we will do our best to help you to get a
corrected version of the library; if the bug report is poor, we won't
do anything about it (aside of chiding you to send better bug reports).

   Send your bug report to: `bug-gmp@prep.ai.mit.edu'.

   If you think something in this manual is unclear, or downright
incorrect, or if the language needs to be improved, please send a note
to the same address.


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Integer Functions
*****************

   This chapter describes the MP functions for performing integer
arithmetic.  These functions start with the prefix `mpz_'.

   Arbitrary precision integers are stored in objects of type `mpz_t'.

* Menu:

* Initializing Integers::
* Assigning Integers::
* Simultaneous Integer Init & Assign::
* Converting Integers::
* Integer Arithmetic::
* Comparison Functions::
* Integer Logic and Bit Fiddling::
* I/O of Integers::
* Miscellaneous Integer Functions::


File: gmp.info,  Node: Initializing Integers,  Next: Assigning Integers,  Up: Integer Functions

Initialization and Assignment Functions
=======================================

   The functions for integer arithmetic assume that all integer objects
are initialized.  You do that by calling the function `mpz_init'.

 - Function: void mpz_init (mpz_t INTEGER)
     Initialize INTEGER with limb space and set the initial numeric
     value to 0.  Each variable should normally only be initialized
     once, or at least cleared out (using `mpz_clear') between each
     initialization.

   Here is an example of using `mpz_init':

     {
       mpz_t integ;
       mpz_init (integ);
       ...
       mpz_add (integ, ...);
       ...
       mpz_sub (integ, ...);
     
       /* Unless the program is about to exit, do ... */
       mpz_clear (integ);
     }

As you can see, you can store new values any number of times, once an
object is initialized.

 - Function: void mpz_clear (mpz_t INTEGER)
     Free the limb space occupied by INTEGER.  Make sure to call this
     function for all `mpz_t' variables when you are done with them.

 - Function: void * _mpz_realloc (mpz_t INTEGER, mp_size_t NEW_ALLOC)
     Change the limb space allocation to NEW_ALLOC limbs.  This
     function is not normally called from user code, but it can be used
     to give memory back to the heap, or to increase the space of a
     variable to avoid repeated automatic re-allocation.

 - Function: void mpz_array_init (mpz_t INTEGER_ARRAY[], size_t
          ARRAY_SIZE, mp_size_t FIXED_NUM_BITS)
     Allocate *fixed* limb space for all ARRAY_SIZE integers in
     INTEGER_ARRAY.  The fixed allocation for each integer in the array
     is enough to store FIXED_NUM_BITS.  If the fixed space will be
     insufficient for storing the result of a subsequent calculation,
     the result is unpredictable.

     This function is useful for decreasing the working set for some
     algorithms that use large integer arrays.

     There is no way to de-allocate the storage allocated by this
     function.  Don't call `mpz_clear'!


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Assignment Functions
--------------------

   These functions assign new values to already initialized integers
(*note Initializing Integers::.).

 - Function: void mpz_set (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP)
 - Function: void mpz_set_ui (mpz_t ROP, unsigned long int OP)
 - Function: void mpz_set_si (mpz_t ROP, signed long int OP)
 - Function: void mpz_set_d (mpz_t ROP, double OP)
 - Function: void mpz_set_q (mpz_t ROP, mpq_t OP)
 - Function: void mpz_set_f (mpz_t ROP, mpf_t OP)
     Set the value of ROP from OP.

 - Function: int mpz_set_str (mpz_t ROP, char *STR, int BASE)
     Set the value of ROP from STR, a '\0'-terminated C string in base
     BASE.  White space is allowed in the string, and is simply
     ignored.  The base may vary from 2 to 36.  If BASE is 0, the
     actual base is determined from the leading characters: if the
     first two characters are `0x' or `0X', hexadecimal is assumed,
     otherwise if the first character is `0', octal is assumed,
     otherwise decimal is assumed.

     This function returns 0 if the entire string up to the '\0' is a
     valid number in base BASE.  Otherwise it returns -1.


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Combined Initialization and Assignment Functions
------------------------------------------------

   For convenience, MP provides a parallel series of initialize-and-set
functions which initialize the output and then store the value there.
These functions' names have the form `mpz_init_set...'

   Here is an example of using one:

     {
       mpz_t pie;
       mpz_init_set_str (pie, "3141592653589793238462643383279502884", 10);
       ...
       mpz_sub (pie, ...);
       ...
       mpz_clear (pie);
     }

Once the integer has been initialized by any of the `mpz_init_set...'
functions, it can be used as the source or destination operand for the
ordinary integer functions.  Don't use an initialize-and-set function
on a variable already initialized!

 - Function: void mpz_init_set (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP)
 - Function: void mpz_init_set_ui (mpz_t ROP, unsigned long int OP)
 - Function: void mpz_init_set_si (mpz_t ROP, signed long int OP)
 - Function: void mpz_init_set_d (mpz_t ROP, double OP)
     Initialize ROP with limb space and set the initial numeric value
     from OP.

 - Function: int mpz_init_set_str (mpz_t ROP, char *STR, int BASE)
     Initialize ROP and set its value like `mpz_set_str' (see its
     documentation above for details).

     If the string is a correct base BASE number, the function returns
     0; if an error occurs it returns -1.  ROP is initialized even if
     an error occurs.  (I.e., you have to call `mpz_clear' for it.)


File: gmp.info,  Node: Converting Integers,  Next: Integer Arithmetic,  Prev: Simultaneous Integer Init & Assign,  Up: Integer Functions

Conversion Functions
====================

   This section describes functions for converting arbitrary precision
integers to standard C types.  Functions for converting *to* arbitrary
precision integers are described in *Note Assigning Integers:: and
*Note I/O of Integers::.

 - Function: unsigned long int mpz_get_ui (mpz_t OP)
     Return the least significant part from OP.  This function combined
     with
     `mpz_tdiv_q_2exp(..., OP, CHAR_BIT*sizeof(unsigned long int))' can
     be used to extract the limbs of an integer.

 - Function: signed long int mpz_get_si (mpz_t OP)
     If OP fits into a `signed long int' return the value of OP.
     Otherwise return the least significant part of OP, with the same
     sign as OP.

     If OP is too large to fit in a `signed long int', the returned
     result is probably not very useful.

 - Function: double mpz_get_d (mpz_t OP)
     Convert OP to a double.

 - Function: char * mpz_get_str (char *STR, int BASE, mpz_t OP)
     Convert OP to a string of digits in base BASE.  The base may vary
     from 2 to 36.

     If STR is NULL, space for the result string is allocated using the
     default allocation function, and a pointer to the string is
     returned.

     If STR is not NULL, it should point to a block of storage enough
     large for the result.  To find out the right amount of space to
     provide for STR, use `mpz_sizeinbase (OP, BASE) + 2'.  The two
     extra bytes are for a possible minus sign, and for the terminating
     null character.


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Arithmetic Functions
====================

 - Function: void mpz_add (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
 - Function: void mpz_add_ui (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, unsigned long int
          OP2)
     Set ROP to OP1 + OP2.

 - Function: void mpz_sub (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
 - Function: void mpz_sub_ui (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, unsigned long int
          OP2)
     Set ROP to OP1 - OP2.

 - Function: void mpz_mul (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
 - Function: void mpz_mul_ui (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, unsigned long int
          OP2)
     Set ROP to OP1 times OP2.

 - Function: void mpz_mul_2exp (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, unsigned long int
          OP2)
     Set ROP to OP1 times 2 raised to OP2.  This operation can also be
     defined as a left shift, OP2 steps.

 - Function: void mpz_neg (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP)
     Set ROP to -OP.

 - Function: void mpz_abs (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP)
     Set ROP to the absolute value of OP.

 - Function: void mpz_fac_ui (mpz_t ROP, unsigned long int OP)
     Set ROP to OP!, the factorial of OP.

Division functions
------------------

   Division is undefined if the divisor is zero, and passing a zero
divisor to the divide or modulo functions, as well passing a zero mod
argument to the `mpz_powm' and `mpz_powm_ui' functions, will make these
functions intentionally divide by zero.  This gives the user the
possibility to handle arithmetic exceptions in these functions in the
same manner as other arithmetic exceptions.

   There are three main groups of division functions:
   * Functions that truncate the quotient towards 0.  The names of these
     functions start with `mpz_tdiv'.  The `t' in the name is short for
     `truncate'.

   * Functions that round the quotient towards -infinity.  The names of
     these routines start with `mpz_fdiv'.  The `f' in the name is
     short for `floor'.

   * Functions that round the quotient towards +infinity.  The names of
     these routines start with `mpz_cdiv'.  The `c' in the name is
     short for `ceil'.

   For each rounding mode, there are a couple of variants.  Here `q'
means that the quotient is computed, while `r' means that the remainder
is computed.  Functions that compute both the quotient and remainder
have `qr' in the name.

 - Function: void mpz_tdiv_q (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
 - Function: void mpz_tdiv_q_ui (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, unsigned long
          int OP2)
     Set ROP to [OP1/OP2].  The quotient is truncated towards 0.

 - Function: void mpz_tdiv_r (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
 - Function: void mpz_tdiv_r_ui (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, unsigned long
          int OP2)
     Set ROP to (OP1 - [OP1/OP2] * OP2).  Unless the remainder is zero,
     it has the same sign as the dividend.

 - Function: void mpz_tdiv_qr (mpz_t ROP1, mpz_t ROP2, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t
          OP2)
 - Function: void mpz_tdiv_qr_ui (mpz_t ROP1, mpz_t ROP2, mpz_t OP1,
          unsigned long int OP2)
     Divide OP1 by OP2 and put the quotient in ROP1 and the remainder
     in ROP2.  The quotient is rounded towards 0.  Unless the remainder
     is zero, it has the same sign as the dividend.

     If ROP1 and ROP2 are the same variable, the results are undefined.

 - Function: void mpz_fdiv_q (mpz_t ROP1, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
 - Function: void mpz_fdiv_q_ui (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, unsigned long
          int OP2)
     Set ROP to OP1/OP2.  The quotient is rounded towards -infinity.

 - Function: void mpz_fdiv_r (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
 - Function: unsigned long int mpz_fdiv_r_ui (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1,
          unsigned long int OP2)
     Divide OP1 by OP2 and put the remainder in ROP.  Unless the
     remainder is zero, it has the same sign as the divisor.

     For `mpz_fdiv_r_ui' the remainder is small enough to fit in an
     `unsigned long int', and is therefore returned.

 - Function: void mpz_fdiv_qr (mpz_t ROP1, mpz_t ROP2, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t
          OP2)
 - Function: unsigned long int mpz_fdiv_qr_ui (mpz_t ROP1, mpz_t ROP2,
          mpz_t OP1, unsigned long int OP2)
     Divide OP1 by OP2 and put the quotient in ROP1 and the remainder
     in ROP2.  The quotient is rounded towards -infinity.  Unless the
     remainder is zero, it has the same sign as the divisor.

     For `mpz_fdiv_qr_ui' the remainder is small enough to fit in an
     `unsigned long int', and is therefore returned.

     If ROP1 and ROP2 are the same variable, the results are undefined.

 - Function: unsigned long int mpz_fdiv_ui (mpz_t OP1, unsigned long
          int OP2)
     This function is similar to `mpz_fdiv_r_ui', but the remainder is
     only returned; it is not stored anywhere.

 - Function: void mpz_cdiv_q (mpz_t ROP1, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
 - Function: void mpz_cdiv_q_ui (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, unsigned long
          int OP2)
     Set ROP to OP1/OP2.  The quotient is rounded towards +infinity.

 - Function: void mpz_cdiv_r (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
 - Function: unsigned long int mpz_cdiv_r_ui (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1,
          unsigned long int OP2)
     Divide OP1 by OP2 and put the remainder in ROP.  Unless the
     remainder is zero, it has the opposite sign as the divisor.

     For `mpz_cdiv_r_ui' the negated remainder is small enough to fit
     in an `unsigned long int', and it is therefore returned.

 - Function: void mpz_cdiv_qr (mpz_t ROP1, mpz_t ROP2, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t
          OP2)
 - Function: unsigned long int mpz_cdiv_qr_ui (mpz_t ROP1, mpz_t ROP2,
          mpz_t OP1, unsigned long int OP2)
     Divide OP1 by OP2 and put the quotient in ROP1 and the remainder
     in ROP2.  The quotient is rounded towards +infinity.  Unless the
     remainder is zero, it has the opposite sign as the divisor.

     For `mpz_cdiv_qr_ui' the negated remainder is small enough to fit
     in an `unsigned long int', and it is therefore returned.

     If ROP1 and ROP2 are the same variable, the results are undefined.

 - Function: unsigned long int mpz_cdiv_ui (mpz_t OP1, unsigned long
          int OP2)
     Return the negated remainder, similar to `mpz_cdiv_r_ui'.  (The
     difference is that this function doesn't store the remainder
     anywhere.)

 - Function: void mpz_mod (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
 - Function: unsigned long int mpz_mod_ui (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1,
          unsigned long int OP2)
     Set ROP to OP1 `mod' OP2.  The sign of the divisor is ignored, and
     the result is always non-negative.

     For `mpz_mod_ui' the remainder is small enough to fit in an
     `unsigned long int', and is therefore returned.

 - Function: void mpz_divexact (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
     Set ROP to OP1/OP2.  This function produces correct results only
     when it is known in advance that OP2 divides OP1.

     Since mpz_divexact is much faster than any of the other routines
     that produce the quotient (*note References::. Jebelean), it is
     the best choice for instances in which exact division is known to
     occur, such as reducing a rational to lowest terms.

 - Function: void mpz_tdiv_q_2exp (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, unsigned long
          int OP2)
     Set ROP to OP1 divided by 2 raised to OP2.  The quotient is
     rounded towards 0.

 - Function: void mpz_tdiv_r_2exp (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, unsigned long
          int OP2)
     Divide OP1 by (2 raised to OP2) and put the remainder in ROP.
     Unless it is zero, ROP will have the same sign as OP1.

 - Function: void mpz_fdiv_q_2exp (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, unsigned long
          int OP2)
     Set ROP to OP1 divided by 2 raised to OP2.  The quotient is
     rounded towards -infinity.

 - Function: void mpz_fdiv_r_2exp (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, unsigned long
          int OP2)
     Divide OP1 by (2 raised to OP2) and put the remainder in ROP.  The
     sign of ROP will always be positive.

     This operation can also be defined as masking of the OP2 least
     significant bits.

Exponentialization Functions
----------------------------

 - Function: void mpz_powm (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t BASE, mpz_t EXP, mpz_t MOD)
 - Function: void mpz_powm_ui (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t BASE, unsigned long int
          EXP, mpz_t MOD)
     Set ROP to (BASE raised to EXP) `mod' MOD.  If EXP is negative,
     the result is undefined.

 - Function: void mpz_pow_ui (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t BASE, unsigned long int
          EXP)
 - Function: void mpz_ui_pow_ui (mpz_t ROP, unsigned long int BASE,
          unsigned long int EXP)
     Set ROP to BASE raised to EXP.  The case of 0^0 yields 1.

Square Root Functions
---------------------

 - Function: void mpz_sqrt (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP)
     Set ROP to the truncated integer part of the square root of OP.

 - Function: void mpz_sqrtrem (mpz_t ROP1, mpz_t ROP2, mpz_t OP)
     Set ROP1 to the truncated integer part of the square root of OP,
     like `mpz_sqrt'.  Set ROP2 to OP-ROP1*ROP1, (i.e., zero if OP is a
     perfect square).

     If ROP1 and ROP2 are the same variable, the results are undefined.

 - Function: int mpz_perfect_square_p (mpz_t OP)
     Return non-zero if OP is a perfect square, i.e., if the square
     root of OP is an integer.  Return zero otherwise.

Number Theoretic Functions
--------------------------

 - Function: int mpz_probab_prime_p (mpz_t OP, int REPS)
     If this function returns 0, OP is definitely not prime.  If it
     returns 1, then OP is `probably' prime.  The probability of a
     false positive is (1/4)**REPS.  A reasonable value of reps is 25.

     An implementation of the probabilistic primality test found in
     Seminumerical Algorithms (*note References::. Knuth).

 - Function: void mpz_gcd (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
     Set ROP to the greatest common divisor of OP1 and OP2.

 - Function: unsigned long int mpz_gcd_ui (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1,
          unsigned long int OP2)
     Compute the greatest common divisor of OP1 and OP2.  If ROP is not
     NULL, store the result there.

     If the result is small enough to fit in an `unsigned long int', it
     is returned.  If the result does not fit, 0 is returned, and the
     result is equal to the argument OP1.  Note that the result will
     always fit if OP2 is non-zero.

 - Function: void mpz_gcdext (mpz_t G, mpz_t S, mpz_t T, mpz_t A, mpz_t
          B)
     Compute G, S, and T, such that AS + BT = G = `gcd' (A, B).  If T is
     NULL, that argument is not computed.

 - Function: int mpz_invert (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
     Compute the inverse of OP1 modulo OP2 and put the result in ROP.
     Return non-zero if an inverse exist, zero otherwise.  When the
     function returns zero, do not assume anything about the value in
     ROP.

 - Function: int mpz_jacobi (mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
 - Function: int mpz_legendre (mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
     Compute the Jacobi and Legendre symbols, respectively.


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Comparison Functions
====================

 - Function: int mpz_cmp (mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
     Compare OP1 and OP2.  Return a positive value if OP1 > OP2, zero
     if OP1 = OP2, and a negative value if OP1 < OP2.

 - Macro: int mpz_cmp_ui (mpz_t OP1, unsigned long int OP2)
 - Macro: int mpz_cmp_si (mpz_t OP1, signed long int OP2)
     Compare OP1 and OP2.  Return a positive value if OP1 > OP2, zero
     if OP1 = OP2, and a negative value if OP1 < OP2.

     These functions are actually implemented as macros.  They evaluate
     their arguments multiple times.

 - Macro: int mpz_sgn (mpz_t OP)
     Return +1 if OP > 0, 0 if OP = 0, and -1 if OP < 0.

     This function is actually implemented as a macro.  It evaluates its
     arguments multiple times.


File: gmp.info,  Node: Integer Logic and Bit Fiddling,  Next: I/O of Integers,  Prev: Comparison Functions,  Up: Integer Functions

Logical and Bit Manipulation Functions
======================================

   These functions behave as if two's complement arithmetic were used
(although sign-magnitude is used by the actual implementation).

 - Function: void mpz_and (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
     Set ROP to OP1 logical-and OP2.

 - Function: void mpz_ior (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
     Set ROP to OP1 inclusive-or OP2.

 - Function: void mpz_com (mpz_t ROP, mpz_t OP)
     Set ROP to the one's complement of OP.

 - Function: unsigned long int mpz_popcount (mpz_t OP)
     For non-negative numbers, return the population count of OP.  For
     negative numbers, return the largest possible value (MAX_ULONG).

 - Function: unsigned long int mpz_hamdist (mpz_t OP1, mpz_t OP2)
     If OP1 and OP2 are both non-negative, return the hamming distance
     between the two operands.  Otherwise, return the largest possible
     value (MAX_ULONG).

     It is possible to extend this function to return a useful value
     when the operands are both negative, but the current
     implementation returns MAX_ULONG in this case.  *Do not depend on
     this behavior, since it will change in future versions of the
     library.*

 - Function: unsigned long int mpz_scan0 (mpz_t OP, unsigned long int
          STARTING_BIT)
     Scan OP, starting with bit STARTING_BIT, towards more significant
     bits, until the first clear bit is found.  Return the index of the
     found bit.

 - Function: unsigned long int mpz_scan1 (mpz_t OP, unsigned long int
          STARTING_BIT)
     Scan OP, starting with bit STARTING_BIT, towards more significant
     bits, until the first set bit is found.  Return the index of the
     found bit.

 - Function: void mpz_setbit (mpz_t ROP, unsigned long int BIT_INDEX)
     Set bit BIT_INDEX in OP1.

 - Function: void mpz_clrbit (mpz_t ROP, unsigned long int BIT_INDEX)
     Clear bit BIT_INDEX in OP1.


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Input and Output Functions
==========================

   Functions that perform input from a stdio stream, and functions that
output to a stdio stream.  Passing a NULL pointer for a STREAM argument
to any of these functions will make them read from `stdin' and write to
`stdout', respectively.

   When using any of these functions, it is a good idea to include
`stdio.h' before `gmp.h', since that will allow `gmp.h' to define
prototypes for these functions.

 - Function: size_t mpz_out_str (FILE *STREAM, int BASE, mpz_t OP)
     Output OP on stdio stream STREAM, as a string of digits in base
     BASE.  The base may vary from 2 to 36.

     Return the number of bytes written, or if an error occurred,
     return 0.

 - Function: size_t mpz_inp_str (mpz_t ROP, FILE *STREAM, int BASE)
     Input a possibly white-space preceded string in base BASE from
     stdio stream STREAM, and put the read integer in ROP.  The base
     may vary from 2 to 36.  If BASE is 0, the actual base is
     determined from the leading characters: if the first two
     characters are `0x' or `0X', hexadecimal is assumed, otherwise if
     the first character is `0', octal is assumed, otherwise decimal is
     assumed.

     Return the number of bytes read, or if an error occurred, return 0.

 - Function: size_t mpz_out_raw (FILE *STREAM, mpz_t OP)
     Output OP on stdio stream STREAM, in raw binary format.  The
     integer is written in a portable format, with 4 bytes of size
     information, and that many bytes of limbs.  Both the size and the
     limbs are written in decreasing significance order (i.e., in
     big-endian).

     The output can be read with `mpz_inp_raw'.

     Return the number of bytes written, or if an error occurred,
     return 0.

     The output of this can not be read by `mpz_inp_raw' from GMP 1,
     because of changes necessary for compatibility between 32-bit and
     64-bit machines.

 - Function: size_t mpz_inp_raw (mpz_t ROP, FILE *STREAM)
     Input from stdio stream STREAM in the format written by
     `mpz_out_raw', and put the result in ROP.  Return the number of
     bytes read, or if an error occurred, return 0.

     This routine can read the output from `mpz_out_raw' also from GMP
     1, in spite of changes necessary for compatibility between 32-bit
     and 64-bit machines.


File: gmp.info,  Node: Miscellaneous Integer Functions,  Prev: I/O of Integers,  Up: Integer Functions

Miscellaneous Functions
=======================

 - Function: void mpz_random (mpz_t ROP, mp_size_t MAX_SIZE)
     Generate a random integer of at most MAX_SIZE limbs.  The generated
     random number doesn't satisfy any particular requirements of
     randomness.  Negative random numbers are generated when MAX_SIZE
     is negative.

 - Function: void mpz_random2 (mpz_t ROP, mp_size_t MAX_SIZE)
     Generate a random integer of at most MAX_SIZE limbs, with long
     strings of zeros and ones in the binary representation.  Useful
     for testing functions and algorithms, since this kind of random
     numbers have proven to be more likely to trigger corner-case bugs.
     Negative random numbers are generated when MAX_SIZE is negative.

 - Function: size_t mpz_size (mpz_t OP)
     Return the size of OP measured in number of limbs.  If OP is zero,
     the returned value will be zero.

     *This function is obsolete.  It will disappear from future MP
     releases.*

 - Function: size_t mpz_sizeinbase (mpz_t OP, int BASE)
     Return the size of OP measured in number of digits in base BASE.
     The base may vary from 2 to 36.  The returned value will be exact
     or 1 too big.  If BASE is a power of 2, the returned value will
     always be exact.

     This function is useful in order to allocate the right amount of
     space before converting OP to a string.  The right amount of
     allocation is normally two more than the value returned by
     `mpz_sizeinbase' (one extra for a minus sign and one for the
     terminating '\0').


File: gmp.info,  Node: Rational Number Functions,  Next: Floating-point Functions,  Prev: Integer Functions,  Up: Top

Rational Number Functions
*************************

   This chapter describes the MP functions for performing arithmetic on
rational numbers.  These functions start with the prefix `mpq_'.

   Rational numbers are stored in objects of type `mpq_t'.

   All rational arithmetic functions assume operands have a canonical
form, and canonicalize their result.  The canonical from means that the
denominator and the numerator have no common factors, and that the
denominator is positive.  Zero has the unique representation 0/1.

   Pure assignment functions do not canonicalize the assigned variable.
It is the responsibility of the user to canonicalize the assigned
variable before any arithmetic operations are performed on that
variable.  *Note that this is an incompatible change from version 1 of
the library.*

 - Function: void mpq_canonicalize (mpq_t OP)
     Remove any factors that are common to the numerator and
     denominator of OP, and make the denominator positive.

* Menu:

* Initializing Rationals::
* Assigning Rationals::
* Simultaneous Integer Init & Assign::
* Comparing Rationals::
* Applying Integer Functions::
* Miscellaneous Rational Functions::


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Initialization and Assignment Functions
=======================================

 - Function: void mpq_init (mpq_t DEST_RATIONAL)
     Initialize DEST_RATIONAL and set it to 0/1.  Each variable should
     normally only be initialized once, or at least cleared out (using
     the function `mpq_clear') between each initialization.

 - Function: void mpq_clear (mpq_t RATIONAL_NUMBER)
     Free the space occupied by RATIONAL_NUMBER.  Make sure to call this
     function for all `mpq_t' variables when you are done with them.

 - Function: void mpq_set (mpq_t ROP, mpq_t OP)
 - Function: void mpq_set_z (mpq_t ROP, mpz_t OP)
     Assign ROP from OP.

 - Function: void mpq_set_ui (mpq_t ROP, unsigned long int OP1,
          unsigned long int OP2)
 - Function: void mpq_set_si (mpq_t ROP, signed long int OP1, unsigned
          long int OP2)
     Set the value of ROP to OP1/OP2.  Note that if OP1 and OP2 have
     common factors, ROP has to be passed to `mpq_canonicalize' before
     any operations are performed on ROP.


File: gmp.info,  Node: Assigning Rationals,  Next: Comparing Rationals,  Prev: Initializing Rationals,  Up: Rational Number Functions

Arithmetic Functions
====================

 - Function: void mpq_add (mpq_t SUM, mpq_t ADDEND1, mpq_t ADDEND2)
     Set SUM to ADDEND1 + ADDEND2.

 - Function: void mpq_sub (mpq_t DIFFERENCE, mpq_t MINUEND, mpq_t
          SUBTRAHEND)
     Set DIFFERENCE to MINUEND - SUBTRAHEND.

 - Function: void mpq_mul (mpq_t PRODUCT, mpq_t MULTIPLIER, mpq_t
          MULTIPLICAND)
     Set PRODUCT to MULTIPLIER times MULTIPLICAND.

 - Function: void mpq_div (mpq_t QUOTIENT, mpq_t DIVIDEND, mpq_t
          DIVISOR)
     Set QUOTIENT to DIVIDEND/DIVISOR.

 - Function: void mpq_neg (mpq_t NEGATED_OPERAND, mpq_t OPERAND)
     Set NEGATED_OPERAND to -OPERAND.

 - Function: void mpq_inv (mpq_t INVERTED_NUMBER, mpq_t NUMBER)
     Set INVERTED_NUMBER to 1/NUMBER.  If the new denominator is zero,
     this routine will divide by zero.


File: gmp.info,  Node: Comparing Rationals,  Next: Applying Integer Functions,  Prev: Assigning Rationals,  Up: Rational Number Functions

Comparison Functions
====================

 - Function: int mpq_cmp (mpq_t OP1, mpq_t OP2)
     Compare OP1 and OP2.  Return a positive value if OP1 > OP2, zero
     if OP1 = OP2, and a negative value if OP1 < OP2.

     To determine if two rationals are equal, `mpq_equal' is faster than
     `mpq_cmp'.

 - Macro: int mpq_cmp_ui (mpq_t OP1, unsigned long int NUM2, unsigned
          long int DEN2)
     Compare OP1 and NUM2/DEN2.  Return a positive value if OP1 >
     NUM2/DEN2, zero if OP1 = NUM2/DEN2, and a negative value if OP1 <
     NUM2/DEN2.

     This routine allows that NUM2 and DEN2 have common factors.

     This function is actually implemented as a macro.  It evaluates its
     arguments multiple times.

 - Macro: int mpq_sgn (mpq_t OP)
     Return +1 if OP > 0, 0 if OP = 0, and -1 if OP < 0.

     This function is actually implemented as a macro.  It evaluates its
     arguments multiple times.

 - Function: int mpq_equal (mpq_t OP1, mpq_t OP2)
     Return non-zero if OP1 and OP2 are equal, zero if they are
     non-equal.  Although `mpq_cmp' can be used for the same purpose,
     this function is much faster.


File: gmp.info,  Node: Applying Integer Functions,  Next: Miscellaneous Rational Functions,  Prev: Comparing Rationals,  Up: Rational Number Functions

Applying Integer Functions to Rationals
=======================================

   The set of `mpq' functions is quite small.  In particular, there are
no functions for either input or output.  But there are two macros that
allow us to apply any `mpz' function on the numerator or denominator of
a rational number.  If these macros are used to assign to the rational
number, `mpq_canonicalize' normally need to be called afterwards.

 - Macro: mpz_t mpq_numref (mpq_t OP)
 - Macro: mpz_t mpq_denref (mpq_t OP)
     Return a reference to the numerator and denominator of OP,
     respectively.  The `mpz' functions can be used on the result of
     these macros.


File: gmp.info,  Node: Miscellaneous Rational Functions,  Prev: Applying Integer Functions,  Up: Rational Number Functions

Miscellaneous Functions
=======================

 - Function: double mpq_get_d (mpq_t OP)
     Convert OP to a double.

   These functions assign between either the numerator or denominator
of a rational, and an integer.  Instead of using these functions, it is
preferable to use the more general mechanisms `mpq_numref' and
`mpq_denref', together with `mpz_set'.

 - Function: void mpq_set_num (mpq_t RATIONAL, mpz_t NUMERATOR)
     Copy NUMERATOR to the numerator of RATIONAL.  When this risks to
     make the numerator and denominator of RATIONAL have common
     factors, you have to pass RATIONAL to `mpq_canonicalize' before
     any operations are performed on RATIONAL.

     This function is equivalent to `mpz_set (mpq_numref (RATIONAL),
     NUMERATOR)'.

 - Function: void mpq_set_den (mpq_t RATIONAL, mpz_t DENOMINATOR)
     Copy DENOMINATOR to the denominator of RATIONAL.  When this risks
     to make the numerator and denominator of RATIONAL have common
     factors, or if the denominator might be negative, you have to pass
     RATIONAL to `mpq_canonicalize' before any operations are performed
     on RATIONAL.

     *In version 1 of the library, negative denominators were handled by
     copying the sign to the numerator.  That is no longer done.*

     This function is equivalent to `mpz_set (mpq_denref (RATIONAL),
     DENOMINATORS)'.

 - Function: void mpq_get_num (mpz_t NUMERATOR, mpq_t RATIONAL)
     Copy the numerator of RATIONAL to the integer NUMERATOR, to
     prepare for integer operations on the numerator.

     This function is equivalent to `mpz_set (NUMERATOR, mpq_numref
     (RATIONAL))'.

 - Function: void mpq_get_den (mpz_t DENOMINATOR, mpq_t RATIONAL)
     Copy the denominator of RATIONAL to the integer DENOMINATOR, to
     prepare for integer operations on the denominator.

     This function is equivalent to `mpz_set (DENOMINATOR, mpq_denref
     (RATIONAL))'.