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 MPFR-&mpfr-version; MPFR <para>The MPFR package contains functions for multiple precision math.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem> <seg>&mpfr-ch6-sbu;</seg> <seg>&mpfr-ch6-du;</seg> </seglistitem> </segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of MPFR First, apply the following patch to fix various bugs that have been addressed upstream: patch -Np1 -i ../&mpfr-fixes-patch; Prepare MPFR for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --disable-static \ --enable-thread-safe \ --docdir=/usr/share/doc/mpfr-&mpfr-version; Compile the package and generate the HTML documentation: make make html The test suite for MPFR in this section is considered critical. Do not skip it under any circumstances. Test the results and ensure that all tests passed: make check Install the package and its documentation: make install make install-html Contents of MPFR Installed Libraries Installed directory libmpfr.{a,so} /usr/share/doc/mpfr-&mpfr-version; Short Descriptions libmpfr Contains multiple-precision math functions libmpfr