commit dbe54b4a293eeefdbab40e9d169be3afc32be1bf
parent d6206bd03f351333ceb83ddb403e1f3ffb0bbfe4
Author: Mattias Andrée <maandree@kth.se>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 13:07:20 +0200
gmp has be compiled without glibc is you want to use another libc in your program
Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree@kth.se>
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/what-is-libzahl.tex b/doc/what-is-libzahl.tex
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ and TomsFastMath (tfm). All of these have problems:
\begin{itemize}
\item
GNU MP is extremely bloated, can only be complied with
-GCC, can only be dynamically linked, and requires glibc.
-Additionally, whilst its performance is generally good,
-it can still be improved. Furthermore, GNU MP cannot be
-used for robust applications.
+GCC, can only be dynamically linked, and requires that
+you use glibc unless another C standard library was used
+when GNU MP was compiled. Additionally, whilst its
+performance is generally good, it can still be improved.
+Furthermore, GNU MP cannot be used for robust applications.
\item
LibTomMath is very slow, infact performance is not its