GNU MP (GMP)
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About
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`GNU MP`_ (shortly GMP) is a free library for arbitrary precision arithmetic, operating on signed integers, rational numbers, and floating-point numbers. It usually accompanies :doc:`gcc`. There is no practical limit to the precision except the ones implied by the available memory in the machine GMP runs on. GMP has a rich set of functions, and the functions have a regular interface.

Versions available
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.. important:: GNU MP is included in the embedded third-party library in all GCC builds available in the software repository. See :doc:`gcc`.

If you want to add GNU MP support to the baseline version of GCC, there are environment modules that provide access to the GMP installation. To list those modules execute on login node:

.. code-block:: bash

 module available gmp

Then select the required version and gain access to its installation by executing:

.. code-block:: bash

 module load gmp/6/latest-gcc

Build recipe
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If you are interested in the recipe we followed to compile the programming code of GNU GMP, you can find it here:

https://gitlab.discoverer.bg/vkolev/recipes/-/tree/main/gmp

Getting help
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See :doc:`help`

.. _`GNU MP`: https://gmplib.org/