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author | Torbjorn Granlund <tege@gmplib.org> | 2010-01-31 12:44:33 +0100 |
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committer | Torbjorn Granlund <tege@gmplib.org> | 2010-01-31 12:44:33 +0100 |
commit | c3cf3af0296485876e858c38a19a64407fa19f0f (patch) | |
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parent | ccf76c2105dea3858adea99fa5ebf9672adaf5cf (diff) | |
download | gmp-c3cf3af0296485876e858c38a19a64407fa19f0f.tar.gz |
Add news items for 5.0.1.
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@@ -5,6 +5,37 @@ Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved. +Changes between GMP version 5.0.0 and 5.0.1 + + BUGS FIXED + * Fat builds fixed. + + * Fixed crash for huge multiplies when old FFT_TABLE2 type of parameter + selection tables' sentinel was smaller than multiplied operands. + + SPEEDUPS + * Multiplicaton of large numbers has indirectly been sped up through + better FFT tuning and processor recognition. + + FEATURES + * More Core i5 an Core i7 processor models are recognised. + + * Fixes and workarounds for Mac OS quirks should make this GMP version + build using many version of "Xcode". + + MISC + * The amount of scratch memory needed for multiplication of huge numbers + have decreased substantially (but is still larger than in GMP 4.3.) + + * Likewise, the amount of scratch memory needed for division of large + numbers have decreased substantially. + + * The FFT tuning code is completely rewritten, and new, large FFT + parameter selection tables are provided for many machines. + + * Upgraded to the latest autoconf, automake, libtool. + + Changes between GMP version 4.3.X and 5.0.0 BUGS FIXED |