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@@ -33,15 +33,24 @@ MPFR).
1. Extract the files from the archive.
-2. It is strongly advised to apply the latest patches (if this has
- not been done yet), e.g.
+2. It is strongly advised to apply the latest patches if this has
+ not been done yet and if patches are available. You can check
+ on the release page:
+
+ http://www.mpfr.org/mpfr-3.1.2/
+
+ which may have additional information. The patches can be applied
+ with commands like:
+
wget http://www.mpfr.org/mpfr-3.1.2/allpatches
patch -N -Z -p1 < allpatches
+
or
+
curl http://www.mpfr.org/mpfr-3.1.2/allpatches | patch -N -Z -p1
(Those instructions are for the GNU patch command, for example
- /usr/bin/gpatch on Solaris.)
+ /usr/bin/gpatch on Solaris.)
3. In the MPFR directory, to detect your system, type:
./configure