8.53. mpdecimal-4.0.1

The mpdecimal package contains fast C/C++ libraries for correctly-rounded arbitrary precision decimal floating point arithmetic.

Approximate build time: 0.1 SBU

Required disk space: 4.3 MB

8.53.1. Installation of mpdecimal

Prepare mpdecimal for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr    \
            --disable-static \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/mpdecimal-4.0.1

Compile the package:

make

To test the results, issue:

make check_local

Install the package:

make install

Installed libraries: libmpdec.so and libmpdec++.so

Installed directory: /usr/share/doc/mpdecimal-4.0.1

`libmpdec`	Contains arbitrary precision decimal floating point arithmetic functions for C programs
`libmpdec++`	Contains arbitrary precision decimal floating point arithmetic functions for C++ programs