Class Library for Numbers Copyright (c) Bruno Haible 1988-2000 GPL Features: - Rich set of number classes: Integer (unlimited precision), rational, short float, single float, double float, long float (unlimited precision), complex, modular integer, univariate polynomial. - Elementary, logical, transcendental functions. - C++ as implementation language brings - efficiency, - type safety, - algebraic syntax. - Memory efficiency: - Small integers and short floats are immediate, not heap allocated. - Automatic, non-interruptive garbage collection. - Speed efficiency: - Assembly language kernel for some CPUs, - Karatsuba and Schönhage-Strassen multiplication. - Interoperability: - Garbage collection with no burden on the main application, - hooks for memory allocation and exceptions. Requires: C++ compiler g++. The following C++ features are used: classes, member functions, overloading of functions and operators, constructors and destructors, inline, const, multiple inheritance, templates. The following C++ features are not used: new, delete, virtual inheritance, exceptions. Homepage: http://clisp.cons.org/~haible/packages-cln.html