copiousfreetime / ruby-libtommath

a ruby extension containing the libtommath multiple-precision integer library

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== ruby-libtommath
 
* Homepage[http://copiousfreetime.rubyforge.org/ruby-libtommath/]
* {Rubyforge Project}[http://rubyforge.org/projects/copiousfreetime/]
* email jeremy at hinegardner dot org
 
== DESCRIPTION
 
ruby-libtommath is an extension which includes the {LibTomMath}[http://libtom.org/?page=features&newsitems=5&whatfile=ltm]
free open source portable number theoretic multiple-precision integer library.
 
Yes, the libtommath library is included directly in the extension,
no need for the external library.
 
An ALMOST drop in replacement for the built in ruby Bignum.
Overall the LibTomMath library is faster, can handler larger
numbers and has more features than the built in ruby Bignum.
There are a few slight differences in behavior and those are documented
in the LibTom::Math::Bignum class.
 
See the LibTom::Math, LibTom::Math::Bignum and LibTom::Math::Prime
sections for more information.
 
== CREDITS
 
All the credit goes to Tom St. Denis for creating the {LibTom}[http://libtom.org]
projects in the first place.
 
== LICENSE
 
Copyright (c) 2007, Jeremy Hinegardner
 
All rights reserved.
 
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 
    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
      this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 
    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
      this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
      documentation and/or other materials provided with the
      distribution.
      
    * Neither the name of Jeremy Hinegardner nor the
      names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote
      products derived from this software without specific prior written
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