Date: Sun, 17 Sep 1995 22:34:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill Paul <wpaul> To: peter@jhome.DIALix.COM (Peter Wemm) Cc: CVS-commiters@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-user@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/eBones/usr.sbin/kerberos kerberos.c Message-ID: <199509180534.WAA04082@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.950918105644.18055F-100000@jhome.DIALix.COM> from "Peter Wemm" at Sep 18, 95 10:57:59 am
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> > On Sun, 17 Sep 1995, Bill Paul wrote: [importing GNU mp into the tree] > > Well, it wouldn't take too much work to import it. The code compiles without > > any errors using just a simple 'make.' The Makefile needs to be be bmake-ed > > though. > > > > The documentation in gmp-1.3.2 talks about a gmp-2.0, but it doesn't seem > > to exist. Could have been just wishful thinking on the author's part. > > > > I'd rather have someone else do the import since I'm a little fuzzy on > > the exact procedure, but if no one else has time I suppose I could > > handle it. > > BTW: I've just found "fgmp", which is a "free" replacement for libgmp. > ie: no GPV. (I've not seen if it has other restrictions though, as the > -Peter I've already investigated fgmp. As I understand it, this library re-implements parts of GNU mp that are needed to make RSA work. This apparently came about because somebody wanted to make an RSA distribution that was GPL-free. The README in the distribution says that it's performance isn't particularly good, plus it isn't in any way a replacement for the Berkeley MP library. In other words, given a choice, I'd rather have GNU mp. *sigh* -Bill
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