8.24.2. Contents of MPFR
Installed libraries:
libmpfr.so
Installed directory:
/usr/share/doc/mpfr-4.2.2
The MPFR package contains functions for multiple precision math.
Approximate build time:
0.2 SBU
Required disk space:
43 MB
8.24.1. Installation of MPFR
Prepare MPFR for compilation:
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--disable-static \
--enable-thread-safe \
--docdir=/usr/share/doc/mpfr-4.2.2
Compile the package and generate the HTML documentation:
make make html
![[Important]](../images/important.png)
Important
The test suite for MPFR in this section is considered critical. Do not skip it under any circumstances.
Test the results and ensure that all 198 tests passed:
make check 2>&1 | tee mpfr-check-log
awk '/# PASS:/{total+=$3} ; END{print total}' mpfr-check-log
Install the package and its documentation:
make install make install-html