=================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/OpenXM_contrib/gmp/mpn/Attic/README,v retrieving revision 1.1.1.1 retrieving revision 1.1.1.3 diff -u -p -r1.1.1.1 -r1.1.1.3 --- OpenXM_contrib/gmp/mpn/Attic/README 2000/01/10 15:35:22 1.1.1.1 +++ OpenXM_contrib/gmp/mpn/Attic/README 2003/08/25 16:06:16 1.1.1.3 @@ -1,15 +1,35 @@ +Copyright 1996, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + +This file is part of the GNU MP Library. + +The GNU MP Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your +option) any later version. + +The GNU MP Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but +WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY +or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public +License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License +along with the GNU MP Library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not, write to +the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA +02111-1307, USA. + + + + This directory contains all code for the mpn layer of GMP. -Most subdirectories contain machine-dependent code, written in assembly or -C. The `generic' subdirectory contains default code, used when there is no +Most subdirectories contain machine-dependent code, written in assembly or C. +The `generic' subdirectory contains default code, used when there is no machine-dependent replacement for a particular machine. -There is one subdirectory for each architecture. Note that e.g., 32-bit -sparc and 64-bit sparc cannot share any code, and are therefore considered -completely different architecture. +There is one subdirectory for each ISA family. Note that e.g., 32-bit SPARC +and 64-bit SPARC are very different ISA's, and thus cannot share any code. -A particular machine will only use code from one such subdirectory, and the -`generic' subdirectory. The architecture-specific subdirectory contains a -hierachy of directories for various architecture variants and -implementations; the top-most level contains code that runs correctly on all -variants. +A particular compile will only use code from one subdirectory, and the +`generic' subdirectory. The ISA-specific subdirectories contain hierachies of +directories for various architecture variants and implementations; the +top-most level contains code that runs correctly on all variants.