X-Git-Url: https://mattmccutchen.net/bigint/bigint.git/blobdiff_plain/2301f99c6175d543626d61c0bda90e80f85e7eac..3e1327901d299a537a8d932c49dd330f87ac3bda:/README diff --git a/README b/README index 757637e..da0d604 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ C++ Big Integer Library (see ChangeLog for version) - http://www.kepreon.com/~matt/bigint/ + http://mattmccutchen.net/bigint/ - Written and maintained by Matt McCutchen + Written and maintained by Matt McCutchen You can use this library in a C++ program to do arithmetic on integers of size limited only by your computer's memory. The library provides BigUnsigned and @@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ To get started quickly, read the code and explanations in that file and run it. If you want more detail or a feature not shown in `sample.cc', consult the consult the actual header and source files, which are heavily commented. +The code is intended to be reasonably portable across computers and modern C++ +compilers; in particular, it uses whatever word size the computer provides +(32-bit, 64-bit, or whatever). Please report any portability problems. + Compiling programs that use the library --------------------------------------- The library consists of a folder full of C++ header files (`.hh') and source @@ -44,8 +48,8 @@ generally fix all reported bugs. You are also welcome to request enhancements, but I am unlikely to do substantial amounts of work on enhancements at this point. When I fix a bug you report or make an enhancement you request, I will generally credit you by name -in the source code and/or the Change Log unless you request otherwise. New -versions of the library will be available at its Web site (above). +in the Change Log unless you request otherwise. New versions of the library +will be available at its Web site (above). Note ----