6.14.2. Contents of MPFR
Installed Libraries:
libmpfr.{a,so}
6.14. MPFR-2.4.2
The MPFR package contains functions for multiple precision math.
Approximate build time:
1.1 SBU testsuite included
Required disk space:
27.1 MB testsuite included
6.14.1. Installation of MPFR
Prepare MPFR for compilation:
./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-thread-safe
Compile the package:
make
![[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 148 tests passed:
make check
Install the package:
make install
Install the documentation:
make html
mkdir -pv /usr/share/doc/mpfr-2.4.2
find . -name \*.html -type f -exec cp -v \{} /usr/share/doc/mpfr-2.4.2 \;