On 30 May, 18:38, Bill Hart <goodwillh...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Ah, this issue is discussed for GMP here:
>
> http://gmplib.org/list-archives/gmp-bugs/2008-July/001047.html
>
> Exactly the same thing is happening in MPIR because originally MPIR
> started from the GMP codebase and no changes we have made since have
> rectified this issue.
>
> One poster to the GMP list seemed to think that although make check
> will fail when building a shared library, there is probably nothing
> actually wrong with the library that is produced. The only problem is,
> you have no way of verifying this. There is some discussion of doing a
> cross-compilation with Cygwin to verify your library is working. That
> may be one solution for you if you require a shared library.
>
> I will create a ticket for this issue and someone will hopefully
> eventually fix it. The problem is that this may be:
>
> * An issue in MPIR
> * An issue with libtool
> * An issue with MSYS
>
> In other words, there is no guarantee we actually *can* fix it. Also,
> as this is a very difficult issue, it may be quite some time before it
> is resolved. There are at least two other very hard issues in the
> queue before it. Sorry to be so unhelpful.
>
> Can I ask what application you have in mind for the MPIR library?
> Perhaps there is some other easier way we can help you get to what you
> are trying to achieve, e.g. helping you create an MSVC build of MPIR,
Used for Math calculation such as crytography.
I look forward your help to build it in MSVC 2008 express edition.
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