%general-entities; ]> MPFR The following patch contains a number of updates to the &mpfr-version; branch by the MPFR developers: patch -Np1 -i ../&mpfr-branch_update-patch; Prepare MPFR for compilation: CC="gcc -isystem /usr/include" LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath-link,/lib" \ ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared \ --with-gmp=/usr Compile the package: make The test suite for MPFR is considered critical. Do not skip it under any circumstance. Test the results: make check Install the package: make install Installed libraries Installed directory libmpfr.[a,so] /usr/share/doc/mpfr Short Descriptions libmpfr The Multiple Precision Floating-Point Reliable Library. libmpfr