%general-entities; ]> MPFR Apply a patch with upstream fixes: patch -Np1 -i ../&mpfr-fixes-patch; Prepare MPFR for compilation: CC="gcc -isystem /usr/include" \ LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath-link,/usr/lib:/lib" \ ./configure --prefix=/usr --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