* README: Updates, and don't duplicate the example in INSTALL.

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+
 			THE GNU MP LIBRARY
 
 
 GNU MP is a library for arbitrary precision arithmetic, operating on signed
-integers, rational numbers, and floating point numbers.  It has a rich set
-of functions, and the functions have a regular interface.
-
-GNU MP is designed to be as fast as possible, both for small operands and for
-huge operands.  The speed is achieved by using fullwords as the basic
-arithmetic type, by using fast algorithms, with carefully optimized assembly
-code for the most common inner loops for a lots of CPUs, and by a general
-emphasis on speed (instead of simplicity or elegance).
-
-The speed of GNU MP is believed to be faster than any other similar library.
-The advantage for GNU MP increases with the operand sizes for certain
-operations, since GNU MP in many cases has asymptotically faster algorithms.
-
-
-			GETTING STARTED
-
-First, you have to configure and compile GNU MP.  Simply typing
-
-      ./configure; make
-
-will normally do a reasonable job, but will not give optimal library
-execution speed.  So unless you're very impatient, please read the detailed
-instructions in gmp.texi or gmp.info.
-
-Once you have compiled the library, you should write some small example, and
-make sure you can compile it.  A typical compilation command is this:
-
-      gcc -g your-file.c -I<gmp-source-dir> <gmp-bin-dir>/.libs/libgmp.a -lm
-
-If you have installed the library, you can simply do:
-
-      gcc -g your-file.c -lgmp -lm
-
-The -lm is normally not needed, since only a few functions in GNU MP use the
-math library.  GNU MP is libtool based, so you can use that to compile and
-link if you want.
-
-Here is a sample program that declares 2 variables, initializes them as
-required, and sets one of them from a signed integer, and the other from a
-string of digits.  It then prints the product of the two numbers in base 10.
+integers, rational numbers, and floating point numbers.  It has a rich set of
+functions, and the functions have a regular interface.
 
-  #include <stdio.h>
-  #include "gmp.h"
+GNU MP is designed to be as fast as possible, both for small operands and huge
+operands.  The speed is achieved by using fullwords as the basic arithmetic
+type, by using fast algorithms, with carefully optimized assembly code for the
+most common inner loops for lots of CPUs, and by a general emphasis on speed
+(instead of simplicity or elegance).
 
-  main ()
-  {
-    mpz_t a, b, p;
+GNU MP is believed to be faster than any other similar library.  Its advantage
+increases with operand sizes for certain operations, since GNU MP in many
+cases has asymptotically faster algorithms.
 
-    mpz_init (a);			/* initialize variables */
-    mpz_init (b);
-    mpz_init (p);
+GNU MP is free software and may be freely copied on the terms contained in the
+files COPYING.LIB and COPYING (most of GNU MP is under the former, some under
+the latter).
 
-    mpz_set_si (a, 756839);		/* assign variables */
-    mpz_set_str (b, "314159265358979323846", 0);
-    mpz_mul (p, a, b);			/* generate product */
-    mpz_out_str (stdout, 10, p);	/* print number without newline */
-    puts ("");				/* print newline */
-
-    mpz_clear (a);			/* clear out variables */
-    mpz_clear (b);
-    mpz_clear (p);
-
-    exit (0);
-  }
-
-This might look tedious, with all initializing and clearing.  Fortunately
-some of these operations can be combined, and other operations can often be
-avoided.  The example above would be written differently by an experienced
-GNU MP user:
-
-  #include <stdio.h>
-  #include "gmp.h"
-
-  main ()
-  {
-    mpz_t b, p;
-
-    mpz_init (p);
-
-    mpz_init_set_str (b, "314159265358979323846", 0);
-    mpz_mul_ui (p, b, 756839);		/* generate product */
-    mpz_out_str (stdout, 10, p);	/* print number without newline */
-    puts ("");				/* print newline */
-
-    exit (0);
-  }
 
 
 			OVERVIEW OF GNU MP
@@ -129,6 +61,7 @@ printed.  How to do that, as well how to build the library, is described in
 the INSTALL file in this directory.
 
 
+
 			REPORTING BUGS
 
 If you find a bug in the library, please make sure to tell us about it!
@@ -140,3 +73,12 @@ bugs there.
 Report bugs to bug-gmp@gnu.org.  What information is needed in a good bug
 report is described in the manual.  The same address can be used for
 suggesting modifications and enhancements.
+
+
+
+
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+Local variables:
+mode: text
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