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Mikael Djurfeldt <mdj@nada.kth.se> writes: > Jim Blandy <jimb@red-bean.com> writes: > > > What I could really use is a good bignum sqrt algorithm. > > I've heard that the GNU gmp library is very good. How does gmp > performance compare to SCM bignums? Maybe we should switch to using > the gmp library? STk uses GMP. I think it's faster, but as always, it's difficult & a pain in the ass to check... -- Harvey J. Stein BFM Financial Research hjstein@bfr.co.il