Pluto and GMP

[Werner Koch]

"D. Hugh Redelmeier" <hugh@mimosa.com> writes:

> We can switch to soomething else, but I'd rather not keep switching!

Sure.  In libgcrypt the GMP (they are called mpi) is used internally for 
the public key algorithms.  Because there is no function for DH key exchange
yet and I don't know whehter it would make sense at all, given the
simplicity of the DB operation,  The mpi function are public.

> conflicting with it.  Do you know whether gcrypt will be happy to
> co-exist in the same program as (parts of) OpenSSL?

I'll make sure that all identifiers are prefixed with gcry_ or GCRY
and will provide hooks for memory allocation and such.  So it should
be no problem.

> If your big number package is better than GMP, is there a chance you

No it is not better.  It is just an alternative to the other big
integer packages.  For most math applications GMP is better.

  Werner

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