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| author | Aina Niemetz <aina.niemetz@gmail.com> | 2020-04-28 10:43:48 -0700 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2020-04-28 10:43:48 -0700 |
| commit | 5ec4b57ba3f79db76c5544b3ee37b917f7f0b58e (patch) | |
| tree | 9d7dbdf20ed1a6be0212681b49a87055b946e1eb /INSTALL.md | |
| parent | 967332f464f3e26d43f05bb9c68a0be788337ef6 (diff) | |
contrib/get-gmp: Rename and update install instructions with a warning. (#4407)
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diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index 9fc2b52c1..b95450dff 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ incorrect behavior (and wrong results) in many builds. This is a known problem for MiniSat, and since MiniSat is at the core of CVC4, a problem for CVC4. We recommend using a GCC version > 4.5.1. +### Warning: Installing GMP via `contrib/get-gmp-dev` + +Do **not** install GMP via the provided script `contrib/get-gmp-dev` unless +your distribution +* does not ship with the GMP configuration you need, e.g., + script `contrib/get-win-dependencies` uses `contrib/get-gmp-dev` when + cross-compiling GMP for Windows. +* does not ship with static GMP libraries (e.g., Arch Linux) + and you want to build CVC4 statically. + +In most of the cases the GMP version installed on your system is the one you +want and should use. + ## Optional Dependencies ### SymFPU (Support for the Theory of Floating Point Numbers) |