[GHC] #601: Replace GMP

[GHC]

#601: Replace GMP
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  Reporter:  simonmar            |          Owner:         
      Type:  task                |         Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal              |      Milestone:         
 Component:  Compiler            |        Version:  None   
  Severity:  normal              |     Resolution:  None   
  Keywords:                      |             Os:  Unknown
Difficulty:  Difficult (1 week)  |   Architecture:  Unknown
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Changes (by simonmar):

  * architecture:  => Unknown
  * difficulty:  => Difficult (1 week)
  * os:  => Unknown

Old description:

> {{{
> GMP is a great multi-precision integer library, but its LGPL license is
> problematic for users of GHC (it prohibits static linking of GHC-compiled
> programs, for example).
>
> One possible alternative would be to use the bignum library from OpenSSL,
> which is available under a BSD-style license.
>
> }}}

New description:

 {{{
 GMP is a great multi-precision integer library, but its LGPL license is
 problematic for users of GHC (it prohibits static linking of GHC-compiled
 programs, for example).

 One possible alternative would be to use the bignum library from OpenSSL,
 which is available under a BSD-style license.

 }}}

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