= pari =

== Description ==

PARI/GP is a widely used computer algebra system designed for fast
computations in number theory (factorizations, algebraic number
theory, elliptic curves...), but also contains a large number of other
useful functions to compute with mathematical entities such as
matrices, polynomials, power series, algebraic numbers etc., and a lot
of transcendental functions. PARI is also available as a C library to
allow for faster computations.

Originally developed by Henri Cohen and his co-workers (Université
Bordeaux I, France), PARI is now under the GPL and maintained by Karim
Belabas with the help of many volunteer contributors.

== License ==

GPL version 2+

== Upstream Contact ==
 * http://pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr/

== Dependencies ==
 * Perl
 * MPIR or GMP
 * Readline
 * GNU patch (shipped with Sage)

== Special Update/Build Instructions ==

See patches/README.txt for a list of patches.

The current upstream tarball was created from the PARI git repository
by running "make snapshot".
