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This package attempts to make it easier to write scripts that use
BigInts/BigFloats in a transparent way.

So, the following would print 4.5:

	use bignum;

	print 2 + 2.5,"\n";

The result is a BigFloat, constructed from a BigInt and a BigFloat at
compile time. That the output resembles Perl's way is intention ;) So the

	use bignum;

is equivalent to:

	use Math::BigInt upgrade => 'Math::BigFloat', ':constant';
	use Math::BigFloat;

You can also do:

	bignum->accuracy(5);

as an alias to 

	Math::BigInt->accuracy(5);
	Math::BigFloat->accuracy(5);

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To test, unzip & untar package, then run

	perl Makefile.PL
	make
	make test
	make install		# as root

More information including HTMLified help and benchmark results are
available under:

	http://bloodgate.com/perl/

Please send me test-reports, your experiences with this and your ideas - I love
to hear about my work!

Tels <http://bloodgate.com/>
