Bug#597954: ITP: libmath-bigint-perl -- arbitrary size integer/float math package

[gregor herrmann]

Package: wnpp
Owner: gregor herrmann <gregoa at debian.org>
Severity: wishlist
X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel at lists.debian.org,debian-perl at lists.debian.org,perl at packages.debian.org

* Package name    : libmath-bigint-perl
  Version         : 1.95
  Upstream Author : Florian Ragwitz <flora at cpan.org>
* URL             : http://search.cpan.org/dist/Math-BigInt/
* License         : Artistic or GPL-1+
  Programming Lang: Perl
  Description     : arbitrary size integer/float math package

Math::BigInt and Math::BigFloat allow to declare big integers / floating
point numbers as

 $i = new Math::BigInt '123_456_789_123_456_789';
 $i = new Math::BigFloat '12_3.456_789_123_456_789E-2';

All operators are overloaded; operations with overloaded operators preserve
the arguments.

Math::BigInt is also in perl core, this package provides newer versions
separately.