>
<li><a href="#fpic">When I build <cite><acronym>MPFR</acronym></cite>, I get
an error asking me to recompile with <samp>-fPIC</samp>.</a></li>
</ol>

<dl class="faq">

<dt id="mpfr_vs_mpf">1. What are the differences between
<cite><acronym>MPF</acronym></cite> from <cite><acronym>GMP</acronym></cite>
and <cite><acronym>MPFR</acronym></cite>?</dt>

<dd><p>The main differences are:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>The precision of a <cite><acronym>MPFR</acronym></cite> variable
is the <em>exact</em> number of bits used for 