Cross-Compiled Linux From Scratch - Version 3.0.0-SYSTEMD-MIPS64-Multilib

Chapter 10. Installing Basic System Software

10.15. MPFR-3.1.2 32 Bit Libraries

The MPFR library is a C library for multiple-precision floating-point computations with correct rounding.

10.15.1. Installation of MPFR

Apply a patch with upstream fixes: 

patch -Np1 -i ../mpfr-3.1.2-fixes-4.patch

Prepare MPFR for compilation: 

CC="gcc -isystem /usr/include ${BUILD32}" \
    LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath-link,/usr/lib:/lib ${BUILD32}" \
    ./configure --prefix=/usr --host=${CLFS_TARGET32} \
    --docdir=/usr/share/doc/mpfr-3.1.2

Compile the package: 

make

Test the results: 

make check

Install the package: 

make install

Details on this package are located in Section 10.17.2, “Contents of MPFR.”