bigfloats?

from my ...../etc/Installation Other Features: Inhibiting IPv6 canonicalization at startup. Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules. Compiling in support for more number types using the GNU MP library. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Using the new GC mark algorithms (KKCC). [...] if i try (insert (format "%g" (exp 709)))^X^E 8.21841e+307 all is well, if i try (insert (format "%g" (exp 710)))^X^E Arithmetic range error: exp, 710 i get an overflow my question: how can i use bigfloats in my computations? i have to say that the xemacs user manual was slightly unhelpful... tia gb -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://calypso.tux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta