File: gawk.info,  Node: Compiling with MPFR,  Up: Quick Installation

B.2.1.1 Building With MPFR
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Use of the MPFR library with 'gawk' is an optional feature: if you have
the MPFR and GMP libraries already installed when you configure and
build 'gawk', 'gawk' automatically will be able to use them.

   You can install these libraries from source code by fetching them
from the GNU distribution site at 'ftp.gnu.org'.

   Most modern systems provide package managers which save you the
trouble of building from source.  They fetch and install the library
header files and binaries for you.  You will need to research how to do
this for your particular system.