This module wraps the complex arithmetic functions defined in complex.h.
Consequently, you need a C compiler that provides complex.h.

Build in the usual way:

 perl Makefile.PL
 make
 make test
 make install


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utilisation of long double support
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In t/type.t we have:

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my $s_nv = Math::Complex_C::_nvsize();
my $s_iv = Math::Complex_C::_ivsize();
my $s_d = Math::Complex_C::_doublesize();
my $s_ld = Math::Complex_C::_longdoublesize();
my $s_d_C = Math::Complex_C::_double_Complexsize();
my $s_ld_C = Math::Complex_C::_longdouble_Complexsize();

warn "  Configuration details:\n",
     "   NV size is $s_nv\n",
     "   IV size is $s_iv\n",
     "   double size is $s_d\n",
     "   long double size is $s_ld\n",
     "   double _Complex size is $s_d_C\n",
     "   long double _Complex size is $s_ld_C\n";
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If double size is the same as long double size, then there's no point in creating Math::Complex_C::Long
objects. There's no reason that you can't do that - it's just that there's nothing to be gained.

If NV precision is less than long double precision, then you'll lose precision when perl retrieves the values
of a Math::Complex_C::Long object. (The long double is truncated to a double.)
And, in this case, you cannot easily assign a value that has the full long double precision to a
Math::Complex_C::Long object.
It's on my 'TODO' list to remedy this shortcoming.

Some of the Math::Complex_C functions optionally take an IV/UV/NV argument - and then convert any UV/IV to
an NV before performing any operations. If IV precision is greater than NV precision, then be aware that the
IV/UV->NV conversion will result in a loss of precision.
(Functions that make this conversion are assign_c, assign_cl, Math::Complex_C::new, Math::Complex_C::Long::new,
pow_c, pow_cl, and the overloaded '**' and '**=' operations.)
It's on my 'TODO' list to have the program die when such a conversion results in loss of precision. (Or should
it simply warn ?)

These are traps for the unwary - best to give them some consideration.

If IV precision is less than NV precision, && NV size is the same as long double size - then you've nothing to
worry about. Just use Math::Complex_C::Long objects (for greater precision), or Math:Complex_C objects if you
don't want the extra precision.

Comments welcome.