Re: Solution to 7 over sqr(71) time against integer polyrhythms

[Knut Petersen]

Hi Carl!
> There is a GNU library for arbitrary precision rationals.  It may be
> possible to replace the LilyPond Rational type with an arbitrary precision
> rational type.  Then the ability to go to big nested tuplets would be
> limited by the amount memory (perhaps the amount on the heap or the stack).

MetaPost had a problem with precision requirements. Nowadays you might choose
between four different number systems. Appendix A of the metapost manual gives
more informtion about that and the libraries used ...

cu,
 Knut