> 
> The patch that was committed (Richard's fix to the multiplication
> routine in longlong.h) seems to make ssh and sshd work on the Shark
> when built with egcs.  However, the t-get_d test in gmp/mpq still
> fails.
> 
> I note that the second part of the patch (to gmp-impl.h) was not
> committed, but it doesn't seem like it should be relevant in this
> case.
> 

Yes, the patch to gmp-impl.h is the one that fixes the conversion to and 
from floating point formats, which is what t-get_d is testing.

Isn't gmp available as a package in its own right?  (I can't see it in the 
package source).

Richard.