From 3e43d8382c48d8c8d2e965b090cf48c6b8d3fdc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org>
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 14:21:49 +0000
Subject: clarify optional status

---
 Doc/lib/libmpz.tex | 10 +++++++---
 Doc/libmpz.tex     | 10 +++++++---
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/lib/libmpz.tex b/Doc/lib/libmpz.tex
index d274a03..46a2d47 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libmpz.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libmpz.tex
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 \section{Built-in Module \sectcode{mpz}}
 \bimodindex{mpz}
 
-This module implements the interface to part of the GNU MP library.
-This library contains arbitrary precision integer and rational number
-arithmetic routines. Only the interfaces to the \emph{integer}
+This is an optional module.  It is only available when Python is
+configured to include it, which requires that the GNU MP software is
+installed.
+
+This module implements the interface to part of the GNU MP library,
+which defines arbitrary precision integer and rational number
+arithmetic routines.  Only the interfaces to the \emph{integer}
 (\samp{mpz_{\rm \ldots}}) routines are provided. If not stated
 otherwise, the description in the GNU MP documentation can be applied.
 
diff --git a/Doc/libmpz.tex b/Doc/libmpz.tex
index d274a03..46a2d47 100644
--- a/Doc/libmpz.tex
+++ b/Doc/libmpz.tex
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 \section{Built-in Module \sectcode{mpz}}
 \bimodindex{mpz}
 
-This module implements the interface to part of the GNU MP library.
-This library contains arbitrary precision integer and rational number
-arithmetic routines. Only the interfaces to the \emph{integer}
+This is an optional module.  It is only available when Python is
+configured to include it, which requires that the GNU MP software is
+installed.
+
+This module implements the interface to part of the GNU MP library,
+which defines arbitrary precision integer and rational number
+arithmetic routines.  Only the interfaces to the \emph{integer}
 (\samp{mpz_{\rm \ldots}}) routines are provided. If not stated
 otherwise, the description in the GNU MP documentation can be applied.
 
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