thanks .... problem solved !!! All I did was remove previously installed files from /usr/local/lib & /usr/local/include .... & it worked fine !!!! Thanks Tim On 9/9/09, Tim Prince <n8tm@xxxxxxx> wrote: > As the other responder suggested, the path of least resistance on some > platforms is simply to update the default installation of mpfr, rather > than attempting to configure with a new copy installed in another location. > > -- Ankit Mahanot