5 * Exponentiation for abstract groups
7 * (c) 2004 Straylight/Edgeware
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30 /*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/
33 #include "group-exp.h"
35 /*----- Main code ---------------------------------------------------------*/
37 /* --- @group_stdexp@ --- *
39 * Arguments: @group *g@ = abstract group
40 * @ge *d@ = destination pointer
41 * @ge *x@ = base element
46 * Use: Computes %$d = x^n$% efficiently.
49 void group_stdexp(group *gg, ge *d, ge *x, mp *n)
63 if (MP_LEN(n) < EXP_THRESH)
71 /* --- @group_stdmexp@ --- *
73 * Arguments: @group *g@ = abstract group
74 * @ge *d@ = destination pointer
75 * @const group_expfactor *f@ = vector of factors
76 * @size_t n@ = number of factors
80 * Use: Computes %$d = g_0^{x_0} g_1^{x_1} \ldots$% efficiently.
86 void group_stdmexp(group *gg, ge *d, const group_expfactor *f, size_t n)
88 group_expfactor *ff = xmalloc(n * sizeof(group_expfactor));
91 for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
92 ff[i].base = G_CREATE(gg);
94 if (MP_NEGP(f[i].exp))
95 G_INV(gg, ff[i].base, f[i].base);
97 G_COPY(gg, ff[i].base, f[i].base);
98 if (f[i].exp->f & MP_BURN)
99 G_BURN(gg, ff[i].base);
100 ff[i].exp = f[i].exp;
102 G_COPY(gg, d, gg->i);
104 for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
105 G_DESTROY(gg, ff[i].base);
109 /*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/