.B mpint
representations using the base indicated.
Only the bases 2, 4, 8, 10, 16, 32, and 64 are
-supported. Base 0 defaults to 16.
+supported.
.IR Strtomp
skips any leading spaces or tabs.
.IR Strtomp 's
return
.BR nil .
.I Mptoa
-returns a pointer to the filled buffer.
+returns a pointer to the
+.SM ASCII
+filled buffer.
If the parameter
.I buf
is
.BR nil ,
the buffer is allocated.
+Setting
+.I base
+to zero uses hexadecimal default.
.I Mpfmt
can be used with
.IR fmtinstall (2)
and
.IR print (2)
-to print hexadecimal representations of
+to print
+.SM ASCII
+representations of
.BR mpint s.
The conventional verb is
.LR B ,
.I mp.h
provides a
.LR pragma .
+The precision in the format string changes the base,
+defaulting to hexadecimal when omited.
.PP
.I Mptobe
and