+/* --- @mp_setbit@, @mp_clearbit@ --- *
+ *
+ * Arguments: @mp *d@ = a destination
+ * @mp *x@ = a large integer
+ * @unsigned long n@ = which bit to modify
+ *
+ * Returns: The argument @x@, with the appropriate bit set or cleared.
+ */
+
+extern mp *mp_setbit(mp */*d*/, mp */*x*/, unsigned long /*n*/);
+extern mp *mp_clearbit(mp */*d*/, mp */*x*/, unsigned long /*n*/);
+
+/* --- @mp_setbit2c@, @mp_clearbit2c@ --- *
+ *
+ * Arguments: @mp *d@ = a destination
+ * @mp *x@ = a large integer
+ * @unsigned long n@ = which bit to modify
+ *
+ * Returns: The argument @x@, with the appropriate bit set or cleared.
+ * Fakes up two's complement representation.
+ */
+
+extern mp *mp_setbit2c(mp */*d*/, mp */*x*/, unsigned long /*n*/);
+extern mp *mp_clearbit2c(mp */*d*/, mp */*x*/, unsigned long /*n*/);
+
+/* --- @mp_bitop@ --- *
+ *
+ * Arguments: @mp *d@ = destination
+ * @mp *a, *b@ = sources
+ *
+ * Returns: The result of the given bitwise operation. These functions
+ * don't handle negative numbers at all sensibly. For that, use
+ * the @...2c@ variants. The functions are named after the
+ * truth tables they generate:
+ *
+ * a: 0011
+ * b: 0101
+ * @mpx_bitXXXX@
+ */
+
+#define MP_BITDECL(string) \
+ extern mp *mp_bit##string(mp */*d*/, mp */*a*/, mp */*b*/);
+MPX_DOBIN(MP_BITDECL)
+
+/* --- @mp_[n]and@, @mp_[n]or@, @mp_[n]xor@, @mp_not@ --- *
+ *
+ * Synonyms for the commonly-used functions.
+ */
+
+#define mp_and mp_bit0001
+#define mp_or mp_bit0111
+#define mp_nand mp_bit1110
+#define mp_nor mp_bit1000
+#define mp_xor mp_bit0110
+
+/* --- @mp_not@ --- *
+ *
+ * Arguments: @mp *d@ = destination
+ * @mp *a@ = source
+ *
+ * Returns: The bitwise complement of the source.
+ */
+
+extern mp *mp_not(mp */*d*/, mp */*a*/);
+
+/* --- @mp_bitop2c@ --- *
+ *
+ * Arguments: @mp *d@ = destination
+ * @mp *a, *b@ = sources
+ *
+ * Returns: The result of the given bitwise operation. Negative numbers
+ * are treated as two's complement, sign-extended infinitely to
+ * the left. The functions are named after the truth tables
+ * they generate:
+ *
+ * a: 0011
+ * b: 0101
+ * @mpx_bitXXXX@
+ */
+
+#define MP_BIT2CDECL(string) \
+ extern mp *mp_bit##string##2c(mp */*d*/, mp */*a*/, mp */*b*/);
+MPX_DOBIN(MP_BIT2CDECL)
+
+/* --- @mp_[n]and@, @mp_[n]or@, @mp_[n]xor@, @mp_not@ --- *
+ *
+ * Synonyms for the commonly-used functions.
+ */
+
+#define mp_and2c mp_bit00012c
+#define mp_or2c mp_bit01112c
+#define mp_nand2c mp_bit11102c
+#define mp_nor2c mp_bit10002c
+#define mp_xor2c mp_bit01102c
+
+/* --- @mp_not2c@ --- *
+ *
+ * Arguments: @mp *d@ = destination
+ * @mp *a@ = source
+ *
+ * Returns: The sign-extended complement of the argument.
+ */
+
+extern mp *mp_not2c(mp */*d*/, mp */*a*/);
+