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+{ stdenv
+, lib
+, fetchurl
+, perl
+, gmp
+, gf2x ? null
+# I asked the ntl maintainer weather or not to include gf2x by default:
+# > If I remember correctly, gf2x is now thread safe, so there's no reason not to use it.
+, withGf2x ? true
+, tune ? false # tune for current system; non reproducible and time consuming
+}:
+
+assert withGf2x -> gf2x != null;
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "ntl";
+  version = "11.4.3";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.shoup.net/ntl/ntl-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1lisp3064rch3jaa2wrhy1s9kll7i3ka3d0y6lj6l3l4ckfcrhdp";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    gmp
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    perl # needed for ./configure
+  ];
+
+  sourceRoot = "${pname}-${version}/src";
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+
+  dontAddPrefix = true; # DEF_PREFIX instead
+
+  # reference: http://shoup.net/ntl/doc/tour-unix.html
+  configureFlags = [
+    "DEF_PREFIX=$(out)"
+    "SHARED=on" # genereate a shared library (as well as static)
+    "NATIVE=off" # don't target code to current hardware (reproducibility, portability)
+    "TUNE=${
+      if tune then
+        "auto"
+      else if stdenv.targetPlatform.isx86 then
+        "x86" # "chooses options that should be well suited for most x86 platforms"
+      else
+        "generic" # "chooses options that should be OK for most platforms"
+    }"
+    "CXX=c++"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals withGf2x [
+    "NTL_GF2X_LIB=on"
+    "GF2X_PREFIX=${gf2x}"
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = true; # takes some time
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A Library for doing Number Theory";
+    longDescription = ''
+      NTL is a high-performance, portable C++ library providing data
+      structures and algorithms for manipulating signed, arbitrary
+      length integers, and for vectors, matrices, and polynomials over
+      the integers and over finite fields.
+    '';
+    # Upstream contact: maintainer is victorshoup on GitHub. Alternatively the
+    # email listed on the homepage.
+    homepage = "http://www.shoup.net/ntl/";
+    # also locally at "${src}/doc/tour-changes.html";
+    changelog = "https://www.shoup.net/ntl/doc/tour-changes.html";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ timokau ];
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+  };
+}