diff -p -up linbox-1.1.6/linbox/field/givaro-extension.h.orig linbox-1.1.6/linbox/field/givaro-extension.h
--- linbox-1.1.6/linbox/field/givaro-extension.h.orig	2010-01-28 20:29:59.263264304 -0200
+++ linbox-1.1.6/linbox/field/givaro-extension.h	2010-01-28 20:30:21.140261921 -0200
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ namespace LinBox 
         }
 
 
-            // -- amxy: r <- c - a * b mod p
-        Rep& amxy (Rep& r, const Rep a, const Rep b, const Rep c) const {
+            // -- maxpy: r <- c - a * b mod p
+        Rep& maxpy (Rep& r, const Rep a, const Rep b, const Rep c) const {
             Rep tmp;
             this->mul(tmp, a, b);
             this->assign(r,c);
diff -p -up linbox-1.1.6/linbox/field/modular-double.h.orig linbox-1.1.6/linbox/field/modular-double.h
--- linbox-1.1.6/linbox/field/modular-double.h.orig	2010-01-28 20:29:16.190263600 -0200
+++ linbox-1.1.6/linbox/field/modular-double.h	2010-01-28 20:30:54.935261791 -0200
@@ -341,6 +341,11 @@ namespace LinBox { 
 			//return r= tmp- floor(tmp*inv_modulus)*modulus; 
 		}
 
+		inline Element &axmyin (Element &r, const Element &a, const Element &x) const {
+			double tmp = r - a * x;
+			return r = fmod(tmp, modulus);
+		}
+
 		static inline double getMaxModulus()
 			{ return 67108864.0; } // 2^26 
 		
diff -p -up linbox-1.1.6/linbox/field/modular.h.orig linbox-1.1.6/linbox/field/modular.h
--- linbox-1.1.6/linbox/field/modular.h.orig	2010-01-28 20:29:26.982264505 -0200
+++ linbox-1.1.6/linbox/field/modular.h	2010-01-28 20:50:32.541599249 -0200
@@ -241,6 +241,11 @@ namespace LinBox 
 			return is; 
 		}
 
+		/* this is required to get unsigned int definitions */
+		inline Element& axmyin(Element& r, const Element& a, const Element& b) const {
+			return r = (r - a * b) % _modulus;
+		}
+
 		//@}
 
 	    protected: