polynomial degree too large

[Marc Kellogg <kellogg@math.ohio-state.edu>]

I've looked and looked but I just can't find the answer:

How can I get PARI-GP to let me have a polynomial with huge degree?  My
version 2.0.17 beta won't let me have a monomial with exponent larger than
2^16 (x^65532 is ok, x^65533 gives me a "degree overflow" error).

However, it does let me set series precision up to 2^24.

Is there a simple fix for my problem?  I think it'll have something to do
with lgef and/or mp.s but I'm at the limits of my understanding.

I appreciate any help.
In case it matters, my compilation created the directory Olinux-i686.

Thank you very much, from a rookie,
Marc Kellogg