diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 613d81a..2a2a4e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Just install it as any other optional Sage package:
 sage -i sirocco
 ```
 
-and you can use it from Sage as explained in the Sage documentation for 
+and you can use it from Sage as explained in the Sage documentation for
 [affine](https://doc.sagemath.org/html/en/reference/curves/sage/schemes/curves/affine_curve.html#sage.schemes.curves.affine_curve.AffinePlaneCurve.fundamental_group)
 and [projective](https://doc.sagemath.org/html/en/reference/curves/sage/schemes/curves/projective_curve.html#sage.schemes.curves.projective_curve.ProjectivePlaneCurve.fundamental_group) curves.
 
@@ -277,8 +277,32 @@ make install
 
 as before.
 
-## To do:
+## Multiple components:
 
- - include an option for passing the factors of the polynomial, for the cases
-where the original polynomial is reducible. This might speed up the computations
+In the case where the polynomial is reducible, its roots can be tracked for each
+factor separatedly. In that case, each root is tracked for its corresponding factor,
+making sure that there is no root of the other factors in the corresponding bounding
+box.
 
+The functions to do so are `homotopyPath_comps` and `homotopyPath_mp_comps`.
+Their interface is similar to the ones of `homotopyPath` and `homotopyPath_mp`, but
+including the other factors. That is:
+
+- `int degree`  : the degree of the factor whose root is being tracked
+- `double *_coef` : a malloc'ed array with the coefficients of that factor
+- `double _y0R` : the real part of the starting root
+- `double _y0I` : the imaginary part of the starting root
+- `int nothercomps` : the number of the other factors of the polynomial
+- `int *degreescomps` : an array with the degrees of the other factors
+- `double *_coefscomps` : an array with the coefficients of the other factors, all concatenated in just one array.
+
+The multiple precission version works similarly, but changing the doubles by mpfr numbers, and having an extra parameter with the used precission:
+
+- `int degree`  : the degree of the factor whose root is being tracked
+- `mpfr_t *_coef` : a malloc'ed array with the coefficients of that factor
+- `mpfr_t _y0R` : the real part of the starting root
+- `mpfr_t _y0I` : the imaginary part of the starting root
+- `int prec` : the used precission
+- `int nothercomps` : the number of the other factors of the polynomial
+- `int *degreescomps` : an array with the degrees of the other factors
+- `mpfr_t *_coefscomps` : an array with the coefficients of the other factors, all concatenated in just one array.
diff --git a/include/sirocco.h b/include/sirocco.h
index c63b6e6..72dc5ee 100644
--- a/include/sirocco.h
+++ b/include/sirocco.h
@@ -13,4 +13,8 @@
 double * homotopyPath (int degree, double *_coef, double _y0R, double _y0I);
 mpfr_t * homotopyPath_mp (int degree, mpfr_t *_coef, mpfr_t _y0R, mpfr_t _y0I, int prec);
 
+double * homotopyPath_comps (int degree, double *_coef, double _y0R, double _y0I,
+int nothercomps, int *degreescomps, double *_coefscomps);
+mpfr_t * homotopyPath_mp_comps (int degree, mpfr_t *_coef, mpfr_t _y0R, mpfr_t _y0I, int prec, int nothercomps, int *degreescomps, mpfr_t *_coefscomps);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/sirocco.hpp b/include/sirocco.hpp
index 52d1c1d..831c522 100644
--- a/include/sirocco.hpp
+++ b/include/sirocco.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <fenv.h>
 #include <mp_complex.hpp>
 #include <polynomial.hpp>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 
 // ACTIVATE ROUND MODE CONTROL
@@ -17,6 +18,9 @@ typedef std::complex<double> Complex;
 double * homotopyPath (int degree, double *_coef, double _y0R, double _y0I);
 mpfr_t * homotopyPath_mp (int degree, mpfr_t *_coef, mpfr_t _y0R, mpfr_t _y0I, int prec);
 
+double * homotopyPath_comps (int degree, double *_coef, double _y0R, double _y0I, int nothercomps, int *degreescomps, double *_coefscomps);
+mpfr_t * homotopyPath_mp_comps (int degree, mpfr_t *_coef, mpfr_t _y0R, mpfr_t _y0I, int prec, int nothercomps, int *degreescomps, mpfr_t *_coefscomps);
+
 
 template <class T>  // T -> Complex, IComplex, MPComplex or MPIComplex
 void correctRoot (const Polynomial<T>, const T &x0, T &y0) {}
@@ -72,4 +76,35 @@ int validate (const Polynomial<T> &If, const T &Ix0, const T &Iy0, const T &IY0)
 
 	return 1;
 }
+
+template <class T>
+int validate (const Polynomial<T> &If, const T &Ix0, const T &Iy0, const T &IY0, int nothercomps, const Polynomial<T> othercomps[]) {
+
+
+    T IY1;
+    if (!newtonTest<T> (If, Ix0, Iy0, IY0)) return 0;
+
+
+    // COMPUTES AN ENCLOSURE THREE TIMES BIGGER FOR N2
+    // CREATE A 3-TIMES BIGGER ENCLOSURE (ROUNDING TO BIGGER)
+    IY1 = IY0 + IY0;
+    IY1 = IY1 - IY0;
+
+    if (!newtonTest<T> (If, Ix0, Iy0, IY1)) return 0;
+
+    T evalcomp;
+    for (int i=0; i<nothercomps; ++i) {
+
+        evalcomp = othercomps[i](Ix0, IY1);
+
+
+        if ( evalcomp.containsZero() ) {
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    return 1;
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/sirocco.cpp b/lib/sirocco.cpp
index 8216638..819e5cf 100644
--- a/lib/sirocco.cpp
+++ b/lib/sirocco.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <sirocco.hpp>
 #include <list.hpp>
 
+
 using namespace std;
 
 // unsigned int *_Polynomial::combinatorial;
@@ -69,6 +70,284 @@ void correctRoot<MPComplex> (const Polynomial<MPComplex> f, const MPComplex &x0,
 	return;
 }
 
+double * homotopyPath_comps (int degree, double *_coef, double _y0R, double _y0I, int nothercomps, int *degreescomps, double *_coefscomps) {
+
+    int tdegree = degree;
+
+
+    for (int i=0; i< nothercomps; ++i) {
+
+        tdegree = max(tdegree, degreescomps[i]);
+    }
+
+    _Polynomial::startCombinatorialNumbers (tdegree);
+
+    // 	/************************************************/
+    // 	/* VARIABLE DECLARATION AND DATA INITIALIZATION */
+    // 	/************************************************/
+    Complex aux;								// Complex aux variable.
+
+    double stepsize = 0.0001;					// step size
+    double eps;									// radius of the box
+
+
+    int nCoef = ((degree+1)*(degree+2)) / 2;	// number of monomials
+    Complex coef[nCoef];						// coefficient list for floating point representation of
+    // the polynomial.
+    IComplex Icoef[nCoef];	 					// coefficient list for Interval representation of
+    // the polynomial.
+
+    std::vector<Cell<double> > outputList;
+
+
+
+    // INITIALIZE COEFICIENT DATA FROM ARGUMENT INTO APPROPIATE DATA STRUCTURES
+    for (int i=0; i<nCoef; ++i) {
+        Icoef[i] = IComplex (_coef[4*i] ,_coef[4*i+1] ,_coef[4*i+2] ,_coef[4*i+3]);
+        coef[i] = Complex ((_coef[4*i]  + _coef[4*i+1])/2.0 ,
+                           (_coef[4*i+2] + _coef[4*i+3])/2.0);
+    }
+
+
+    Polynomial<Complex> f (degree, coef);		// complex polynomials (with fp arithmetic)
+    // to be used in Newton method correction
+    Polynomial<IComplex> If (degree, Icoef);	// complex polynomials (with Interval arithmetic)
+    Polynomial<IComplex> Ig (degree);			// to be used in validated homotopy
+    Polynomial<IComplex> Ih (degree);
+
+
+    Polynomial<IComplex> othercomponents[nothercomps];
+    Polynomial<IComplex> Igs[nothercomps];
+    Polynomial<IComplex> Ihs[nothercomps];
+
+    int acumcoefscomps = 0;
+
+    for (int i=0; i< nothercomps; ++i) {
+        int cdegree = degreescomps[i];
+        int nCoefcomp = ((cdegree+1)*(cdegree+2)) / 2;
+        IComplex Icoefcomp[nCoefcomp];
+        for (int j=0; j<nCoefcomp; ++j) {
+            Icoefcomp[j] = IComplex (_coefscomps[4*acumcoefscomps] ,_coefscomps[4*acumcoefscomps+1] ,_coefscomps[4*acumcoefscomps+2] ,_coefscomps[acumcoefscomps*4+3]);
+            acumcoefscomps++;
+        }
+        Polynomial<IComplex> Ifcomp (cdegree, Icoefcomp);
+        othercomponents[i] = Ifcomp;
+        Polynomial<IComplex > Igcomp (cdegree);
+        Polynomial<IComplex > Ihcomp (cdegree);
+        Igs[i] = Igcomp;
+        Ihs[i] = Ihcomp;
+    }
+
+
+
+
+    // INITIALIZE FLOATING POINT COMPLEX APPROXIMATION OF THE ROOT
+    Complex x0 (0.0);							// x0 of the root (x0.imag = 0)
+    Complex y0 (_y0R, _y0I);					// approximated y0 of the root
+    IComplex Ix0;								// Interval representation for x0
+    IComplex Iy0;								// Interval representation for y0
+    IComplex IY0;								// Interval enclosure for y0 for Newton Method
+    IComplex Iy1, IY1;							// Interval representation of zeros for rotated polynomial
+    IComplex Ix1;
+
+    Complex a;									// y'(x0) as Complex
+    IComplex Ia;								// y'(x0) as IComplex
+
+
+    #ifdef PROFILING
+    int nsteps = 0;								// number of steps performed
+    int nrejectedEps = 0;						// number of rejected validations of boxes
+    int nrejectedSteps = 0;						// number of rejected validations of tubes
+    #endif
+
+
+
+    outputList.push_back (Cell<double> (0.0, y0.real (), y0.imag ()));
+
+    /*******************/
+    /* CORRECT ROOT	   */
+    /*******************/
+
+
+    correctRoot<Complex> (f, x0, y0);
+
+
+    /*******************/
+    /** MAIN LOOP	   */
+    /*******************/
+    while (x0.real () < 1.0) {
+
+        #ifdef PROFILING
+        nsteps++; // used for profiling only
+        #endif
+
+        /***********************************************************/
+        /*** BOX SIZE ESTIMATION. F RESTRICTED TO X0 IS INJECTIVE. */
+        /***********************************************************/
+        aux = f.diffYY (x0, y0);
+        if (abs (aux) < 1.0e-10) {
+            eps = 0.5;
+        } else {
+            eps = (abs (f.diffY(x0,y0) / aux)) / 8.0;
+        }
+
+        eps /= 2.0;
+        // cout << "estima eps = " << eps << endl;
+
+        /**************************/
+        /*** VALIDATE y0 AS POINT.*/
+        /**************************/
+        Ix0 = x0;
+        Iy0 = y0;
+        IY0 = y0 + IComplex (-eps, eps, -eps, eps);
+
+
+        while (!validate<IComplex> (If, Ix0, Iy0, IY0, nothercomps, othercomponents)) {
+            #ifdef PROFILING
+            nrejectedEps++; // used for profiling
+            #endif
+            if (eps < 1.0e-13) {
+                printf ("Singularity detected. Abort Sirocco\n");
+                /*******************/
+                /* CLEAN VARIABLES */
+                /*******************/
+
+                _Polynomial::releaseCombinatorialNumbers ();
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            eps *= 0.5;
+            IY0 = Iy0;
+            IY0 = y0 + IComplex (-eps, eps, -eps, eps);
+        }
+        // cout << "acepta eps = " << eps << endl;
+
+        // COMPUTE a = -fx(x0,y0) / fy(x0.y0)
+        // both fp and Interval
+        a = getA<Complex> (f, x0, y0);
+        Ia = a;
+
+
+        /************************/
+        /* ESTIMATE STEP SIZE ***/
+        /************************/
+        // we have: aux = fyy
+        // store all in aux2
+
+        aux = a*a*aux + 2.0*a*f.diffXY(x0,y0) + f.diffXX (x0, y0);
+
+        // DETECT INFLEXION POINT
+        if (abs(aux) < 1.0e-10)
+            stepsize=1.0;
+        else
+            stepsize = sqrt(abs((eps * f.diffY (x0, y0) )/ aux));
+        if (stepsize + x0.real () > 1.0) stepsize = 1.000001 - x0.real ();
+
+
+        /*******************/
+        /** VALIDATE STEP  */
+        /*******************/
+        Ix1 = Interval(0,stepsize);
+
+
+        // PERFORM TRANSLATION AND ROTATION OF THE POLYNOMIAL
+        Ig = If.IlinearVarChange2 (Ix0);
+        Ih = Ig.IlinearVarChange (Ia);
+
+        for (int jj = 0; jj<nothercomps; ++jj) {
+
+            Igs[jj] = othercomponents[jj].IlinearVarChange2(Ix0);
+            Ihs[jj] = Igs[jj].IlinearVarChange (Ia);
+        }
+
+
+        while (!validate<IComplex> (Ih, Ix1, Iy0, IY0, nothercomps, Ihs)) {
+            #ifdef PROFILING
+            nrejectedSteps++; // used for profiling
+            #endif
+            stepsize *= 0.5;
+            eps*=0.95;
+            IY0 = y0 + IComplex (-eps, eps, -eps, eps);
+            Ix1 = Interval (0, stepsize);
+
+            if (stepsize < 1.0e-13) {
+                /*******************/
+                /* CLEAN VARIABLES */
+                /*******************/
+                _Polynomial::releaseCombinatorialNumbers ();
+                return NULL;
+            }
+
+        }
+        #ifdef DEVELOPER
+        std::cout << "x0 = " << x0.real () << " step = " << stepsize << std::endl;
+        #endif
+
+
+        // 		/**************************/
+        // 		/** VALIDATE FINAL STEP   */
+        // 		/**************************/
+        if (x0.real () + stepsize > 1.0) {
+            stepsize = 1.0 - x0.real ();
+            Ix1.r.b = stepsize;
+
+            #ifdef DEVELOPER
+            std::cout << "final step = " << stepsize << std::endl;
+            #endif
+
+            while (!validate<IComplex> (Ih, Ix1, Iy0, IY0, nothercomps, Ihs));
+        }
+
+
+        // 		/********************/
+        // 		/* UPDATE VARIABLES */
+        // 		/********************/
+        x0 = Complex (Ix0.r.a + stepsize, 0.0);
+        y0 = Complex (y0.real () + Ia.r.a * stepsize,
+                      y0.imag () + Ia.i.a * stepsize);
+
+
+
+
+        // 		/*******************/
+        // 		/* CORRECT ROOT	   */
+        // 		/*******************/
+        correctRoot<Complex> (f, x0, y0);
+
+        /**********************************************/
+        /* CHECK WE HAVE NOT JUMPED TO ANOTHER ROOT   */
+        /**********************************************/
+        if (!(IY0+Ia*stepsize).contains (y0)) {
+            printf ("error! Jumped to other thread!\n");
+            _Polynomial::releaseCombinatorialNumbers ();
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+
+        outputList.push_back (Cell<double> (x0.real (), y0.real (), y0.imag ()));
+
+    }
+
+
+
+
+
+    // 	/***********************************************/
+    /* PREPARE OUTPUT AS A BINARY ARRAY OF DOUBLES */
+    /***********************************************/
+
+    double *rop = new double [((3 * outputList.size () + 1))];
+    rop[0] = outputList.size ();
+    for (int i=0; i<outputList.size (); i++) {
+        rop[3*i+1] = outputList[i].x[0];
+        rop[3*i+2] = outputList[i].x[1];
+        rop[3*i+3] = outputList[i].x[2];
+    }
+    _Polynomial::releaseCombinatorialNumbers ();
+    return rop;
+
+}
+
+
 double * homotopyPath (int degree, double *_coef, double _y0R, double _y0I) {
 
 	_Polynomial::startCombinatorialNumbers (degree);
@@ -556,3 +835,290 @@ mpfr_set_default_prec(oldprec);
 _Polynomial::releaseCombinatorialNumbers ();
 return rop;
 }
+
+
+mpfr_t * homotopyPath_mp_comps (int degree, mpfr_t *_coef, mpfr_t _y0R, mpfr_t _y0I, int prec, int nothercomps, int *degreescomps, mpfr_t *_coefscomps) {
+    mpfr_prec_t oldprec = mpfr_get_default_prec();
+    mpfr_set_default_prec(prec);
+
+
+    int tdegree = degree;
+    for (int i=0; i< nothercomps; ++i) {
+
+        tdegree = max(tdegree, degreescomps[i]);
+    }
+
+    _Polynomial::startCombinatorialNumbers (tdegree);
+
+
+    // // 	/************************************************/
+    // // 	/* VARIABLE DECLARATION AND DATA INITIALIZATION */
+    // // 	/************************************************/
+    MPComplex aux;								// Complex aux variable.
+
+    mpfr_t stepsize , eps, calc, tol;
+    mpfr_inits (stepsize, eps, calc, tol, NULL); // step size and radius of the box
+    mpfr_set_d (stepsize, 0.0001, MPFR_RNDN);
+    mpfr_set_d (tol, mpfr_get_default_prec(), MPFR_RNDN);
+    mpfr_sub_si (tol, tol, 10, MPFR_RNDN);
+    mpfr_neg (tol, tol, MPFR_RNDN);
+    mpfr_exp2 (tol, tol, MPFR_RNDN);
+
+
+    int nCoef = ((degree+1)*(degree+2)) / 2;	// number of monomials
+    MPComplex coef[nCoef];						// coefficient list for floating point representation of
+    // the polynomial.
+    MPIComplex Icoef[nCoef];	 					// coefficient list for Interval representation of
+    // the polynomial.
+
+    std::vector<Cell<mpfr_t> > outputList;
+
+
+
+    // 	INITIALIZE COEFICIENT DATA FROM ARGUMENT INTO APPROPRIATE DATA STRUCTURES
+    for (int i=0; i<nCoef; ++i) {
+        Icoef[i] = MPIComplex (_coef[4*i] ,_coef[4*i+1] ,_coef[4*i+2] ,_coef[4*i+3]);
+        coef[i] = 0.5*(MPComplex (_coef[4*i] , _coef[4*i+2]) +
+        MPComplex (_coef[4*i+1] , _coef[4*i+3]));
+    }
+
+
+    Polynomial<MPComplex> f (degree, coef);		// complex polynomials (with fp arithmetic)
+    // to be used in Newton method correction
+    Polynomial<MPIComplex> If (degree, Icoef);	// complex polynomials (with Interval arithmetic)
+    Polynomial<MPIComplex> Ig (degree);			// to be used in validated homotopy
+    Polynomial<MPIComplex> Ih (degree);
+
+    Polynomial<MPIComplex> othercomponents[nothercomps];
+    Polynomial<MPIComplex> Igs[nothercomps];
+    Polynomial<MPIComplex> Ihs[nothercomps];
+
+    int acumcoefscomps = 0;
+
+    for (int i=0; i< nothercomps; ++i) {
+        int cdegree = degreescomps[i];
+        int nCoefcomp = ((cdegree+1)*(cdegree+2)) / 2;
+        MPIComplex MPIcoefcomp[nCoefcomp];
+        for (int j=0; j<nCoefcomp; ++j) {
+            MPIcoefcomp[j] = MPIComplex (_coefscomps[4*acumcoefscomps] ,_coefscomps[4*acumcoefscomps+1] ,_coefscomps[4*acumcoefscomps+2] ,_coefscomps[acumcoefscomps*4+3]);
+            acumcoefscomps++;
+        }
+        Polynomial<MPIComplex> Ifcomp (cdegree, MPIcoefcomp);
+        othercomponents[i] = Ifcomp;
+        Polynomial<MPIComplex > Igcomp (cdegree);
+        Polynomial<MPIComplex > Ihcomp (cdegree);
+        Igs[i] = Igcomp;
+        Ihs[i] = Ihcomp;
+    }
+
+
+
+    //  	// INITIALIZE FLOATING POINT COMPLEX APPROXIMATION OF THE ROOT
+    MPComplex x0 (0.0);							// x0 of the root (x0.imag = 0)
+    MPComplex y0 (_y0R, _y0I);					// approximated y0 of the root
+    MPIComplex Ix0;								// Interval representation for x0
+    MPIComplex Iy0;								// Interval representation for y0
+    MPIComplex IY0;								// Interval enclosure for y0 for Newton Method
+    MPIComplex Iy1, IY1;							// Interval representation of zeros for rotated polynomial
+    MPIComplex Ix1;
+
+    MPComplex a;									// y'(x0) as Complex
+    MPIComplex Ia;								// y'(x0) as MPIComplex
+
+
+    #ifdef PROFILING
+    int nsteps = 0;								// number of steps performed
+    int nrejectedEps = 0;						// number of rejected validations of boxes
+    int nrejectedSteps = 0;						// number of rejected validations of tubes
+    #endif
+
+
+    outputList.push_back (Cell<mpfr_t> (x0.r, y0.r, y0.i));
+
+    // 	/*******************/
+    // 	/* CORRECT ROOT	   */
+    // 	/*******************/
+
+
+    correctRoot<MPComplex> (f, x0, y0);
+
+
+    // 	/*******************/
+    // 	/** MAIN LOOP	   */
+    // 	/*******************/
+    while (mpfr_cmp_si(x0.r, 1.0) < 0) {
+
+        #ifdef PROFILING
+        nsteps++; // used for profiling only
+        #endif
+
+        /***********************************************************/
+        /*** BOX SIZE ESTIMATION. F RESTRICTED TO X0 IS INJECTIVE. */
+        /***********************************************************/
+        aux = f.diffYY (x0, y0);
+        abs (calc, aux);
+        if (mpfr_cmp_d (calc, 1.0e-10) < 0) {
+            mpfr_set_d (eps, 0.5, MPFR_RNDN);
+        } else {
+            abs (eps, (f.diffY(x0,y0) / aux));
+            mpfr_div_si (eps, eps, 8, MPFR_RNDN);
+        }
+
+        /**************************/
+        /*** VALIDATE y0 AS POINT.*/
+        /**************************/
+        Ix0 = x0;
+        Iy0 = y0;
+        IY0 = MPIComplex(y0) + eps*MPIComplex (-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
+
+
+        while (!validate<MPIComplex> (If, Ix0, Iy0, IY0, nothercomps, othercomponents)) {
+            #ifdef PROFILING
+            nrejectedEps++; // used for profiling
+            #endif
+            if (mpfr_cmp (eps ,tol) < 0) {
+                printf ("Singularity detected. Abort Sirocco\n");
+                /*******************/
+                /* CLEAN VARIABLES */
+                /*******************/
+                mpfr_clears (stepsize, eps, calc, tol, NULL);
+
+                mpfr_set_default_prec(oldprec);
+
+                _Polynomial::releaseCombinatorialNumbers ();
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            mpfr_div_si (eps, eps, 2, MPFR_RNDN);
+            IY0 = Iy0;
+            IY0 = MPIComplex(y0) + eps*MPIComplex (-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
+        }
+
+        // COMPUTE a = -fx(x0,y0) / fy(x0.y0)
+        // both fp and Interval
+        a = getA<MPComplex> (f, x0, y0);
+        Ia = a;
+
+
+        /************************/
+        /* ESTIMATE STEP SIZE ***/
+        /************************/
+        // we have: aux = fyy
+        // store all in aux2
+
+        aux = a*a*aux + 2.0*a*f.diffXY(x0,y0) + f.diffXX (x0, y0);
+
+        // DETECT INFLEXION POINT
+        abs (calc, aux);
+        if (mpfr_cmp_d(calc, 1.0e-10) < 0) {
+            mpfr_set_si (stepsize, 1, MPFR_RNDN);
+        } else {
+            abs (calc, (eps * f.diffY (x0, y0) )/ aux);
+            mpfr_sqrt (stepsize, calc, MPFR_RNDN);
+        }
+
+        // if (stepsize + x0.real () > 1.0) stepsize = 1.000001 - x0.real ();
+        mpfr_add (calc, x0.r, stepsize, MPFR_RNDU);
+        if (mpfr_cmp_si (calc, 1) > 0) {
+            mpfr_si_sub (stepsize, 1, x0.r, MPFR_RNDU);
+        }
+
+
+        /*******************/
+        /** VALIDATE STEP  */
+        /*******************/
+        mpfr_set_si (calc, 0, MPFR_RNDN);
+        Ix1 = MPInterval(calc,stepsize);
+
+
+        // PERFORM TRANSLATION AND ROTATION OF THE POLYNOMIAL
+        Ig = If.IlinearVarChange2 (Ix0);
+        Ih = Ig.IlinearVarChange (Ia);
+
+
+        for (int jj = 0; jj<nothercomps; ++jj) {
+
+            Igs[jj] = othercomponents[jj].IlinearVarChange2(Ix0);
+            Ihs[jj] = Igs[jj].IlinearVarChange (Ia);
+        }
+
+
+        while (!validate<MPIComplex> (Ih, Ix1, Iy0, IY0, nothercomps, Ihs)) {
+            #ifdef PROFILING
+            nrejectedSteps++; // used for profiling
+            #endif
+            mpfr_div_si (stepsize, stepsize, 2, MPFR_RNDN);
+            mpfr_mul_d (eps, eps, 0.95, MPFR_RNDN);
+
+            IY0 = MPIComplex(y0) + eps*MPIComplex (-1.0, 1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
+            Ix1 = MPInterval (calc, stepsize);
+
+            if (mpfr_cmp_d (stepsize, 1.0e-13) < 0) {
+                /*******************/
+                /* CLEAN VARIABLES */
+                /*******************/
+                mpfr_clears (stepsize, eps, calc, tol, NULL);
+
+                mpfr_set_default_prec(oldprec);
+                _Polynomial::releaseCombinatorialNumbers ();
+                return NULL;
+            }
+
+        }
+        #ifdef DEVELOPER
+        std::cout << "x0 = " << x0.r << " step = " << stepsize << std::endl;
+        #endif
+
+        // // 		/********************/
+        // // 		/* UPDATE VARIABLES */
+        // // 		/********************/
+        x0 = MPComplex (Ix0.r.a) + MPComplex (stepsize);
+        y0 = y0 + stepsize*a;
+
+
+
+
+        // 		/*******************/
+        // 		/* CORRECT ROOT	   */
+        // 		/*******************/
+        correctRoot<MPComplex> (f, x0, y0);
+
+        /**********************************************/
+        /* CHECK WE HAVE NOT JUMPED TO ANOTHER ROOT   */
+        /**********************************************/
+        if (!(MPIComplex(y0).subset (IY0+Ia*stepsize))) {
+            mpfr_clears (stepsize, eps, calc, tol, NULL);
+            printf ("error! Jumped to other thread!\n");
+            mpfr_set_default_prec(oldprec);
+            _Polynomial::releaseCombinatorialNumbers ();
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+
+        outputList.push_back (Cell<mpfr_t> (x0.r, y0.r, y0.i));
+
+    }
+
+
+    // 	/***********************************************/
+    /* PREPARE OUTPUT AS A BINARY ARRAY OF DOUBLES */
+    /***********************************************/
+
+    mpfr_t *rop = new mpfr_t [((3 * outputList.size () + 1))];
+    mpfr_init(rop[0]);
+    mpfr_set_si(rop[0], outputList.size(), MPFR_RNDN);
+    for (int i=0; i<outputList.size (); i++) {
+        mpfr_init(rop[3*i+1]);
+        mpfr_init(rop[3*i+2]);
+        mpfr_init(rop[3*i+3]);
+        mpfr_set(rop[3*i+1], outputList[i].x[0], MPFR_RNDN);
+        mpfr_set(rop[3*i+2], outputList[i].x[1], MPFR_RNDN);
+        mpfr_set(rop[3*i+3], outputList[i].x[2], MPFR_RNDN);
+    }
+
+
+    mpfr_clears (stepsize, eps, calc, tol, NULL);
+
+    mpfr_set_default_prec(oldprec);
+    _Polynomial::releaseCombinatorialNumbers ();
+    return rop;
+}
diff --git a/sage-sirocco_interface.pyx b/sage-sirocco_interface.pyx
index 6f76c97..2b6e5da 100644
--- a/sage-sirocco_interface.pyx
+++ b/sage-sirocco_interface.pyx
@@ -3,26 +3,29 @@
 #clang C++
 #clib sirocco
 
-include 'cysignals/signals.pxi'
+#include 'cysignals/signals.pxi'
+
+from cysignals.signals cimport sig_on, sig_off
+from cysignals.memory cimport check_allocarray, sig_free as free
 
 from sage.libs.mpfr cimport *
 from sage.rings.real_mpfr cimport RealNumber
 from sage.rings.real_mpfr import RealField
 
 
-cdef extern from "stdlib.h":
-    void free(void* ptr)
 
 
 cdef extern from "sirocco.h":
     mpfr_t* homotopyPath_mp (int degree, mpfr_t *_coef, mpfr_t _y0R, mpfr_t _y0I, int prec)
+    mpfr_t* homotopyPath_mp_comps (int degree, mpfr_t *_coef, mpfr_t _y0R, mpfr_t _y0I, int prec, int nothercomps, int *degreescomps, mpfr_t *_coefscomps)
     double * homotopyPath (int degree, double *_coef, double _y0R, double _y0I)
+    double * homotopyPath_comps (int degree, double *_coef, double _y0R, double _y0I, int nothercomps, int *degreescomps, double *_coefscomps)
 
 
 
 def contpath_mp(deg, values, RealNumber y0r, RealNumber y0i, int prec):
     cdef int cdeg = deg
-    cdef mpfr_t* cvalues = <mpfr_t*> sage_malloc(sizeof(mpfr_t)*len(values))
+    cdef mpfr_t* cvalues = <mpfr_t*> check_allocarray(len(values), sizeof(mpfr_t))
     cdef mpfr_t* rop
     cdef int j
     for i in range(len(values)):
@@ -66,16 +69,82 @@ def contpath_mp(deg, values, RealNumber y0r, RealNumber y0i, int prec):
 
 
 
+def contpath_mp_comps(deg, values, RealNumber y0r, RealNumber y0i, int prec, otherdegrees, othercoefs):
+    cdef int cdeg = deg
+    cdef mpfr_t* cvalues = <mpfr_t*> check_allocarray(len(values),sizeof(mpfr_t))
+    cdef mpfr_t* cothercoefs = <mpfr_t*> check_allocarray(len(othercoefs),sizeof(mpfr_t))
+    cdef mpfr_t* rop
+    cdef int j
+    for i in range(len(values)):
+        j = <int>i
+        sig_on()
+        mpfr_init2(cvalues[j], prec)
+        mpfr_set(cvalues[j], (<RealNumber>values[j]).value, MPFR_RNDN)
+        sig_off()
+
+    for i in range(len(othercoefs)):
+        j = <int>i
+        sig_on()
+        mpfr_init2(cothercoefs[j], prec)
+        mpfr_set(cothercoefs[j], (<RealNumber>othercoefs[j]).value, MPFR_RNDN)
+        sig_off()
+
+    cdef int* c_otherdegrees = <int*> check_allocarray(len(otherdegrees),sizeof(int))
+    for i in range(len(otherdegrees)):
+        c_otherdegrees[i] = int(otherdegrees[i])
+
+    cdef mpfr_t y0R
+    cdef mpfr_t y0I
+    sig_on()
+    mpfr_init2(y0R, prec)
+    mpfr_set(y0R, (<RealNumber>y0r).value, MPFR_RNDN)
+    mpfr_init2(y0I, prec)
+    mpfr_set(y0I, (<RealNumber>y0i).value, MPFR_RNDN)
+    rop = homotopyPath_mp_comps(cdeg, cvalues, y0R, y0I, prec, int(len(otherdegrees)), c_otherdegrees, cothercoefs)
+    sig_off()
+    for i in range(len(values)):
+        j = <int>i
+        sig_on()
+        mpfr_clear(cvalues[j])
+        sig_off()
+
+    for i in range(len(othercoefs)):
+        j = <int>i
+        sig_on()
+        mpfr_clear(cothercoefs[j])
+        sig_off()
+
+    free(cvalues)
+    free(cothercoefs)
+    free(c_otherdegrees)
+    if rop == NULL:
+        raise ValueError("libsirocco could not guarantee one step")
+    cdef int n = mpfr_get_si(rop[0], MPFR_RNDN)
+
+    #cdef RealNumber res = RealField(53)()
+    cdef double res
+    l = []
+
+    for i in range(1, 3*n+1):
+        RN = RealField(prec)()
+        sig_on()
+        res = mpfr_set((<RealNumber>RN).value, rop[i], MPFR_RNDN)
+        mpfr_clear(rop[i])
+        sig_off()
+        l.append(RN)
+    free(rop)
+    return [(l[3*i], l[3*i+1], l[3*i+2]) for i in range(len(l)/3)]
+
+
+
 
 def contpath(deg,values,y0r,y0i):
     cdef double* rop
-    cdef double* c_values = <double*> sage_malloc(sizeof(double)*len(values))
+    cdef double* c_values = <double*> check_allocarray(len(values),sizeof(double))
     cdef int clen = <int> len(values)
     for i,v in enumerate(values):
         c_values[i] = values[i]
 
-
-
     cdef double y0R = y0r
     cdef double y0I = y0i
     sig_on()
@@ -90,3 +159,37 @@ def contpath(deg,values,y0r,y0i):
     free(rop)
     free(c_values)
     return l
+
+
+def contpath_comps(deg, values, y0r, y0i, otherdegrees, othercomps):
+    cdef double* rop
+    cdef double* c_values = <double*> check_allocarray(len(values),sizeof(double))
+    for i,v in enumerate(values):
+        c_values[i] = values[i]
+
+    cdef double* c_othercomps = <double*> check_allocarray(len(othercomps),sizeof(double))
+
+    for i,v in enumerate(othercomps):
+        c_othercomps[i] = othercomps[i]
+
+    cdef int* c_otherdegrees = <int *> check_allocarray(len(otherdegrees),sizeof(int))
+
+    for i,v in enumerate(otherdegrees):
+        c_otherdegrees[i] = int(otherdegrees[i])
+
+    cdef double y0R = y0r
+    cdef double y0I = y0i
+    sig_on()
+    rop = homotopyPath_comps (int(deg), c_values, y0R, y0I, int(len(otherdegrees)), c_otherdegrees, c_othercomps)
+    sig_off()
+    if rop == NULL:
+        raise ValueError("libsirocco could not guarantee one step")
+    n=int(rop[0])
+    l=[0 for i in range(n)]
+    for i in range(n):
+        l[i]=(rop[3*i+1],rop[3*i+2],rop[3*i+3])
+    free(rop)
+    free(c_values)
+    free(c_othercomps)
+    free(c_otherdegrees)
+    return l
diff --git a/tests/sirocco_minimal_test.cpp b/tests/sirocco_minimal_test.cpp
index 5c6e083..9192916 100644
--- a/tests/sirocco_minimal_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/sirocco_minimal_test.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,23 @@ int main(int argc, char const *argv[]) {
 };
 
 
+
+
+double testCoefsotcomp[] = {
+    -2.100000000000, -2.10000000000000, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000,
+    0.0000000000000, 0.00000000000000, 0.000000000000000, -0.000000000000000,
+    0.000000000000, 0.000000000000, 0.0000000000000, 0.0000000000000,
+    1.000000000000000, 1.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000, -0.000000000000000,
+    0.00000000000000, 0.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000,
+    1.0000000000000, 1.000000000000000, 0.000000000000000, 0.0000000000000000
+};
+
+
+
+int compdegs[]={2};
+
+
+
    	double y0R = 1.414;
    	double y0I = 0.0;
    	double *rop = homotopyPath (2, testCoefs, y0R, y0I);
@@ -25,28 +42,46 @@ int main(int argc, char const *argv[]) {
 
 		delete [] rop;
 
+    double *rop2 = homotopyPath_comps (2, testCoefs, y0R, y0I,1, compdegs, testCoefsotcomp);
+
+    delete [] rop2;
+
 		mpfr_t mp_testCoefs[24];
 		for (int i=0; i<24; ++i) {
 			mpfr_init_set_d (mp_testCoefs[i], testCoefs[i],
 					(i%2)? MPFR_RNDU : MPFR_RNDD);
 		}
+
+		mpfr_t mp_othercompsCoefs[24];
+        for (int i=0; i<24; ++i) {
+            mpfr_init_set_d (mp_othercompsCoefs[i], testCoefsotcomp[i],
+                             (i%2)? MPFR_RNDU : MPFR_RNDD);
+        }
+
+
 		mpfr_t mp_y0R, mp_y0I;
 		mpfr_init_set_d (mp_y0R, y0R, MPFR_RNDN);
 		mpfr_init_set_d (mp_y0I, y0I, MPFR_RNDN);
 
 		mpfr_t *mp_rop = homotopyPath_mp (2, mp_testCoefs, mp_y0R, mp_y0I, 106);
+        mpfr_t *mp_rop2 = homotopyPath_mp_comps (2, mp_testCoefs, mp_y0R, mp_y0I,102,1,compdegs, mp_othercompsCoefs);
 
 		int size = mpfr_get_si (mp_rop[0], MPFR_RNDN);
-  
+
 		for (int i=0; i<3*size+1; ++i)
 			mpfr_clear(mp_rop[i]);
 		delete [] mp_rop;
+        delete [] mp_rop2;
 
 
 		for (int i=0; i<24; ++i) {
 			mpfr_clear (mp_testCoefs[i]);
 		}
 
+		for (int i=0; i<24; ++i) {
+            mpfr_clear (mp_othercompsCoefs[i]);
+        }
+
 		mpfr_clear (mp_y0R);
 		mpfr_clear (mp_y0I);