\def\FP@pow#1#2#3{
  % #1 macro, which gets the result
  % #2 base
  % #3 exponent
  %
  \FP@beginmessage{POW}%
  %
  {\def\FP@beginmessage##1{}%
   \def\FP@endmessage##1{}%
   %
   \FPifzero{#2}%
     \FP@pow@zero{#3}%
   \else%
     \FPln\FP@tmpd{#2}%
     \FPmul\FP@tmpd\FP@tmpd{#3}%
     \FPexp\FP@tmp\FP@tmpd%
   \fi%
   %
   \global\let\FP@tmp\FP@tmp%
  }%
  %
  \FP@endmessage{}%
  %
  \let#1\FP@tmp%
}