10.38. Bc-1.06.95

The Bc package contains an arbitrary precision numeric processing language.

10.38.1. Installation of Bc

Prepare Bc for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr --with-readline \
    --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info

Compile the package:

make

To test the results, issue:

echo "quit" | ./bc/bc -l Test/checklib.b

Install the package:

make install

10.38.2. Contents of Bc

Installed programs: bc, dc

Short Descriptions

bc

is a command line calculator

dc

is a reverse-polish command line calculator