description: GNU bc - numeric processing language
version: 1.06
date: 20080825-13.38
author: P. Nelson, K. Pizzini
submitter: Thematic
url: http://www.gnu.org/home.html
category: utility/scientific
requirements: newlib.library >3.10
license: GPL
distribute: no
fileid: 3961
hend:


bc is an arbitrary precision numeric processing language. Syntax is similar to C, but differs in many substantial areas. It supports interactive execution of statements. bc is a utility included in the POSIX P1003.2/D11 draft standard.

 Since the POSIX document does not specify how bc must be implemented, this version does not use the historical method of having bc be a compiler for the dc calculator. This version has a single executable that both compiles the language and runs the resulting `byte code'. The byte code is not the dc language.

 Online Manual is available at http://www.gnu.org/software/bc/manual/ , as well as one for dc.

