%general-entities; ]> Bc The bc package contains an arbitrary precision numeric processing language. Starting with linux-3.9 the bc program is needed to build the linux kernel. It is been moved to LFS for LFS-7.4. &lfs74_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &bc-md5sum; Download size: &bc-size; Estimated disk space required: &bc-buildsize; Estimated build time: &bc-time; User Notes: Install bc by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-readline && make To test bc, run the commands below. There is quite a bit of output, so you may want to redirect it to a file. There are a very small percentage of tests (10 of 12,144) that will indicate a roundoff error at the last digit. echo "quit" | ./bc/bc -l Test/checklib.b Now, as the root user: make install --with-readline: This option enables Readline support in interactive mode. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories bc and dc None None Short Descriptions bc is a calculator. bc dc is a reverse-polish calculator. dc