%%name: bc

%%short-description: Interactive algebraic language with arbitrary
precision numbers.
 
%%full-description: 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. 

This version does not use the historical method of having bc be a
calculator for the dc calculator (the POSIX document doesn't specify
how bc must be implemented). 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.
 
%%category: math, statistics

%%maintainer: Phil Nelson <phil@cs.wwu.edu>

%%license: GPL

%%updated: 01 Mar 2000

%%keywords: Algebra, precision numbers, math, statistics,

%%interface: Interactive

%%programs: GNU dc

%%GNU: yes

%%web-page: http:/www.gnu.org/software/bc/bc.html

%%support: 

%%doc: User reference manual from http://www.gnu.org/manual/bc/index.html 

%%developers: Phil Nelson (bc) <phil@cs.wwu.edu>, Ken Pizzini <ken@halycon.com>(dc) 

%%contributors:

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%%source: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bc

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%%source-language: C

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%%version: 1.05 released 10 Jun 1998

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%%bug-list: bug-bc@gnu.org
 









 








