tool: GNU BC

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Language:	Unix BC (arbitrary-precision arithmetic language)
Version:	1.02
Parts:	parser (yacc), interpreter, BC math library
Author:	Philip A. Nelson <phil@cs.wwu.edu>
Location:	ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/bc-1.02.tar.Z or any other GNU archive site
Description:	BC is an arbitrary precision numeric processing language with a C-like syntax that traditionally provided a front-end to DC. This version, however, is self-contained and internally executes its own compiled code (unrelated to DC code).
Conformance:	Superset of POSIX BC (P10003.2/D11), with a POSIX-only mode.
Restriction:	Source code falls under the GNU CopyLeft.
Requires:	vsprintf and vfprintf routines
Ports:	Unix (BSD, System V, MINIX, POSIX)
Updated:	?

language: Unix BC

category: mathematical tools and languages summary, or expanded.