> > On Jun 23, John Goerzen wrote > > It seems to me that dc and bc aren't vital to the workings of a > > system (when I deselect them, dselect doesn't warn about any > > dependencies), yet they are in Important. Why? > > In addition to what everyone else has said about what "Important" > Really Means, please realize that bc/dc are ideal for doing > arithmetic in shell scripts. [Sure, you can use awk, just as > you can use awk to replace grep -- but it's awkward.] > > -- > Raul >
For most math, expr works just fine. Of course, expr is limited to integer math, but it works and is portable. -Erik -- Erik B. Andersen Web: http://www.inconnect.com/~andersen/ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --This message was written using 73% post-consumer electrons-- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
