On Mon, 2014-09-15 at 14:53 +0100, Jonathan Dowland wrote: > On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 03:49:11PM +0200, Thorsten Glaser wrote: > > bc is the standard Unix calculator, normally a dc frontend, > > and used in *a lot* of scripts. > > Is there any way of verifying or even reasonably estimating how common it is > used? *Within* debian, sadly it's hard to ascertain via codesearch as 'bc' is > too short, but /bc => http://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=%2Fbc > > I must admit I've never seen it used in 3rd party scripts in my entire career > as a sysadmin.
It is used in one place in a Linux kernel build (kernel/time/timeconst.bc). Ben. > > And yes, bc is also the primary interactive calculator, > > for things beyond what $((…)) can do. > > We've got python in priority:standard. > > -- Ben Hutchings Make three consecutive correct guesses and you will be considered an expert.
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