Hi Raplh, On 4/28/23 15:43, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi Alejandro, > >> I could only see this: >> >> $ echo 'l(1114112) / l(2)' | bc -lc >> @iK1114112:C2,0:K2:C2,0:/W@r >> @i > > That's GNU bc. Its -c dumps its internal byte code rather than dc code > because it nevers runs dc. > >> $ echo 'l(1114112) / l(2)' | /usr/lib/plan9/bin/bc -c >> 1114112 l<12>x 2 l<12>x/ps. >> q > > That's correct output. The <12> is ASCII FF and is the name of the l() > function as defined by the dc code in bc's -l maths library. > >> $ echo 'l(1114112) / l(2)' | /usr/lib/plan9/bin/bc -lc >> c[cannot open input file:1, ]pc >> 1114112 l<12>x 2 l<12>x/ps. >> q > > There's your problem. When your plan9/bin/bc is given -l, it produces > dc to print ‘cannot open input file:1, ’. Looks like the installation > is incomplete or the file is present but in the wrong place. > > At a guess, have you a /usr/lib/plan9/lib/bclib?
It seems Debian's plan9 port is incomplete in that regard: $ apt-file find /usr/lib/plan9/lib/bclib $ apt-file find bclib $ $ apt-file find /usr/lib/plan9/bin/bc 9base: /usr/lib/plan9/bin/bc :( Cheers, Alex
