1 This is GNU bc version 1.06. (And dc version 1.2)
3 Changes in dc from 1.2 to 1.3:
5 New multiply algorithm of bc.
7 Changes in bc from 1.05 to 1.06:
8 New multiply algoirthm and many other changes in lib/number.c
9 Function size now done dynamically.
10 Function syntax in non-posix mode allows newlines in more places.
12 improved computation of j(n,x).
13 enables readline only if interactive.
14 for statment bug fixed.
15 use int instead of char for readline char counts.
16 improved cosine accuracy.
18 Changes in dc from 1.1 to 1.2:
19 added !< != !> commands
21 output is now line buffered, provided setvbuf() is available
22 fixed known bugs in 'q', 'Q', 'a' commands, '-f' command-line option,
24 changed the 'P' command's behavior on a numeric argument:
25 due to popular demand it now does the equivalent of 'aP'
27 added new 'n' command to do what the old 'P' command did
29 Changes in bc from 1.04 to 1.05:
30 Solaris makes work better.
32 stdout now always does line buffering.
33 sqrt bug fixed for small numbers.
34 readline (if support is compiled in) is enabled only for
35 interactive executions of bc.
38 This is GNU bc version 1.04. (And dc version 1.1)
42 reorganization of source tree
45 new commands for dc (|, ~, r, a)
46 new command line options for dc
48 fixed infinite loop in sqrt in bc
49 fixed an I/O bug in bc
50 made bc conform to POSIX for array parameters
51 added long option support for bc
52 new commandline options for bc (-q)
53 added support for readline to bc (use configure --with-readline)
54 command line argumens can now be taken from an environment variable
59 minor bug fixes in bc.
61 addition of Ken Pizzini's dc program that uses the GNU bc
62 arbitrary precision arithmetic routines.