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missed '-c' (compile only rpn) opt for 'bc'

Asked by jami

hallo all, that's all.
thanks

i use 'bc -c' since at&t unix rel 3 vers 7 (early '80)
bsd+sunos+solaris at least, also know this option, here an
extract of solaris bc-man pages:
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NAME
     bc - arbitrary precision arithmetic language

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/bin/bc [-c] [-l] [file...]

     /usr/xpg6/bin/bc [-c] [-l] [file...]
.......
.......
.......
OPTIONS
     The following operands are supported:

     -c Compiles only. The output is dc commands(*)
         that are sent to the standard output.

     (*) in reversed polish notation

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Jensen Somers (jsomers) said : 		#1

Again, can you clarify what you mean by this? Your question/problem is very vague.

I assume you mean that the 'bc' command is missing the '-c' option. But as far as I know the 'bc' command never had a '-c' option and I cannot seem to find any reference to this option on the Internet.

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jami (jmsa) said : 		#2

please re-read my post, i completed it. thanks

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Jensen Somers (jsomers) said : 		#3

As far as I can tell this option was never included in the 'bc' command on Debian and/or Ubuntu.

It might be better if you convert this question into a bug report via the 'Create bug report' link in the right menu bar so the right people can handle this missing feature.

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