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6.15.1. Installation of Bc

Prepare Bc for compilation:

PREFIX=/usr CC=gcc CFLAGS="-std=c99" ./configure.sh -G -O3

PREFIX=/usr CC=gcc CFLAGS="-std=c99" ./configure.sh -G -O3

The meaning of the configure options:

CC=gcc CFLAGS="-std=c99"

These parameters specify the compiler and C standard to use.

-O3

Specify the optimization to use.

-G

Omit parts of the test suite that won't work without a GNU bc present.

Compile the package:

make

make

To test bc, run:

make test

make test

Install the package:

make install

make install

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