'bc' package updated

Forum member emil reported that the 'bc' maths calculator does not work properly in Wary:

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=62891
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=61930&start=195

The 'bc' package was compiled in T2, version 1.06 which is very old (2000) although T2 does apply a couple of patches.
I looked on the Debian site and they have version 1.06.95 plus another patch file, heaps of patches since the original 1.06.

I have compiled the package from Debian, and it works in Wary. This will be in the next release.

I have also created a 'bc' template in Woof, so that only the 'bc' executable will be included, not the 'dc' executable. Reason: 'dc' is in Busybox.

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Comments

great
Username: emil
Great! Did you also had a look on xgamma-gui? I know its kind of a fringe topic, but with the current version of the gui its e.g. impossible to set darker values. emil

re bc
Username: BarryK
"xgamma-gui: not yet. The fixed bc pet is here: http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/quirky/pet_packages-wary5/bc-1.06.95-patched_debian2-w5.pet Note, I'm in holiday-mode right now, in Melbourne. I am doing a little bit of Puppy-work, but not very attentive to posts -- I might need to be reminded after I get home!

sure
Username: emil
"Of course :), it's really not urgent... I might be back for a reminder next year. It's good that you take a relaxed pace! Thank you for your great work - nice holidays and merry christmas to you and your family from Austria to Australia emil

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