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If you notice something wrong, strange or broken, try rereading:
README.FIRST
HOWTO.INSTALL
BUGS (this file)
If that does not help, cd to the calc source directory and try:
make check
Look at the end of the output, it should say something like:
9998: passed all tests /\../\
9999: Ending regression tests
If it does not, then something is really broken!
If you made and modifications to calc beyond the simple Makefile
configuration, try backing them out and see if things get better.
To be sure that your version of calc is up to date, check out:
http://reality.sgi.com/chongo/tech/comp/calc/calc-download.html
The calc web site is located at:
http://reality.sgi.com/chongo/tech/comp/calc
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If you have tried all of the above and things still are not right,
then it may be time to send in a bug report. You can send bug reports to:
calc-tester@postofc.corp.sgi.com
When you send your report, please include the following information:
* a description of the problem
* the version of calc you are using (if you cannot get calc
it to run, then send us the 4 #define lines from version.c)
* if you modified calc from an official patch, send me the mods you made
* the type of system you were using
* the type of compiler you were using
* any compiler warnings or errors that you saw
* cd to the calc source directory, and type:
make debug > debug.out 2>&1 (sh, ksh, bash users)
make debug >& debug.out (csh, tcsh users)
and send the contents of the 'debug.out' file.
Stack traces from core dumps are useful to send as well.
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Send any comments, compiler warning messages, suggestions and most
importantly, fixes (in the form of a context diff patch) to:
calc-tester@postofc.corp.sgi.com
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Known bugs:
None reported. We are sure some bugs exist. When you find them,
please let us know! See the above for details on how to report and
were to EMail your bug reports and hopefully patches to fix them.
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Calc Mis-features:
* The following shell command (written in sh,ksh,bash-like form) works:
calc '/*
* comment
*/
print 2+3;'
However this (also written in sh,ksh,bash-like form) does not work:
echo '/*
* comment
*/
print 2+3;' | calc
The 2nd example will result in an 'Unterminated comment' error.
* Calc does not support the #! exec method. For example of the
following is placed in an executable file (assume the path to
calc is correct) called /tmp/xyzzy:
#!/usr/local/bin/calc
/*
* comment
*/
print 2+3;
Will result in '"tmp" is undefined' and '"xyzzy" is undefined'
error messages because calc considers $0 as an expression to
evaluate.