Hey, echo "-(1)^2" | bc 1
I would have expected -1. This behavior is unmathematical and very confusing, because otherwise bc acts quite logic. Not sure if it is mandated by POSIX, atleast I could not find it to be in the section of exponentiation operator. Was this ever discussed? Resolving "-(positive float)" to "(-1)*(positive float)" for intern calculation seems more appropriate to me and would give the desired results.
