This might be true (that bc and dc are together) for historical reasons. Commercial Unix source has bc as a front end to dc; only the rare RPN fan used dc directly. The GNU version does not do that, their bc is not dependent on dc.
> On Jul 12, 2021, at 20:04, Richard L. Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote: > > The bc port includes dc. > >> On Jul 12, 2021, at 19:27, raf via macports-users >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 06:06:47PM +0300, Maxim Abalenkov >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Dear all, >>> >>> How are you? I hope all is well with you. Would you please tell me, if the >>> dc (desk calculator) is available via MacPorts: >>> >>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dc_%28computer_program%29 >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dc_(computer_program)> >>> >>> I wasn’t able to find via the `port search` command. On the other hand, I >>> wasn’t able to find `dc` in source code either. If you have any hints or >>> pointers, please let me know. Thank you and have a wonderful day ahead! >>> >>> — >>> Best wishes, >>> Maxim >> >> /usr/bin/dc is already present. >> >>> dc --version >> dc (GNU bc 1.06) 1.3 >> >> Copyright 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. >> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO >> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, >> to the extent permitted by law. >> > >
