The libqalculate package contains a library that provides functions for a multi-purpose calculator.
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Download (HTTP): https://github.com/Qalculate/libqalculate/releases/download/v4.5.1/libqalculate-4.5.1.tar.gz
Download MD5 sum: 4b8b37f7acfb24e9e8019e8a56d9dc48
Download size: 2.5 MB
Estimated disk space required: 135 MB (with tests)
Estimated build time: 0.9 SBU (Using parallelism=4; with tests)
cURL-7.87.0, ICU-72.1, and libxml2-2.10.3
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libqalculate
Install libqalculate by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr \
--disable-static \
--docdir=/usr/share/doc/libqalculate-4.5.1 &&
make
To test the results, issue: make check.
Now, as the root user:
make install
--disable-static: This
switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.