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/v4.2.0/libqalculate-4.2.0.tar.gz
Download MD5 sum: 81dd76d13ddc0c1aa5d46221a3f2a14f
Download size: 2.1 MB
Estimated disk space required: 180 MB (with tests)
Estimated build time: 1.1 SBU (Using parallelism=4; with tests)
cURL-7.83.1 and libxml2-2.9.14
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-4.2.0 &&
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.