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/v4.3.0/libqalculate-4.3.0.tar.gz
Download MD5 sum: f287dc5b09173b1cab65142f9e5e7f88
Download size: 2.1 MB
Estimated disk space required: 179 MB (with tests)
Estimated build time: 1.6 SBU (Using parallelism=4; with tests)
cURL-7.85.0, ICU-71.1, and libxml2-2.10.2
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-4.3.0 &&
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.