Install this version:
emerge -a =app-alternatives/bc-0
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =app-alternatives/bc-0
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =app-alternatives/bc-0
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 8 | ~alpha amd64 arm arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc x86 ~arm64-macos ~x64-macos ~x64-solaris |
# Copyright 2022-2025 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
ALTERNATIVES=(
"gnu:>=sys-devel/bc-1.07.1-r6"
gh:sci-calculators/bc-gh
)
inherit app-alternatives
DESCRIPTION="bc symlink"
KEYWORDS="~alpha amd64 arm arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc x86 ~arm64-macos ~x64-macos ~x64-solaris"
RDEPEND="
!<sys-devel/bc-1.07.1-r6
"
src_install() {
local suffix=$(get_alternative)
[[ ${suffix} == gnu ]] && suffix=reference
dosym "bc-${suffix}" /usr/bin/bc
dosym "dc-${suffix}" /usr/bin/dc
newman - bc.1 <<<".so bc-${suffix}.1"
newman - dc.1 <<<".so dc-${suffix}.1"
}
!<sys-devel/bc-1.07.1-r6