bc
brew install bcArbitrary precision numeric processing language
https://www.gnu.org/software/bc/
License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/bc.json
Formula code: bc.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| macOS on Intel |
sonoma | ✅ |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 1.08.2 |
Keg-only because macOS already provides this software.
Depends on when building from source:
| texinfo | 7.3 | Official documentation format of the GNU project |
Uses from macOS: bison (build), ed (build), flex, libedit
Conflicts with: bc-gh (because both install `bc` and `dc` binaries)
Binaries:
bc,
dc
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 12,568 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 299,248 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 1,790 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 7.0× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-03T00:41:49Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-04 to 2026-11-03. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 1,790 | 6,405 | 31,222 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Installs on Request | 1,750 | 6,313 | 31,080 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Build Errors | 0 |