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diff --git a/contrib/bc/manuals/build.md b/contrib/bc/manuals/build.md index 906551cc73ac..47fbabdfad7f 100644 --- a/contrib/bc/manuals/build.md +++ b/contrib/bc/manuals/build.md @@ -282,6 +282,29 @@ following forms: --option=arg ``` +### Library + +To build the math library, use the following commands for the configure step: + +``` +./configure.sh -a +./configure.sh --library +``` + +Both commands are equivalent. + +When the library is built, history, prompt, and locales are disabled, and the +functionality for `bc` and `dc` are both enabled, though the executables are +*not* built. This is because the library's options clash with the executables. + +To build an optimized version of the library, users can pass optimization +options to `configure.sh` or include them in `CFLAGS`. + +The library API can be found in `manuals/bcl.3.md` or `man bcl` once the library +is installed. + +The library is built as `bin/libbcl.a`. + ### `bc` Only To build `bc` only (no `dc`), use any one of the following commands for the |