[gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a certain program...

[gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a certain program...

[tuxic]

Hi,

in a video I saw someone using a neat little commandline tool (no gui)
called 'qcalc', with which he performs some interesting calculations.

I searched the web for it and found this link
https://state-machine.com/qtools/qcalc.html#qcalc_linux
but it is another type of calculator and it has a gui.

Does someone knows of this commandline tool and what
package/archive/... it is contained in?

Thanks a lot for any help in advance!
Cheers
Meino

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a certain program...

[David Haller]

Hello,

On Fri, 13 Oct 2017, tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
>in a video I saw someone using a neat little commandline tool (no gui)
>called 'qcalc', with which he performs some interesting calculations.
[..]
>Does someone knows of this commandline tool and what
>package/archive/... it is contained in?

I use sci-mathematics/calc, and there also is sci-calculators/pcalc.

HTH,
-dnh

-- 
Alles ist wie immer. Nur schlimmer. Mist. *[°°]*

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a certain program...

[Mick]

On Friday, 13 October 2017 04:20:19 BST tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> in a video I saw someone using a neat little commandline tool (no gui)
> called 'qcalc', with which he performs some interesting calculations.
> 
> I searched the web for it and found this link
> https://state-machine.com/qtools/qcalc.html#qcalc_linux
> but it is another type of calculator and it has a gui.
> 
> Does someone knows of this commandline tool and what
> package/archive/... it is contained in?
> 
> Thanks a lot for any help in advance!
> Cheers
> Meino

Have a look at GNU bc.

$ bc
bc 1.06.95
Copyright 1991-1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation, 
Inc.
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details type `warranty'. 
3+5
8
sqrt(16)
4
quit
$

man bc shows the capabilities of this calculator which significantly exceed 
mine and reminds me why I should have paid more attention at school.  :-p

-- 
Regards,
Mick

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a certain program...

[Mick]

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On Friday, 13 October 2017 10:37:30 BST Mick wrote:
> On Friday, 13 October 2017 04:20:19 BST tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > in a video I saw someone using a neat little commandline tool (no gui)
> > called 'qcalc', with which he performs some interesting calculations.
> > 
> > I searched the web for it and found this link
> > https://state-machine.com/qtools/qcalc.html#qcalc_linux
> > but it is another type of calculator and it has a gui.
> > 
> > Does someone knows of this commandline tool and what
> > package/archive/... it is contained in?
> > 
> > Thanks a lot for any help in advance!
> > Cheers
> > Meino
> 
> Have a look at GNU bc.
> 
> $ bc
> bc 1.06.95
> Copyright 1991-1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation,
> Inc.
> This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
> For details type `warranty'.
> 3+5
> 8
> sqrt(16)
> 4
> quit
> $
> 
> man bc shows the capabilities of this calculator which significantly exceed
> mine and reminds me why I should have paid more attention at school.  :-p

Oops!  I realised I did not answer your question!

From what I know Qalc (no 'c' after 'q') used to be the CLI version of the 
application called Qalculate, but I have not used it:

https://qalculate.github.io/

-- 
Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a certain program...

[tuxic]

On 10/13 09:47, Mick wrote:
> On Friday, 13 October 2017 10:37:30 BST Mick wrote:
> > On Friday, 13 October 2017 04:20:19 BST tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > in a video I saw someone using a neat little commandline tool (no gui)
> > > called 'qcalc', with which he performs some interesting calculations.
> > > 
> > > I searched the web for it and found this link
> > > https://state-machine.com/qtools/qcalc.html#qcalc_linux
> > > but it is another type of calculator and it has a gui.
> > > 
> > > Does someone knows of this commandline tool and what
> > > package/archive/... it is contained in?
> > > 
> > > Thanks a lot for any help in advance!
> > > Cheers
> > > Meino
> > 
> > Have a look at GNU bc.
> > 
> > $ bc
> > bc 1.06.95
> > Copyright 1991-1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation,
> > Inc.
> > This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
> > For details type `warranty'.
> > 3+5
> > 8
> > sqrt(16)
> > 4
> > quit
> > $
> > 
> > man bc shows the capabilities of this calculator which significantly exceed
> > mine and reminds me why I should have paid more attention at school.  :-p
> 
> Oops!  I realised I did not answer your question!
> 
> From what I know Qalc (no 'c' after 'q') used to be the CLI version of the 
> application called Qalculate, but I have not used it:
> 
> https://qalculate.github.io/
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Mick

Hi all,

thanks for all the input! :)

I am searching for a program called qcalc. I know bc and several
others but -- sorry -- this time it has to be qcalc.

Does someone knows about this specific program?

Cheers
Meino

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a certain program...

[R0b0t1]

On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 8:41 PM,  <tuxic@posteo.de> wrote:
> On 10/13 09:47, Mick wrote:
>> On Friday, 13 October 2017 10:37:30 BST Mick wrote:
>> > On Friday, 13 October 2017 04:20:19 BST tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > in a video I saw someone using a neat little commandline tool (no gui)
>> > > called 'qcalc', with which he performs some interesting calculations.
>> > >
>> > > I searched the web for it and found this link
>> > > https://state-machine.com/qtools/qcalc.html#qcalc_linux
>> > > but it is another type of calculator and it has a gui.
>> > >
>> > > Does someone knows of this commandline tool and what
>> > > package/archive/... it is contained in?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks a lot for any help in advance!
>> > > Cheers
>> > > Meino
>> >
>> > Have a look at GNU bc.
>> >
>> > $ bc
>> > bc 1.06.95
>> > Copyright 1991-1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006 Free Software Foundation,
>> > Inc.
>> > This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
>> > For details type `warranty'.
>> > 3+5
>> > 8
>> > sqrt(16)
>> > 4
>> > quit
>> > $
>> >
>> > man bc shows the capabilities of this calculator which significantly exceed
>> > mine and reminds me why I should have paid more attention at school.  :-p
>>
>> Oops!  I realised I did not answer your question!
>>
>> From what I know Qalc (no 'c' after 'q') used to be the CLI version of the
>> application called Qalculate, but I have not used it:
>>
>> https://qalculate.github.io/
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Mick
>
> Hi all,
>
> thanks for all the input! :)
>
> I am searching for a program called qcalc. I know bc and several
> others but -- sorry -- this time it has to be qcalc.
>
> Does someone knows about this specific program?
>
> Cheers
> Meino
>

I remember a "qcalc," but really it seems like I am not remembering
the name properly, and you are looking for
https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/qalc.

R0b0t1.

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a certain program...

[John Campbell]

On 10/13/2017 08:19 PM, R0b0t1 wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> thanks for all the input! :)
>>
>> I am searching for a program called qcalc. I know bc and several
>> others but -- sorry -- this time it has to be qcalc.
>>
>> Does someone knows about this specific program?
>>
>> Cheers
>> Meino
>>
> 
> I remember a "qcalc," but really it seems like I am not remembering
> the name properly, and you are looking for
> https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/qalc.

qalc is included in sci-libs/libqalculate.  Try emerging
sci-calculators/qalculate-gtk, which as far as I know is the only thing
that pulls in libqalculate.

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a certain program...

[tuxic]

On 10/14 04:02, John Campbell wrote:
> On 10/13/2017 08:19 PM, R0b0t1 wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> thanks for all the input! :)
> >>
> >> I am searching for a program called qcalc. I know bc and several
> >> others but -- sorry -- this time it has to be qcalc.
> >>
> >> Does someone knows about this specific program?
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >> Meino
> >>
> > 
> > I remember a "qcalc," but really it seems like I am not remembering
> > the name properly, and you are looking for
> > https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/qalc.
> 
> qalc is included in sci-libs/libqalculate.  Try emerging
> sci-calculators/qalculate-gtk, which as far as I know is the only thing
> that pulls in libqalculate.
> 


 I am searching for a program called qcalc. I know bc and several
 others but -- sorry -- this time it has to be qcalc.

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a certain program...

[Dale]

tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
> On 10/14 04:02, John Campbell wrote:
>> On 10/13/2017 08:19 PM, R0b0t1 wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> thanks for all the input! :)
>>>>
>>>> I am searching for a program called qcalc. I know bc and several
>>>> others but -- sorry -- this time it has to be qcalc.
>>>>
>>>> Does someone knows about this specific program?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Meino
>>>>
>>> I remember a "qcalc," but really it seems like I am not remembering
>>> the name properly, and you are looking for
>>> https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/qalc.
>> qalc is included in sci-libs/libqalculate.  Try emerging
>> sci-calculators/qalculate-gtk, which as far as I know is the only thing
>> that pulls in libqalculate.
>>
>
>  I am searching for a program called qcalc. I know bc and several
>  others but -- sorry -- this time it has to be qcalc.
>

I did a quick google and found these hits.

https://sites.math.rutgers.edu/~asbuch/qcalc/

https://sourceforge.net/projects/qcalc/

This next one isn't English but the name matches. 

http://www.q-solutions-gmbh.de/produkte/qcalc.shtml

It may be that google isn't returning those results for you for some
regional reason or something.  Hopefully that will help.  If not, I
tried.  ;-) 

Dale

:-)  :-) 

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a certain program...

[tuxic]

On 10/14 06:28, Dale wrote:
> tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
> > On 10/14 04:02, John Campbell wrote:
> >> On 10/13/2017 08:19 PM, R0b0t1 wrote:
> >>>> Hi all,
> >>>>
> >>>> thanks for all the input! :)
> >>>>
> >>>> I am searching for a program called qcalc. I know bc and several
> >>>> others but -- sorry -- this time it has to be qcalc.
> >>>>
> >>>> Does someone knows about this specific program?
> >>>>
> >>>> Cheers
> >>>> Meino
> >>>>
> >>> I remember a "qcalc," but really it seems like I am not remembering
> >>> the name properly, and you are looking for
> >>> https://packages.debian.org/wheezy/qalc.
> >> qalc is included in sci-libs/libqalculate.  Try emerging
> >> sci-calculators/qalculate-gtk, which as far as I know is the only thing
> >> that pulls in libqalculate.
> >>
> >
> >  I am searching for a program called qcalc. I know bc and several
> >  others but -- sorry -- this time it has to be qcalc.
> >
> 
> I did a quick google and found these hits.
> 
> https://sites.math.rutgers.edu/~asbuch/qcalc/
> 
> https://sourceforge.net/projects/qcalc/
> 
> This next one isn't English but the name matches. 
> 
> http://www.q-solutions-gmbh.de/produkte/qcalc.shtml
> 
> It may be that google isn't returning those results for you for some
> regional reason or something.  Hopefully that will help.  If not, I
> tried.  ;-) 
> 
> Dale
> 
> :-)  :-) 
> 

Hi Dale,

thanks for googling qcalc from "the other side" :)

The first qcalc is described as
"QCalc today is a simple calculator for the T-Mobile Hiptop, with the potential to be so much more."
...so since "T-Mobile" is involved it seems an app. Chances are very
small, that this a "nerds only" application, who run a linux
commandline on their phones... :)

The second qcalc is a link to a german company, which build radiator
installations and such (sorry, my english is limited). Their qcalc
is a "heat dissapation and delivery calculation software" ... very
specialized and no commandline thingy.

Thanks a lot for your googling, Sir ! :)))

Cheers
Meino

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a certain program...

[Dale]

tuxic@posteo.de wrote:
>
> Hi Dale,
>
> thanks for googling qcalc from "the other side" :)
>
> The first qcalc is described as
> "QCalc today is a simple calculator for the T-Mobile Hiptop, with the potential to be so much more."
> ...so since "T-Mobile" is involved it seems an app. Chances are very
> small, that this a "nerds only" application, who run a linux
> commandline on their phones... :)
>
> The second qcalc is a link to a german company, which build radiator
> installations and such (sorry, my english is limited). Their qcalc
> is a "heat dissapation and delivery calculation software" ... very
> specialized and no commandline thingy.
>
> Thanks a lot for your googling, Sir ! :)))
>
> Cheers
> Meino
>
>

Radiators.  Now that is funny.  I was hopeful that one of them would
lead to something.  I've read weird stories about how google makes
searches return different results depending on where you are. 

We tried tho.  Radiators.  Good grief.  :/

Dale

:-)  :-) 

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] In search of a certain program...

[R0b0t1]

On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 2:51 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
> We tried tho.  Radiators.  Good grief.  :/
>

Q is a variable used in thermodynamics.

I am kind of disappointed myself, I remember much the same program. I
thick ended up settling for bc despite coming across it some time ago.