whm@arizona.UUCP (07/09/87)
bc's "e" function uses "t" as a local variable (to save the value of "scale"),
but doesn't declare it. Thus, calling e changes the value of t globally.
Try:
bc -l
t=0
e(0)
t
It'll probably tell you that t is 20 or somesuch.
To fix, edit /usr/lib/lib.b and just add t to the auto list for e.
Of course, if there are any bc programs around that count on e setting
t to the value of scale, they'll break.
Bill Mitchell
whm@arizona.edu
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