MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 1

bc(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities bc(1)
Message: end of file in string starting on line num of filename
Cause: bc encountered the end-of-file character when reading a string which begins on
line num of the file filename.
Action: Make sure that the file filename contains a " to end each string.
Message: exponent must be an integer from 0 to number.
Cause: You specified an exponent that was not an integer in the range 0 to
SHRT_MAX-1.
Action: Specify an exponent in the valid range.
Message: filename: system error
Cause: See syserror(3).
Action: See syserror(3).
Message: funcname() is not a function
Cause: You attempted to use a name that is not defined as a function in a function con-
text.
Action: Specify a valid function name.
Message: numerical constant is too long
Cause: You specified a numerical constant that was longer than the maximum permit-
ted length, as defined by the value of the configuration variable
BC_STRING_MAX.
Action: Specify a shorter numerical constant.
Message: L?
Cause: You tried to pop a value off of an empty stack variable using the L operator.
Action: Correct your program.
Message: out of memory
Cause: bc ran out of system resources while trying to allocate space. If bc is being run
interactively, it tries to free up more resources and returns to the top level of the
interpreter.
Action: Free up some resources and try again. Pay particular attention to large arrays.
Message: out of memory (fatal)
Cause: bc ran out of system resources but was unable to recover sufficient storage to
continue.
Action: Free up some resources and try again. Pay particular attention to large arrays.
Message: Q?
Cause: You specified a string argument to the Q command. This is invalid. The Q
command requires a numeric argument.
Action: Correct your program.
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