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New port: math/bcal: Storage expression, unit conversion & address offset CLI calculator

bcal (Byte CALculator) is a REPL CLI utility for storage expressions, unit
conversions or address calculations. If you can't calculate the hex address
offset for (512 - 16) MiB, or the value when the 43rd bit of a 64-bit
address is set mentally, bcal is for you.

It has a bc mode for general-purpose numerical calculations.

bcal follows Ubuntu's standard unit conversion and notation policy. Only
64-bit operating systems are supported.

Features:

  • evaluate arithmetic expressions involving storage units
  • perform general purpose calculations (using bc)
  • convert to IEC/SI standard data storage units
  • interactive mode with the last valid result stored for reuse
  • show the address in bytes
  • show address as LBA:OFFSET
  • convert CHS to LBA and vice versa
  • base conversion to binary, decimal and hex
  • custom sector size, max heads/cylinder and max sectors/track
  • minimal dependencies

WWW: https://github.com/jarun/bcal

Reviewed by: mat
Approved by: mat (mentor)
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D18556

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Differential Revision
D18556: New port: math/bcal: Storage expression, unit conversion & address offset CLI calculator
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rP488594: Update to 1.0.3
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