bc "remainder" operation malfunctions if scale!=0

[Erik Rossen]

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Is the following behavior normal for the remainder operation?

If so, why?

bc 1.05
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Inc.
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details type `warranty'. 
scale=0
5%4
1
scale=6
5%4
0

I have tested the above on two GNU/Linux distributions (Debian 2.2 and
SuSE 6.4) and I get the same result each time.  If anyone out there has
older versions of bc or has bc on a non-GNU/Linux platform, I am
interested in hearing about the results of the above test.

Erik Rossen                         ^
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