Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 20:21:48 -0700 From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC] Removal of Fortran from the base system Message-ID: <20060527032148.GA2777@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <4477C401.2080307@rogers.com> References: <20060527024407.GA2525@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <4477C401.2080307@rogers.com>
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On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 11:14:09PM -0400, Mike Jakubik wrote: > Steve Kargl wrote: > >In a recent email to freebsd-current, > >http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2006-May/063435.html > >Alexander Kabaev stated that the import of GCC 4.1.1 is coming soon. > > > >I propose that Fortran support in the base system be removed > >when GCC 4.1.1 is imported. > > > > Agreed, who the hell still uses Fortran? I don't see a smiley, so I can only assume you're speaking out of ignorance of the Fortran language. I guess I can also assume you have no knowledge of numerical analysis and high performance computing. PS: Check the ChangeLog for gfortran. -- Steve
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