From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 27 03:21:51 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BB4016A60A for ; Sat, 27 May 2006 03:21:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Received: from troutmask.apl.washington.edu (troutmask.apl.washington.edu [128.208.78.105]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3BAD43D48 for ; Sat, 27 May 2006 03:21:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Received: from troutmask.apl.washington.edu (localhost.apl.washington.edu [127.0.0.1]) by troutmask.apl.washington.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k4R3LmVb002810; Fri, 26 May 2006 20:21:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Received: (from sgk@localhost) by troutmask.apl.washington.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id k4R3LmC8002809; Fri, 26 May 2006 20:21:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sgk) Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 20:21:48 -0700 From: Steve Kargl To: Mike Jakubik Message-ID: <20060527032148.GA2777@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <20060527024407.GA2525@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <4477C401.2080307@rogers.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4477C401.2080307@rogers.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC] Removal of Fortran from the base system X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 03:21:53 -0000 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