Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 23:49:43 -0700 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: marty fouts <mf.danger@gmail.com> Cc: Lyndon Nerenberg <lyndon@orthanc.ca>, Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, kmacy@fsmware.com, Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Subject: Re: [RFC] Removal of Fortran from the base system Message-ID: <4477F687.2030109@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <9f7850090605262331j352d98acwa3837251300c591b@mail.gmail.com> References: <20060527024407.GA2525@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <4477C401.2080307@rogers.com> <38C8392F-C345-41F7-A879-6C2F5D2C59F5@orthanc.ca> <b1fa29170605262035u4ac8f3jc0a022f335903522@mail.gmail.com> <1B5AEAC9-2A87-40F1-B2D4-2069DCBC30FE@orthanc.ca> <4477EFDF.80608@alumni.rice.edu> <9f7850090605262331j352d98acwa3837251300c591b@mail.gmail.com>
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C'mon. Nothing in the base system requires fortran - install the version you like from ports and enjoy the life. What's the problem? -Maxim marty fouts wrote: > On 5/26/06, Jonathan Noack <noackjr@alumni.rice.edu> wrote: >> On 05/27/06 00:05, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: >> > On May 26, 2006, at 8:35 PM, Kip Macy wrote: >> >> Irrelevant. The question is, as a percentage of FreeBSD users, how >> >> many use fortran? A much larger percentage use perl and python, and >> >> those are in ports. >> > >> > My gut feeling is that you just argued for moving the C compiler to >> > ports, too :-( >> >> You're forgetting that the kernel and most of userland are written in C. >> The C compiler isn't going anywhere... >> >> -Jonathan >> >> -- >> Jonathan Noack | noackjr@alumni.rice.edu | OpenPGP: 0x991D8195 >> > > I dunno. If you follow this to its logical conclusion, since most > people don't compile anything, there's no reason for *any* compiler to > be in the base system. > > (removes tongue from cheek) > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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