From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 27 20:37:37 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 BF2D316A7F1 for ; Sat, 27 May 2006 20:37:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from arr@watson.org) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [209.31.154.41]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2966343D4C for ; Sat, 27 May 2006 20:37:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from arr@watson.org) Received: from fledge.watson.org (localhost.watson.org [127.0.0.1]) by fledge.watson.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k4RKbaMh038839; Sat, 27 May 2006 16:37:36 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from arr@watson.org) Received: from localhost (arr@localhost) by fledge.watson.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) with ESMTP id k4RKbaWW038836; Sat, 27 May 2006 16:37:36 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from arr@watson.org) X-Authentication-Warning: fledge.watson.org: arr owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 16:37:36 -0400 (EDT) From: "Andrew R. Reiter" To: Scott Long In-Reply-To: <4478B679.9060606@samsco.org> Message-ID: <20060527163722.J38076@fledge.watson.org> References: <20060527024407.GA2525@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <4477C401.2080307@rogers.com> <20060527161923.N38076@fledge.watson.org> <4478B679.9060606@samsco.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Mike Jakubik , freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Steve Kargl 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 20:38:00 -0000 On Sat, 27 May 2006, Scott Long wrote: :Andrew R. Reiter wrote: : :> On Fri, 26 May 2006, 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? :> : :> :> Scripps Institute of Oceanography :> : :Obviously a bunch of amateurs who don't really know what they want :or what they are doing. : :Scott C'est la vie -- arr@watson.org