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Subject: misc/5005: f2c is buggy and seriously outdated (again)
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>Number:         5005
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       f2c is buggy and seriously outdated (again)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Nov 10 17:10:02 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Pedro Giffuni S.
>Organization:
U. Nacional de Colombia
>Release:        2.2.2-Release
>Environment:
not relevant
>Description:
While trying to correctly build the latest version of BLAS port, netlib
maintainers reported our version of f2c must be updated.
Current f2c version is dated Sept. 21 1997.
Thanks to Eric Grosse and
>How-To-Repeat:
Try to build BLAS port by taking away the "degrading" patch. Other 
soon-to-be ports also seem to be affected.
>Fix:
Update to the latest version as suggested by Netlib's team. 
	http://netlib.bell-labs.com/netlib/f2c/index.html
While at this, this enhancement might also be pertinent (untested)
	http://extweb.nag.co.uk/public/f2c.html
>Audit-Trail:
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