Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 15:36:44 -0600 (MDT) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu Cc: lyndon@orthanc.ca, mf.danger@gmail.com, mikej@rogers.com, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, kmacy@fsmware.com Subject: Re: [RFC] Removal of Fortran from the base system Message-ID: <20060529.153644.1782790633.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <20060527065621.GA4814@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <9f7850090605262331j352d98acwa3837251300c591b@mail.gmail.com> <4477F687.2030109@FreeBSD.org> <20060527065621.GA4814@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> writes:
: On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 11:49:43PM -0700, Maxim Sobolev wrote:
: > C'mon. Nothing in the base system requires fortran - install the
: > version you like from ports and enjoy the life. What's the problem?
: >
:
: The problems are the Cons points in my initial post.
: FreeBSD has always shipped a Fortran compiler. Stripping
: it out violates POLA. Additionally, the the Ports Collection
: currently assumes the availability of a Fortran compiler.
:
: What happens with
:
: cd /usr/ports/math/lapack
: make install
If the above just works with gfortran as a port, or in the base
system, what's the difference to the end user?
Warner
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