From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 30 02:06:34 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 51F2C16A832 for ; Tue, 30 May 2006 02:06:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: from dragon.NUXI.org (trang.nuxi.com [66.93.134.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D00043D6D for ; Tue, 30 May 2006 02:06:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: from dragon.NUXI.org (obrien@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dragon.NUXI.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k4U26SIX041128; Mon, 29 May 2006 19:06:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from obrien@dragon.NUXI.org) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.NUXI.org (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k4U26SNd041127; Mon, 29 May 2006 19:06:28 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from obrien) Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 19:06:28 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" To: Steve Kargl Message-ID: <20060530020628.GC33161@dragon.NUXI.org> Mail-Followup-To: obrien@freebsd.org, Steve Kargl , freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <20060527024407.GA2525@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <447809E6.60002@samsco.org> <20060527162407.GD7307@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060527162407.GD7307@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT Organization: The NUXI BSD Group X-Pgp-Rsa-Fingerprint: B7 4D 3E E9 11 39 5F A3 90 76 5D 69 58 D9 98 7A X-Pgp-Rsa-Keyid: 1024/34F9F9D5 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 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 Reply-To: obrien@freebsd.org List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 02:06:37 -0000 On Sat, May 27, 2006 at 09:24:07AM -0700, Steve Kargl wrote: > ports/lang/gfortran > > >From the Makefile > > MASTERDIR= ${.CURDIR}/../gcc41/ > PKGNAMESUFFIX= -withfortran > WITH_FORTRAN= yes > > Thus, this gfortran will be the one that is bundled with GCC 4.1.1 > by the FSF foundation. I know this version works (for some definition > of work) on i386 and amd64 FreeBSD. I don't have access to other > archs for testing. I'm saddened to see FORTRAN ripped out of the base system - and I'd personally do the import work if it weren't for the the extra dependencies GNU FORTRAN 9x requires. But 'ports/lang/gfortran' is an abomination. If we are to remove FORTRAN from the base system - we need to start building it again with the GCC port. 'ports/lang/gfortran' not only installs a FORTRAN compiler (which is only about %5 of the GCC build time and size), but a C/C++/Java compiler also. The current split is quite annoying. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. A: Why is top-posting (putting a reply at the top of the message) frowned upon?