From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Dec 16 15:07:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA27032 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 15:07:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from troutmask.apl.washington.edu (troutmask.apl.washington.edu [128.95.76.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA27022 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 15:07:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu) Received: (from sgk@localhost) by troutmask.apl.washington.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) id PAA82429; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 15:14:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sgk) From: Steve Kargl Message-Id: <199812162314.PAA82429@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Subject: Re: Fortran in the base system (was Re: sysinstall) In-Reply-To: <199812162239.OAA01290@dingo.cdrom.com> from Mike Smith at "Dec 16, 1998 2:39:50 pm" To: mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith) Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 15:14:59 -0800 (PST) Cc: bs_13943_34262@adimus.de, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL43 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG According to Mike Smith: me: >> I fully understand the difference. I'm suggesting the replacement >> of current inferior functionality with a superior solution. M. Smith: > The superior solution would be to remove f77 and make it a port. > Nothing has happened on this front because nobody that cares enough > about Fortran has done anything about it. Actually, I have submitted minor changes to our Fortran over the years. > > If you care, and it sounds like you do, would you be willing to help us > improve the situation? Yes. I'm looking at building a f77 port, now. -- Steve finger kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu http://troutmask.apl.washington.edu/~clesceri/kargl.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message