From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Dec 16 18:06:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA18408 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:06:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from picnic.mat.net (picnic.mat.net [206.246.122.117]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA18402 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 18:06:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chuckr@mat.net) Received: from localhost (chuckr@localhost) by picnic.mat.net (8.9.1/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA41423; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 21:00:14 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 21:00:14 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey To: Steve Kargl cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" , bs_13943_34262@adimus.de, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fortran in the base system (was Re: sysinstall) In-Reply-To: <199812170155.RAA84204@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, 16 Dec 1998, Steve Kargl wrote: > According to Jordan K. Hubbard: > > > I fully understand the difference. I'm suggesting the replacement > > > of current inferior functionality with a superior solution. > > > > Agreed. Send me the diffs and I'll commit them, modulo any gcc > > upgrading work (which is also planned) which may first be necessary. > > There. End of argument and everything SETTLED NOW. :-) > > > > g77-0.5.19.1, which works with gcc-2.7.2.1, patches the gcc backend. > > g77-0.5.23, which is the current version, only works with gcc-2.8.x. Does it need to patch the backend also? This is *real* bad design (grump). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic (FreeBSD-current) (301) 220-2114 | and jaunt (NetBSD). ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message