Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 12:20:08 -0600 From: gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov To: Satoshi Asami <asami@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu, current@FreeBSD.ORG, obrien@NUXI.com Subject: Re: removing f2c from base distribution Message-ID: <19990127122008.A17603@symbion.srrc.usda.gov> In-Reply-To: <199901271729.JAA67196@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>; from Satoshi Asami on Wed, Jan 27, 1999 at 09:29:38AM -0800 References: <199901271718.JAA11594@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <199901271729.JAA67196@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu>
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On Wed, Jan 27, 1999 at 09:29:38AM -0800, Satoshi Asami wrote: > * The g77-0.5.19(.1) is *extremely* out-of-date. It should be dropped from > * the ports collection, and if someone wants to use g77, then they should > * install egcs. > * > * The newer versions of g77 do not work with gcc-2.7.2.x. The author of > * g77 states that you shouldn't even try to back port g77 to any version > * of gcc earlier than gcc-2.8 > > Well, Glenn said he got it to work with our compiler. :) No, I said I had a port of g77 0.5.19 that built against gcc 2.7.2.1. This was a while back. I am currently using g77 0.5.24, which needs gcc 2.8. Getting g77 from egcs is the best option right now. However, it seems to me that this adds a lot of bloat (duplication of C, C++, etc.) to the system for someone wanting to use FreeBSD as a scientific workstation platform. In contrast, how much bloat is added to the base system by having a g77 binary and a couple of libraries? > > But anyway, I don't have any problem to delete the g77 port for now. > Is that ok with everyone else? > This is OK by me. -- Glenn Johnson Technician USDA, ARS, SRRC New Orleans, LA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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