From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 20 20:50:56 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87FAD106566B for ; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:50:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirg.bris.ac.uk (dirg.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 453358FC29 for ; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:50:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from seis.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.93]) by dirg.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NMSjs-0006VA-At; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:50:55 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.241]) by seis.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1NMSjr-0002Ad-A6; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:50:51 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nBKKopWf015787; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:50:51 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nBKKooVs015786; Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:50:50 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bristol.ac.uk using -f Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:50:50 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: Steve Kargl Message-ID: <20091220205050.GB10931@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20091220114619.GA94146@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091220182437.GA31691@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20091220182437.GA31691@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Spam-Score: -1.5 X-Spam-Level: - Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Anton Shterenlikht Subject: Re: g95 as a system fortran compiler? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:50:56 -0000 On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 10:24:37AM -0800, Steve Kargl wrote: > On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 11:46:19AM +0000, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: > > > > I understand that gfortran is not an ideal choice for > > many reasons, not least that it doesn't build on ia64. > > Do you have any details to support this claim (other than > the fact that you can't get gcc to build on ia64)? I meant all the talk (most of which is way above my head) about gcc backend being far from ideal. llvm/clang are often mentioned as long term alternatives. I'm just repeating what I've picked up from various mailing lists. > You left out the dependency that it uses gcc-4.0.3 as it's > base gcc. yes, forgot about this.. > Install the g95 port and be done with it. the problem is that gfortran44 is the default (ports/Mk/bsd.gcc.mk). So if it doesn't build on my system, I can't get lots of other ports. I'm not sure changing it for g95 is a good idea. > PS: Guess who is an active gfortran developer? I see.. as I said, I apologise if I'm talking nosense. Thanks for your time anyway. (I noted your reply to my gcc bugzilla entry). anton -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423