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	from Steve Kargl on Tue, 26 Jan 1999 22:44:11 -0800 (PST))
Subject: Re: removing f2c from base distribution
From: asami@FreeBSD.ORG (Satoshi Asami)
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 * From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>

 * g77 is a frontend to the FSF compiler backend, and thus it is bound
 * to specific versions.  So, it could become a support nightmare to ensure
 * a g77 port is in sync with the egcs backend in the base distribution.

I don't think it would be that much of a support nightmare.  Compilers
in the base system don't change that often.  If the port maintainer
takes care to synchronize it with the system compiler, we should be
fine.

 * It might even be impractical to try to build a standalone g77 port.

That I don't know.  I believe the compiler driver (gcc) can be
instructed to call frontends in places other than /usr/libexec though.
Maybe it would be feasible if we leave in hooks for that.  (That is,
if people want to compile fortran programs with /usr/bin/gcc.)

Satoshi

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