From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Dec 14 17:12:00 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA13666 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 17:12:00 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (goldfish.pht.co.jp [210.171.55.12]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA13647 for ; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 17:11:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id DAA00420; Mon, 14 Dec 1998 03:07:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199812141107.DAA00420@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: "M. L. Dodson" cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sysinstall In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 09 Dec 1998 08:37:11 CST." <199812091437.IAA03589@beowulf.utmb.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 03:07:58 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > If I might, I would like to suggest that any project along this > line look to include g77 as well as C++ as part of the base > system. This would help those of us interested in using FBSD for > number crunching. I can generate some testing time, including > compiling and testing some pretty hefty computational chemistry > packages. Unfortunately, I'm a biochemist who knows about > computers, not a computer scientist who knows about biochemistry, > so my time would only be usefully used in a testing mode. Can you clarify for us why having g77 in the base system, rather than an easily-installable and easily-upgradeable port would be worthwhile? Our current drive is to increase, not decrease, the modularity of the system where possible; an addition like this would have to have a compelling justification that was key to the system's functionality to be considered. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message