Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 10:35:43 -0300 (ADT) From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> To: Joe Abley <jabley@clear.co.nz> Cc: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>, obrien@NUXI.com, current@FreeBSD.ORG, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ATTENTION PLEASE: g77 in base system. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9904091034100.55462-100000@thelab.hub.org> In-Reply-To: <19990409131824.A52442@clear.co.nz>
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On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Joe Abley wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 09, 1999 at 03:16:41AM +0200, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> > "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com> writes:
> > > I've only heard back from 4 folks about adding EGCS's g77 to the base
> > > system -- all 4 said "yes". Unless I get more feedback, I will add g77
> > > to the base system this weekend.
> >
> > I beg your pardon? You're adding g77 to the system because you know of
> > four people who would find it useful? Where's the logic in that?
> >
> > If you do add it to the base system, make it optional. I don't care if
> > it defaults to on, as long as I have the option to turn it off.
>
> Oh good lord, not again.
I have to agree here...I personally know noone that actually uses
Fortran...having it as an option to turn off would be nice...one less
thing to compile on a buildworld...
I personally liked the whole ports concept...
Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick: Scrappy
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