Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 23:17:38 -0500 (CDT) From: Jim Bryant <jbryant@unix.tfs.net> To: ksmm@cybercom.net (The Classiest Man Alive) Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lib/libF77 and lib/libI77 Message-ID: <199709150417.XAA07961@argus.tfs.net> In-Reply-To: <3.0.3.32.19970914224836.009c1330@cybercom.net> from The Classiest Man Alive at "Sep 14, 97 10:48:36 pm"
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In reply: > At 09:07 PM 9/14/97 -0500, Jim Bryant wrote: > >as far as us "legions" [sic] of fortran programmers, we haven't had > >any problems because it does build properly via make in either the > >/usr/src/lib or /usr/src/lib/libf2c dirs... we "legions" also > >recognize the lack of STANDARDIZED math facilities in C/C++ for > >dealing with complex numbers, etc... and would like to see fortran of > >course retained. > > The ANSI/ISO standard for C++ specifies a complex number class. And those > vector class templates can be tacked together to make a matrix, and... and of course, i'll use it when the supported code base is large enough... as far as the number of lines of fortran dealing with this stuff: "billions and billions"... > Oh, never mind. Stick with FORTRAN. good advice... jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inet: jbryant@tfs.net AX.25: kc5vdj@wv0t.#neks.ks.usa.noam grid: EM28PW voice: KC5VDJ - 6 & 2 Meters AM/FM/SSB, 70cm FM. http://www.tfs.net/~jbryant ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HF/6M/2M: IC-706-MkII, 2M: HTX-212, 2M: HTX-202, 70cm: HTX-404, Packet: KPC-3+
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