From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Dec 16 14:04:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA19190 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 14:04:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (castles128.castles.com [208.214.165.128]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA19185 for ; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 14:04:07 -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 OAA01101; Wed, 16 Dec 1998 14:01:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199812162201.OAA01101@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Steve Kargl cc: mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith), bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fortran in the base system (was Re: sysinstall) In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 15 Dec 1998 22:45:02 PST." <199812160645.WAA72686@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 14:01:36 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > According to Mike Smith: > > > According to M. L. Dodson: > > > > Mike Smith writes: > > > >>> 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 > > > >> > > > >> Can you clarify for us why having g77 in the base system, rather than > > > >> an easily-installable and easily-upgradeable port would be worthwhile? > > > > > > f77 = stock f2c+gcc > > > g77 = from egcs-1.1.1 port > > > pgf77 = Portland Group Fortran compilers for linux > > > > > > The compiled program computes the acoustical scattering from > > > an elastic spherical shell using standard partial wave analysis. > > > > This doesn't sound to me like any sort of justification. In fact, it > > looks like a specific application, and more to the point, a strong > > argument for having it a port. > > > > A 33% increase in execution time doesn't seem like a good justification? No, your case isn't a good justification for having Fortran in the base system *at*all*. -- \\ 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