Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 14:27:06 -0800 (PST) From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: mike@smith.net.au (Mike Smith) Cc: mike@smith.net.au, bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fortran in the base system (was Re: sysinstall) Message-ID: <199812162227.OAA76029@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <199812162201.OAA01101@dingo.cdrom.com> from Mike Smith at "Dec 16, 1998 2: 1:36 pm"
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According to Mike Smith: > > 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*. > Ah, but you didn't state it that way. I interpreted your post to mean that "f2c+gcc is good enough; why upgrade it to g77?" I actually agree that Fortran could be completely removed from the base system (provide a port in available). I'm arguing that if FreeBSD continues to ship a Fortran compiler in the base distribution, then we should consider upgrading to g77. -- Steve finger kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu http://troutmask.apl.washington.edu/~clesceri/kargl.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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