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[137.222.187.241]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id u9sm31664471wif.6.2013.07.20.16.59.55 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:59:56 -0700 (PDT) Sender: Anton Shterenlikht Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.7/8.14.6) with ESMTP id r6KNxrBC009980 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 21 Jul 2013 00:59:54 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.7/8.14.6/Submit) id r6KNxrKO009979; Sun, 21 Jul 2013 00:59:53 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas) Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 00:59:53 +0100 (BST) From: Anton Shterenlikht Message-Id: <201307202359.r6KNxrKO009979@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> To: mexas@bris.ac.uk, sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu Subject: Re: math/slatec - worth fixing deleted language features? In-Reply-To: <20130720202640.GA68466@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQng9ZVnucKcZzU7Q+f4OKtwC3VbEfs10QIaRSlM5YGnMJfvOGj4m1J2f7XiLUVm1bKZAaM4vT+agJ165l1Idud4JhLA/IdEw/aRQGvwidsuqJ7AQsuPAHy6P2Xu+7VC6BtwgfUBmVI1MTIYkIn7+6WnghTWFQ== Cc: fortran@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-fortran@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: mexas@bris.ac.uk List-Id: Fortran on FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 00:07:04 -0000 >From sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu Sat Jul 20 23:23:52 2013 > >On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 06:37:45PM +0100, Anton Shterenlikht wrote: >> Anybody uses math/slatec? > >I don't use it currently. When I was actively contributing to >gfortran (to ensure that gfortran worked on FreeBSD), I fed >routinely fed slatec into gfortran looking for bugs. > >> This is a collection of >1400 f77 routines. >> The problem is that there is no upstream anymore, >> and the code has deleted features, e.g.: > >(snip) > >> Fixing each individual deleted feature is not that hard. > >There is nothing to fix. You will be hard pressed to find >a Fortran, which works on FreeBSD, that does not support >the deleted features used by slatec. > >> In addition, there is a risk of introducing new bugs. >> The library, as it is, is supposed to be thoroughly tested. > >This is why compilers still support the deleted features. Code >written 50 years will still compile and work. > >> >> So I'll asking for opinions on what to do >> with math/slatec; (1) nothing - leave as it is, > >yes ok, thanks Anton From owner-freebsd-fortran@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 21 13:15:51 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: fortran@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA99CA5; Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:15:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Received: from idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca (idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca [64.59.134.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89743B7D; Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:15:51 +0000 (UTC) X-Cloudmark-SP-Filtered: true X-Cloudmark-SP-Result: v=1.1 cv=PW5KkOyi2N+7koGLNuH5QW2TYwO584XWNobLzFE45Rc= c=1 sm=1 a=liDhWlbu_ssA:10 a=QrugwKR0C_UA:10 a=wAGQQ9Az6v0A:10 a=BLceEmwcHowA:10 a=ICAaq7hcmGcA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=IbtKDeXwb2+SRU442/pi3A==:17 a=0BYqzdKNAAAA:8 a=BWvPGDcYAAAA:8 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=OKMqzk7kumrBpGRa3pAA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=V7tsTZBp22UA:10 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 Received: from unknown (HELO spqr.komquats.com) ([96.50.7.119]) by idcmail-mo2no.shaw.ca with ESMTP; 21 Jul 2013 07:15:50 -0600 Received: from slippy.cwsent.com (slippy [10.1.1.91]) by spqr.komquats.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 849E4382; Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:15:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from slippy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by slippy.cwsent.com (8.14.7/8.14.7) with ESMTP id r6LDFntI006687; Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:15:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Cy.Schubert@komquats.com) Message-Id: <201307211315.r6LDFntI006687@slippy.cwsent.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.8.0 04/21/2012 with nmh-1.5 From: Cy Schubert X-os: FreeBSD X-Sender: cy@cwsent.com X-URL: http://www.komquats.com/ To: mexas@bristol.ac.uk Subject: Re: objections to MAINTAINER=fortran@ in devel/fpp In-Reply-To: Message from Anton Shterenlikht of "Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:08:14 +0100." <201307171608.r6HG8Eo2022826@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 06:15:49 -0700 Cc: fortran@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-fortran@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: Cy Schubert List-Id: Fortran on FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:15:51 -0000 In message <201307171608.r6HG8Eo2022826@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk>, Anton Shterenlikht writes: > (copy to ports@ in case some users of devel/fpp are not on fortran@) > > devel/fpp is a Fortran pre-processor. > It is unmaintained. > I think fortran@ list is the most logical maintainer. > > Any objections? None from me, though I'm not taking on the role of lead developer here. -- Cheers, Cy Schubert FreeBSD UNIX: Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org