Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 20:29:15 +0000 (GMT) From: eagle <eagle@eagle.phc.igs.net> To: patl@phoenix.volant.org Cc: Jeremy Lea <reg@shale.csir.co.za>, The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>, Brian Handy <handy@lambic.physics.montana.edu>, 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.3.96.990409202754.15027A-100000@eagle.phc.igs.net> In-Reply-To: <ML-3.3.923687973.8973.patl@asimov>
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On Fri, 9 Apr 1999 patl@phoenix.volant.org wrote:
> > I always thought the criteria for inclusion of things into the base
> > system was:
> >
> > 1. Needed for 'make world';
> > 2. Needed to get a basic functioning server up and running;
> > 3. Something usefull only within FreeBSD (like the kernel ;), or
> > 4. Can't be effectively built outside of /usr/src.
> >
> > If {g77|f77} can be built as a port, using the system EGCS, then to
> > port's it goes. Otherwise why don't we include the Top 20 ports, or
> > maybe the Top 25, or...
>
> The criteria for adding something to the base system is different
> than the criteria for removing something from it. In both cases,
> it requires compelling reasons to change the status quo.
>
> Replacing an existing component is somewhat easier, particularly
> if backwards compatability is retained. I may be mistaken, but I
> believe the current discussion is whether or not to replace f77
> with g77.
Didn't we just have this discussion a few months ago???
just put it in the tree already ;)
rob
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