Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 12:59:33 -0700 (PDT) From: patl@phoenix.volant.org To: Jeremy Lea <reg@shale.csir.co.za> Cc: 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: <ML-3.3.923687973.8973.patl@asimov> In-Reply-To: <19990409155258.A3791@shale.csir.co.za>
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> 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.
-Pat
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