Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 18:46:56 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Cc: bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu (M. L. Dodson), mike@smith.net.au, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Fortran in the base system (was Re: sysinstall) Message-ID: <199812160247.SAA00452@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 15 Dec 1998 09:22:09 PST." <199812151722.JAA67152@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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> 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. -- \\ 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
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