Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 06:16:51 -0500 From: "RT" <tr49986@rcc.on.ca> To: <current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: removing f2c from base distribution Message-ID: <007901be491e$f3c3e220$0a00000a@chopper.my.intranet>
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I highly doubt that I'll ever use FORTRAN directly or indirectly. If it's not used by a vast majority, it should be optional... -----Original Message----- From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> Cc: obrien@NUXI.com <obrien@NUXI.com>; Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>; freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG> Date: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 2:40 AM Subject: Re: removing f2c from base distribution >> "David O'Brien" wrote: >> > I've got a Bmaked contribified version of EGCS, but didn't do g77. So >> > maybe a consensus should be made what to do about FORTRAN in the base >> > system. >> >> If you are collecting votes, please add mine; I feel quite strongly >> (knowing the scientists that I do that use Fortran) that it _should_ >> be in the base system. Please include it. > >We've already established that it doesn't need to be in the base system. >Your scientist friends are probably already going to be installing >their favorite text editors; it's no harder to install the Fortran >support. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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