ports/108795: ports/icc: Proposed update to icc port for intel compiler 9.1

[Stefan Walter]

The following reply was made to PR ports/108795; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Stefan Walter <stefan at freebsd.org>
To: GNATS <FreeBSD-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org>
Cc:  
Subject: Re: ports/108795: ports/icc: Proposed update to icc port for intel
	compiler 9.1
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:12:17 +0200

 Feedback received by originator:
 
 Simon Robbins, 14.10.08, 14:47h CEST:
 
 > > Simon, are you still interested in updating the port? Maybe you'd
 > > even be interested in becoming its maintainer?
 > 
 > The patch provided is not up to date and also has limitations in terms
 > of the icc functionality provided.  Recent discussions I've had with
 > intel  sales representatives have suggested that they maybe more
 > inclined to  support icc on FreeBSD directly in the future.  This gave
 > me the impression that  maybe someone else within the FreeBSD community
 > must be in discussions with Intel.
 > 
 > I am rather busy at the moment but will try to find time later this
 > week to reevaluate icc on FreeBSD.  I currently use icc9.1 on FreeBSD
 > for  profiling and optimization of code but am interested in using it
 > more widely in  the future.