[RFC] Removal of Fortran from the base system

[Lyndon Nerenberg]

> g77 is dead, gone, not available with GCC 4.1.1.  gfortran is
> is, IMHO, a good compiler but it has warts and bugs.  Maintaining
> it in the tree will slow down the availability of bug fixes.
> Relegating it to ports will allow patches and bug fixes to be
> incorporate at a much higher rate.

Okay, this I can buy.  How does GCC 4.1 get along with the output of f2c? 
While it's not optimal, an f77 built on it would preserve the existing 
functionality if g77 dies.

--lyndon