[RFC] Removal of Fortran from the base system

[Alain Hebert]

Scott Long wrote:

> Andrew R. Reiter wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 26 May 2006, Mike Jakubik wrote:
>>
>> :Steve Kargl wrote:
>> :> In a recent email to freebsd-current,
>> :> 
>> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2006-May/063435.html
>> :> Alexander Kabaev stated that the import of GCC 4.1.1 is coming soon.
>> :> :> I propose that Fortran support in the base system be removed
>> :> when GCC 4.1.1 is imported.
>> :>   :
>> :Agreed, who the hell still uses Fortran?
>> :
>>
>> Scripps Institute of Oceanography
>
> Obviously a bunch of amateurs who don't really know what they want
> or what they are doing.
>
> Scott

    (We cannot expect everybody to be adult enought to get how to use 
this mailing-list.)

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    The obvious reason was stated before that gFortran was not bug free 
and, in view of the importer, it would be best to have gFortran in ports 
until the fortran community voice their opinion about which 
implementations is the best one.

    Another point was that gFortran was not needed in the FreeBSD base, 
but the package should be included in Disk1 to ease minimal install for 
the fortran community.

    Also, if there is no maintainer for a port, it ease the decision 
about which one to keep without having to get in a language/religion war.

    It seems fair to me.

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    Attitude and drama can be found on TV, lets focus on making BSD the 
best solution for all os us.

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