Subject: re: gcc3 deletion
To: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
From: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
List: current-users
Date: 11/07/2006 10:14:08
   
   > On Mon, Nov 06, 2006 at 02:32:13PM +0000, Richard Earnshaw wrote:
   >> On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 20:18 +0000, Patrick Welche wrote:
   >>> On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 11:40:14AM +0000, Richard Earnshaw wrote:
   >>>> On Fri, 2006-11-03 at 11:10 +0100, Adam wrote:
   >>>>
   >>>>> By the way, is there a reason we don't have f77 anymore? :)
   >>>>
   >>>> Because there is no f77 in gcc-4.  It's in the process of being  
   >>>> replaced
   >>>> with f95; but that's still somewhat of a work-in-progress.
   >>>
   >>> What of gfortran?
   >>
   >> gfortran is an f95 compiler.
   >
   > OK, to rephrase that:
   >
   > tape2: {15} gfortran -v
   > Using built-in specs.
   > Target: i386-unknown-netbsdelf3.99.19
   > Configured with: /usr/src/local/gcc/configure --prefix=/usr/local/ 
   > gcc4 --enable-languages=c,c++,java,fortran --with-mpfr=/usr/local -- 
   > with-gmp=/usr/local --with-system-zlib
   > Thread model: posix
   > gcc version 4.2.0 20060519 (experimental)
   >
   > was good enough to compile Siesta, so "Is there a reason we don't have
   > gfortran?"
   
   because it requires mpfr and gmp. 


FWIW i had problems building mainline gcc without these installed
just for --enable-languages=c,c++ about a week ago.  it seems they
are needed for more than just gfortran in the future...