* From: Steve Kargl <s...@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> * g77 is a frontend to the FSF compiler backend, and thus it is bound * to specific versions. So, it could become a support nightmare to ensure * a g77 port is in sync with the egcs backend in the base distribution.
I don't think it would be that much of a support nightmare. Compilers in the base system don't change that often. If the port maintainer takes care to synchronize it with the system compiler, we should be fine. * It might even be impractical to try to build a standalone g77 port. That I don't know. I believe the compiler driver (gcc) can be instructed to call frontends in places other than /usr/libexec though. Maybe it would be feasible if we leave in hooks for that. (That is, if people want to compile fortran programs with /usr/bin/gcc.) Satoshi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
