Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

[Mike Edenfield]

On 6/24/2011 8:03 AM, Todd Goodman wrote:
> * Mike Edenfield<kutulu@××××××.org>  [110623 18:34]:

>> It's one package (cantor) that has one dependency (R) that is optional
>> (USE=-R) that falls squarely into the "if you aren't sure if you need it
>> then you probably don't" category. So for most users, no, you don't need

> What seems strange then is that if everyone keeps telling Dale that he
> most likely doesn't need cantor and R then why is R enabled in the
> profile by default?

It's not enabled in the profile, it's enabled in the ebuild:

IUSE="debug ps +R"

and likely for the same reason there's a scary warning. If 
you're installing cantor, because you plan to use it (and 
not because kde-meta is a bloat monster), you need one of 
the two backends to make it work. R is the preferred option 
there, so the cantor maintainers assume "if you want cantor, 
you probably want R", and the cascade begins.

--Mike