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On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:54:14 -0400, Mike Edenfield wrote: |
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> It's one package (cantor) that has one dependency (R) that is optional |
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> (USE=-R) that falls squarely into the "if you aren't sure if you need it |
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> then you probably don't" category. So for most users, no, you don't need |
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> to build gcc with fortran. |
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That's not the only one. Digikam has a hard depend on clapack, which |
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requires virtual/blas and thus a Fortran compiler. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Programmer (n): A red-eyed, mumbling mammal capable of conversing |
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with inanimate objects. |