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From: Todd Goodman <tsg@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:12:02
Message-Id: 20110624133832.GQ30008@ns1.bonedaddy.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now? by Mike Edenfield
1 * Mike Edenfield <kutulu@××××××.org> [110624 08:25]:
2 > On 6/24/2011 8:03 AM, Todd Goodman wrote:
3 > > * Mike Edenfield<kutulu@××××××.org> [110623 18:34]:
4 >
5 > >> It's one package (cantor) that has one dependency (R) that is optional
6 > >> (USE=-R) that falls squarely into the "if you aren't sure if you need it
7 > >> then you probably don't" category. So for most users, no, you don't need
8 >
9 > > What seems strange then is that if everyone keeps telling Dale that he
10 > > most likely doesn't need cantor and R then why is R enabled in the
11 > > profile by default?
12 >
13 > It's not enabled in the profile, it's enabled in the ebuild:
14 >
15 > IUSE="debug ps +R"
16 >
17 > and likely for the same reason there's a scary warning. If
18 > you're installing cantor, because you plan to use it (and
19 > not because kde-meta is a bloat monster), you need one of
20 > the two backends to make it work. R is the preferred option
21 > there, so the cantor maintainers assume "if you want cantor,
22 > you probably want R", and the cascade begins.
23 >
24 > --Mike
25
26 Ah, OK. So it really comes down to "kde-meta is a bloat monster."
27
28 Thanks,
29
30 Todd

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Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now? Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com>