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

[Matthew Finkel]

On 06/22/11 14:10, Dale wrote:
> I put -fortran in make.conf.  I ran emerge -uvDNa world and let it
> rebuild a few packages.  Then I get this:
>
> >>> Emerging (1 of 2) sci-libs/blas-reference-20070226
>  * lapack-lite-3.1.1.tgz RMD160 SHA1 SHA256 size ;-)
> ...
> [ ok ]
>  * Package:    sci-libs/blas-reference-20070226
>  * Repository: gentoo
>  * Maintainer: sci@g.o
>  * USE:        amd64 consolekit elibc_glibc kernel_linux multilib
> policykit userland_GNU
>  * FEATURES:   preserve-libs sandbox
>
>  * Please install currently selected gcc version with USE=fortran.
>  * If you intend to use a different compiler then gfortran, please
>  * set FC variable accordingly and take care that the neccessary
>  * fortran dialects are support.
>
>  * ERROR: sci-libs/blas-reference-20070226 failed (setup phase):
>  *   Currently no working fortran compiler is available
>  *
>  * Call stack:
>  *          ebuild.sh, line   56:  Called pkg_setup
>  *          ebuild.sh, line 1446:  Called fortran-2_pkg_setup
>  *   fortran-2.eclass, line  134:  Called _die_msg
>  *   fortran-2.eclass, line  120:  Called die
>  * The specific snippet of code:
>  *      die "Currently no working fortran compiler is available"
>  *
>  * If you need support, post the output of 'emerge --info
> =sci-libs/blas-reference-20070226',
>  * the complete build log and the output of 'emerge -pqv
> =sci-libs/blas-reference-20070226'.
>  * The complete build log is located at
> '/var/log/portage/sci-libs:blas-reference-20070226:20110622-180601.log'.
>  * The ebuild environment file is located at
> '/var/tmp/portage/sci-libs/blas-reference-20070226/temp/die.env'.
>  * S:
> '/var/tmp/portage/sci-libs/blas-reference-20070226/work/lapack-lite-3.1.1'
>
> >>> Failed to emerge sci-libs/blas-reference-20070226, Log file:
>
> >>>
> '/var/log/portage/sci-libs:blas-reference-20070226:20110622-180601.log'
> root@fireball / #
>
> Am I going in circles again?  I don't drink because I don't like being
> drunk.  I also don't spin around in my chair for the same reason.  One
> of those may be needed to reverse the problem here.
>
> Now to go see how to fix this mess once and for all.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>

Do correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't blas-reference pulled in by
merging gcc with USE="fortran"? Or did you install blas-reference for
another reason?