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On 06/22/2011 07:58 PM, Dale wrote: |
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> Mine never had fortran in it at all. I still don't really know what |
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> fortran is. |
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It's a programming language. You know, C, C++, stuff like that. Except |
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that it's a zombie-relict from the 1950's that refuses to die because |
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people still programming in it are too lazy to learn a proper, more |
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modern language :-P |
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When you enable the fortran USE flag for GCC, you are telling it to |
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compile and install the GNU Fortran compiler. Sometimes USE flags can |
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have more dramatic effects than just enabling some extra functionality; |
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in this case for example, a whole compiler and supporting runtime |
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libraries are built and installed. |