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From: Todd Goodman <tsg@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:05:42
Message-Id: 20110622203345.GA20163@ns1.bonedaddy.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Do we have to build gcc with fortran now? by Dale
1 * Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> [110622 14:45]:
2 > Dale wrote:
3 > > Todd Goodman wrote:
4 > >>
5 > >> Well, I don't have fortran use enabled
6 > >>
7 > >> mail-proxy ~ # euse -i fortran
8 > >> global use flags (searching: fortran)
9 > >> ************************************************************
10 > >> [- ] fortran - Adds support for fortran (formerly f77)
11 > >>
12 > >> local use flags (searching: fortran)
13 > >> ************************************************************
14 > >> no matching entries found
15 > >>
16 > >> However, kde-base/kde-meta-4.6.4 pulls in kde-base/kdeedu-meta-4.6.4
17 > >> which pulls in kde-base/kantor which pulls in dev-lang/R (since my
18 > >> profile
19 > >> has the R use flag enabled) which pulls in virtual/blas which pulls in
20 > >> sci-libs/blas-reference-20070226 which then craps out since I don't have
21 > >> the fortran use flag enabled.
22 > >>
23 > >> My solution is to force -R in make.conf
24 > >>
25 > >
26 > > Let me make a note of that, in make.conf of course. ;-)
27 > >
28 > > Thanks.
29 > >
30 > > Dale
31 > >
32 > > :-) :-)
33 > >
34 >
35 > When I did that, it complained that cantor was built with no backend.
36 > Did you get the same thing? It said this here:
37 >
38 > WARN (postinst)
39 >
40 > You have decided to build cantor with no backend.
41 > To have this application functional, please do one of below:
42 > # emerge -va1 '='kde-base/cantor-4.6.4 with 'R' USE flag enabled
43 > # emerge -vaDu sci-mathematics/maxima
44 >
45 > So, I did the later and it needs to emerge several packages that I
46 > didn't have before. Looks like I can either have a bit of bloat on one
47 > side or a bit of bloat on the other side. o_O
48 >
49 > I mention just in case you didn't notice the message and then something
50 > borks on next login.
51 >
52 > Dale
53 >
54 > :-) :-)
55
56 Yes, it complained about the same thing. Since I don't know what cantor
57 is I figure I don't much care if it has a backend or not. :-)
58
59 Seriously, I haven't noticed any issues yet not having the backend.
60
61 If I find something broken I need then I'll do as you did.
62
63 Thanks,
64
65 Todd

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