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On Wednesday 22 June 2011 13:13:03 Dale did opine thusly: |
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> Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> > On 06/22/2011 07:58 PM, Dale wrote: |
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> >> [...] |
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> >> Mine never had fortran in it at all. I still don't really know |
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> >> what fortran is. |
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> > It's a programming language. You know, C, C++, stuff like that. |
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> > Except that it's a zombie-relict from the 1950's that refuses to |
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> > die because people still programming in it are too lazy to |
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> > learn a proper, more modern language :-P |
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> > When you enable the fortran USE flag for GCC, you are telling it |
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> > to compile and install the GNU Fortran compiler. Sometimes USE |
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> > flags can have more dramatic effects than just enabling some |
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> > extra functionality; in this case for example, a whole compiler |
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> > and supporting runtime libraries are built and installed. |
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> Well he double hockey sticks. That's why gcc compiles faster when |
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> fortran is disabled. :/ Now I know. I wasn't even born in 1950 |
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> so I had no clue. Dang, that was when puters were made out of |
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> vacuum tubes. Talk about a old fuddy. lol |
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Fortran put Armstrong on the moon. |
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NASA wouldn't dare let Windows try that, they take one look at Air |
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Traffic Control or nuclear submarines or Aircraft Carriers or even, |
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god forbid, Airbus's latest and greatest, and know exactly what NOT to |
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do |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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