Re: [RFC] Removal of Fortran from the base system



On Fri, 26 May 2006, Mike Jakubik wrote:

:Steve Kargl wrote:
:> In a recent email to freebsd-current,
:> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2006-May/063435.html
:> Alexander Kabaev stated that the import of GCC 4.1.1 is coming soon.
:>
:> I propose that Fortran support in the base system be removed
:> when GCC 4.1.1 is imported.
:>
:
:Agreed, who the hell still uses Fortran?
:

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