Robert Huff wrote:
Hello:
A few days ago, gcc-4.3 became the default fortran compiler for
the ports. Go ahead and erase the gcc-4.2 compiler - create the
gcc-4.3 compiler, and everything after that will be fine.
1) What is the realtionship between this gcc and the gcc used
to compile the system?
2) Do you know why this isn't noted in /usr/ports/UPDATING?
Answers:
2) You make a good point. Why don't you raise this on po...@freebsd?
This should be corrected. In fact, I am going to copy this to
po...@freebsd.
1) I think that in most cases, the only reason why gcc is brought in is
because the gcc that is in the base system does not include a fortran
compiler. So any port that uses fortran (e.g. lapack, etc) has to
install a fortran compiler.
Having said all this, why doesn't bsd.gcc.mk first check to see if
gfortran42 was already installed, and then only install gfortran43 if a
fortran is needed?
But I have the impression that quite a few changes have been made to
bsd.gcc.mk recently, so some mistakes are understandable.
Stephen
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