From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QZV1B-0006KP-Cl for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:31:25 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 73D921C08C; Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:30:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-yx0-f181.google.com (mail-yx0-f181.google.com [209.85.213.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 419451C08C for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:30:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxd30 with SMTP id 30so766961yxd.40 for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:30:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to :subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=+B/+CUbQhxOLHNXiWGTes0XJB+QRtSMHcg/adQ6wyA4=; b=mPx6/Q/yVPTF+gJfKiX0VwXVGdsczq4vqBiqp2iUYWKWL1GoFl1CzE8WYhf74DgVW6 jagbxek7iEqBhoikPkARevZaKIJZGxBYf12pqmOMeDNQ62aWitujI0YP8BaI2tqWf0hL 8474m2W7Pmx1Hnc2XdfSXIpS0fOpAp/XUUdqE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=Edj2akfPR3lk0y8G0nCNws16rUJB5iGD0Yk556A1rWxFuOO2BySVXJuESKcxYuTjtJ ydjk4TX4+jOeftsRUKakSyxhkvTrD2n9KgiA6rxeTzijYBf43F/Ru/i2Qle/3d2kNxbM j3CQoM3NpBeWCwRYGUNseENW9VynOweNLCU+8= Received: by 10.236.175.104 with SMTP id y68mr1845704yhl.194.1308778204347; Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:30:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.2.5] (adsl-98-95-109-99.jan.bellsouth.net [98.95.109.99]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id v22sm611091yhm.20.2011.06.22.14.30.02 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:30:03 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4E025ED9.4050708@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:30:01 -0500 From: Dale User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110606 Gentoo/2.0.14-r1 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Do we have to build gcc with fortran now? References: <4E0167C4.9080100@gmail.com> <4E0230AF.4070706@gmail.com> <1426879.OGOxrDUIAA@nazgul> In-Reply-To: <1426879.OGOxrDUIAA@nazgul> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: cbafbe057158d3dae5493fb4b6ed5005 Alan McKinnon wrote: > On Wednesday 22 June 2011 13:13:03 Dale did opine thusly: > >> Nikos Chantziaras wrote: >> >>> On 06/22/2011 07:58 PM, Dale wrote: >>> >>>> [...] >>>> Mine never had fortran in it at all. I still don't really know >>>> what fortran is. >>>> >>> It's a programming language. You know, C, C++, stuff like that. >>> Except that it's a zombie-relict from the 1950's that refuses to >>> die because people still programming in it are too lazy to >>> learn a proper, more modern language :-P >>> >>> When you enable the fortran USE flag for GCC, you are telling it >>> to compile and install the GNU Fortran compiler. Sometimes USE >>> flags can have more dramatic effects than just enabling some >>> extra functionality; in this case for example, a whole compiler >>> and supporting runtime libraries are built and installed. >>> >> Well he double hockey sticks. That's why gcc compiles faster when >> fortran is disabled. :/ Now I know. I wasn't even born in 1950 >> so I had no clue. Dang, that was when puters were made out of >> vacuum tubes. Talk about a old fuddy. lol >> > Fortran put Armstrong on the moon. > > NASA wouldn't dare let Windows try that, they take one look at Air > Traffic Control or nuclear submarines or Aircraft Carriers or even, > god forbid, Airbus's latest and greatest, and know exactly what NOT to > do > > > I have a calculator I got from Radio Shack when I was in high school. It's a EC-4020. I read it has more computing power than the puters that were on Apollo or something to that effect. It's hard to believe they had such whimpy puters but could do so much. Funny thing is, I'm not sure we could go to the moon now. I know I wouldn't get on one. Then again, I don't fly either. I have told people that if they see me on a plane, close the lid on my coffin. That's the only way I would get on a plane. It's amazing how far things have come but how far off some things still are. Dale :-) :-)