Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
On 06/22/2011 07:58 PM, Dale wrote:
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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
Dale
:-) :-)
