Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-26 Thread Stroller
On 25 June 2011, at 14:58, Peter Humphrey wrote: On Saturday 25 June 2011 13:46:35 justin wrote: ... Trying to avoid any fortran at all is stupid, That's the sort of arrogance that gets developers a bad name. as already mentioned many math operations are faster if programmed in fortran.

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-26 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Sunday 26 June 2011 11:45:24 Stroller wrote: I would be glad to bitch out the devs and say why aren't you doing it this way?, why isn't this fixed yet? but I don't feel I have any right to. I'm reserving bitching out the devs until I can afford to pay them money on a regular basis. What's

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Stroller
On 24 June 2011, at 01:14, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:01:30 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: 1) what's the difference between package.keywords and package.accept_keywords? The latter is the new name for the former. So I can just `mv /etc/portage/package.keywords

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Stroller
On 23 June 2011, at 22:57, Neil Bothwick wrote: ... I just keep entries in alphabetical order in single files. I find it easier. That doesn't help with linked packages with different names. If foo requires libbar with USE=snafu, I put it in/etc/portage/package.use/foo Then if I remove foo,

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Todd Goodman
* Mike Edenfield kut...@kutulu.org [110623 18:34]: On 6/23/2011 6:22 PM, Peter Humphrey wrote: On Wednesday 22 June 2011 16:50:10 Dale wrote: If you use KDE like me, be prepared to put the thing back tho. Some KDE packages depend on things that seem to need it enabled. Looks like

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Mike Edenfield
On 6/23/2011 8:31 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:54:14 -0400, Mike Edenfield wrote: It's one package (cantor) that has one dependency (R) that is optional (USE=-R) that falls squarely into the if you aren't sure if you need it then you probably don't category. So for most

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread William Kenworthy
On Fri, 2011-06-24 at 13:02 +0100, Stroller wrote: On 23 June 2011, at 22:57, Neil Bothwick wrote: ... I just keep entries in alphabetical order in single files. I find it easier. That doesn't help with linked packages with different names. If foo requires libbar with USE=snafu, I put

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Friday 24 June 2011 12:56:48 Stroller did opine thusly: On 24 June 2011, at 01:14, Neil Bothwick wrote: On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:01:30 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: 1) what's the difference between package.keywords and package.accept_keywords? The latter is the new name for the former.

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Mike Edenfield
On 6/24/2011 8:03 AM, Todd Goodman wrote: * Mike Edenfieldkut...@kutulu.org [110623 18:34]: It's one package (cantor) that has one dependency (R) that is optional (USE=-R) that falls squarely into the if you aren't sure if you need it then you probably don't category. So for most users, no,

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Todd Goodman
* Mike Edenfield kut...@kutulu.org [110624 08:25]: On 6/24/2011 8:03 AM, Todd Goodman wrote: * Mike Edenfieldkut...@kutulu.org [110623 18:34]: It's one package (cantor) that has one dependency (R) that is optional (USE=-R) that falls squarely into the if you aren't sure if you need it

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 6:38 AM, Todd Goodman t...@bonedaddy.net wrote: * Mike Edenfield kut...@kutulu.org [110624 08:25]: On 6/24/2011 8:03 AM, Todd Goodman wrote: * Mike Edenfieldkut...@kutulu.org  [110623 18:34]: It's one package (cantor) that has one dependency (R) that is optional

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:02:23 +0100, Stroller wrote: I like the idea of package.use as a directory of indie files, but haven't bothered switching over because this works so well for me. The package.use directory system seems too simple to be true - is it really no more complex than a directory

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:56:48 +0100, Stroller wrote: 1) what's the difference between package.keywords and package.accept_keywords? The latter is the new name for the former. So I can just `mv /etc/portage/package.keywords /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords` and nothing will

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:43:50 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: Or maybe 'kde-meta as currently constructed by someone somewhere is a bloat monster in some other people's opinions'. And, we're not required to use it. kde-meta is, by definition, a bloat-monster. It's sole purpose is to install

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:35:55 -0400, Mike Edenfield wrote: That's not the only one. Digikam has a hard depend on clapack, which requires virtual/blas and thus a Fortran compiler. Hrm. I installed kde-meta and it didn't pull in Digikam. I didn't say it would. I meant that installing

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:03:04 -0400, Todd Goodman wrote: What seems strange then is that if everyone keeps telling Dale that he most likely doesn't need cantor and R then why is R enabled in the profile by default? Because if you do need cantor, it works best with R. But the point is that he

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-24 Thread Walter Dnes
On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 08:43:50AM -0700, Mark Knecht wrote 95% of what I do in KDE is run Firefox or a VM for trading futures and the balance is mostly use a terminal to maintain my systems. I use Skype a little, backup to a few different external hard drives. Sometimes I play solitaire.

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-23 Thread Todd Goodman
* Mark Knecht markkne...@gmail.com [110622 18:35]: On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Todd Goodman t...@bonedaddy.net wrote: SNIP No actually blas-reference fails to build unless gcc is built with the fortran use flag enabled (since there's no fortran compiler available.) The deps

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-23 Thread Mark Knecht
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 5:05 AM, Todd Goodman t...@bonedaddy.net wrote: * Mark Knecht markkne...@gmail.com [110622 18:35]: On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Todd Goodman t...@bonedaddy.net wrote: SNIP No actually blas-reference fails to build unless gcc is built with the fortran use flag

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-23 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Wednesday 22 June 2011 16:50:10 Dale wrote: If you use KDE like me, be prepared to put the thing back tho. Some KDE packages depend on things that seem to need it enabled. Looks like it's only packages that are pulled in by kdeedu-meta. Do you need all those? -- Rgds Peter

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-23 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Wednesday 22 June 2011 23:35:37 Dale wrote: Maybe we have something different then. I don't have blas-reference on here anymore either. My point was, disabling fortran to remove it only lead to other stuff being required. I think there is more on here now than there was before. So,

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-23 Thread Dale
Peter Humphrey wrote: On Wednesday 22 June 2011 16:50:10 Dale wrote: If you use KDE like me, be prepared to put the thing back tho. Some KDE packages depend on things that seem to need it enabled. Looks like it's only packages that are pulled in by kdeedu-meta. Do you need all

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-23 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thursday 23 June 2011 23:30:04 Peter Humphrey did opine thusly: On Wednesday 22 June 2011 23:35:37 Dale wrote: Maybe we have something different then. I don't have blas-reference on here anymore either. My point was, disabling fortran to remove it only lead to other stuff being

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-23 Thread Mike Edenfield
On 6/23/2011 6:22 PM, Peter Humphrey wrote: On Wednesday 22 June 2011 16:50:10 Dale wrote: If you use KDE like me, be prepared to put the thing back tho. Some KDE packages depend on things that seem to need it enabled. Looks like it's only packages that are pulled in by kdeedu-meta. Do

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-23 Thread Mark Knecht
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: SNIP I install with kde-meta.  It pulls about all things KDE in with that.  For me, it is better to use kde-meta than to do it any other way.  Even with kde-meta, I think there is a few that I still had to emerge manually.

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-23 Thread Dale
Peter Humphrey wrote: On Wednesday 22 June 2011 23:35:37 Dale wrote: Maybe we have something different then. I don't have blas-reference on here anymore either. My point was, disabling fortran to remove it only lead to other stuff being required. I think there is more on here now than

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-23 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Thursday 23 June 2011 23:48:11 Alan McKinnon wrote: On Thursday 23 June 2011 23:30:04 Peter Humphrey did opine thusly: On Wednesday 22 June 2011 23:35:37 Dale wrote: Maybe we have something different then. I don't have blas-reference on here anymore either. My point was, disabling

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-23 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:54:14 -0400, Mike Edenfield wrote: It's one package (cantor) that has one dependency (R) that is optional (USE=-R) that falls squarely into the if you aren't sure if you need it then you probably don't category. So for most users, no, you don't need to build gcc with

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Thanasis
on 06/22/2011 06:55 AM Dale wrote the following: Heads up for folks about to do their updates, check into the USE flag fortran to see if you need to add it to yours before updating a bunch of stuff. I noticed that if you don't add fortran to your USE flags and something needs fortran, unless

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Thanasis
on 06/22/2011 08:46 AM justin wrote the following: One little note, if portage requests that you should install dev-lang/ifc instead of gcc[fortran], you most probably have an entry sys-devel/gcc -fortran in your /etc/portage/package.use Just remove that. I didn't have fortran

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread justin
On 22/06/11 08:29, Thanasis wrote: on 06/22/2011 08:46 AM justin wrote the following: One little note, if portage requests that you should install dev-lang/ifc instead of gcc[fortran], you most probably have an entry sys-devel/gcc -fortran in your /etc/portage/package.use Just

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread justin
On 22/06/11 08:33, justin wrote: On 22/06/11 08:29, Thanasis wrote: on 06/22/2011 08:46 AM justin wrote the following: One little note, if portage requests that you should install dev-lang/ifc instead of gcc[fortran], you most probably have an entry sys-devel/gcc -fortran in your

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Matthew Finkel
On 06/22/11 02:29, Thanasis wrote: on 06/22/2011 08:46 AM justin wrote the following: One little note, if portage requests that you should install dev-lang/ifc instead of gcc[fortran], you most probably have an entry sys-devel/gcc -fortran in your /etc/portage/package.use Just remove

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Thanasis
on 06/22/2011 09:33 AM justin wrote the following: On 22/06/11 08:29, Thanasis wrote: on 06/22/2011 08:46 AM justin wrote the following: One little note, if portage requests that you should install dev-lang/ifc instead of gcc[fortran], you most probably have an entry sys-devel/gcc

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Thanasis
on 06/22/2011 10:32 AM Matthew Finkel wrote the following: On 06/22/11 02:29, Thanasis wrote: on 06/22/2011 08:46 AM justin wrote the following: One little note, if portage requests that you should install dev-lang/ifc instead of gcc[fortran], you most probably have an entry sys-devel/gcc

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Mark Knecht
On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: SNIP Heads up for folks about to do their updates, check into the USE flag fortran to see if you need to add it to yours before updating a bunch of stuff. Dale This is my one strange, mystery global use flag. It's been turned

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Mick
On Wednesday 22 Jun 2011 14:29:58 Mark Knecht wrote: On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: SNIP Heads up for folks about to do their updates, check into the USE flag fortran to see if you need to add it to yours before updating a bunch of stuff. Dale

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Mark Knecht
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Mick michaelkintz...@gmail.com wrote: On Wednesday 22 Jun 2011 14:29:58 Mark Knecht wrote: On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: SNIP Heads up for folks about to do their updates, check into the USE flag fortran to see if you

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Dale
Mark Knecht wrote: I guess I can stop playing scaredicat and remove it. :-) - Mark I think the dev added it back. So, if you really don't need it, put the minus sign in front. If you use KDE like me, be prepared to put the thing back tho. Some KDE packages depend on things that

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Mark Knecht
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Mark Knecht wrote: I guess I can stop playing scaredicat and remove it. :-) - Mark I think the dev added it back.  So, if you really don't need it, put the minus sign in front. If you use KDE like me, be prepared to put

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Dale
Mark Knecht wrote: On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 8:50 AM, Dalerdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Mark Knecht wrote: I guess I can stop playing scaredicat and remove it. :-) - Mark I think the dev added it back. So, if you really don't need it, put the minus sign in front. If you

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Matthew Finkel
On 06/22/11 14:10, Dale wrote: I put -fortran in make.conf. I ran emerge -uvDNa world and let it rebuild a few packages. Then I get this: Emerging (1 of 2) sci-libs/blas-reference-20070226 * lapack-lite-3.1.1.tgz RMD160 SHA1 SHA256 size ;-) ...

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Dale
Matthew Finkel wrote: On 06/22/11 14:10, Dale wrote: I put -fortran in make.conf. I ran emerge -uvDNa world and let it rebuild a few packages. Then I get this: Emerging (1 of 2) sci-libs/blas-reference-20070226 * lapack-lite-3.1.1.tgz RMD160 SHA1 SHA256 size ;-) ...

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Todd Goodman
* Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com [110622 16:41]: Matthew Finkel wrote: [...] Do correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't blas-reference pulled in by merging gcc with USE=fortran? Or did you install blas-reference for another reason? No clue. I just -c'd some stuff and kept running

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Mark Knecht
On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 2:28 PM, Todd Goodman t...@bonedaddy.net wrote: SNIP No actually blas-reference fails to build unless gcc is built with the fortran use flag enabled (since there's no fortran compiler available.) The deps pulling in blas-reference are in my previous mail. Todd If

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-22 Thread Dale
Todd Goodman wrote: * Dalerdalek1...@gmail.com [110622 16:41]: Matthew Finkel wrote: [...] Do correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't blas-reference pulled in by merging gcc with USE=fortran? Or did you install blas-reference for another reason? No clue. I just -c'd

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-21 Thread Matthew Finkel
On 06/21/11 23:55, Dale wrote: I just did my updates and ran into this: * Maintainer: s...@gentoo.org * USE:amd64 consolekit elibc_glibc kernel_linux multilib policykit userland_GNU * FEATURES: preserve-libs sandbox * Please install currently selected gcc version with

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-21 Thread justin
On 22/06/11 06:31, Matthew Finkel wrote: On 06/21/11 23:55, Dale wrote: I just did my updates and ran into this: * Maintainer: s...@gentoo.org * USE:amd64 consolekit elibc_glibc kernel_linux multilib policykit userland_GNU * FEATURES: preserve-libs sandbox * Please install

Re: [gentoo-user] Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

2011-06-21 Thread justin
On 22/06/11 07:25, justin wrote: On 22/06/11 06:31, Matthew Finkel wrote: On 06/21/11 23:55, Dale wrote: I just did my updates and ran into this: * Maintainer: s...@gentoo.org * USE:amd64 consolekit elibc_glibc kernel_linux multilib policykit userland_GNU * FEATURES: