Jack Howarth wrote: >> Fink has other compilers that require a pre-built compiler to bootstrap. >> Are you getting requests for ada? >>
> > Peter, > No. I was just tinkering with the idea of adding ada support at one > point. I see a couple issues. We create the need to have pre-existing > ada compilers for three architectures (i386, powerpc and soon x86_64). > If we don't host those on the fink mirrors, we risk breaking gcc4X > builds over ada. The second is that ada is rarely tested for gcc builds > compared to other compilers so we might run into bootstrap issues at > some point. I decided the gain wasn't worth the likely headaches. > Certainly we require the Xcode compilers but those are from a known > reliable source of downloads;). Ah, ok then. IIRC we looked at ada before, but there didn't seem to be any demand for it, and nobody had any ada packages they wanted to add to fink. If you're not getting requests for it, then I'd go for the fewer headaches too :) Peter -- Peter O'Gorman http://pogma.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now & Save for Velocity, the Web Performance & Operations Conference from O'Reilly Media. Velocity features a full day of expert-led, hands-on workshops and two days of sessions from industry leaders in dedicated Performance & Operations tracks. Use code vel09scf and Save an extra 15% before 5/3. http://p.sf.net/sfu/velocityconf _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
