Hi Marius, >> With your patch, I can compile Fortran programs in an environment >> containing nothing but "gfortran", so I'd say it works! > > On second though, the patch increases the size of 'gcc' from 238.0 MiB > to 291.5 MiB. It may also make it difficult to use a different 'as' > executable. > > So I'm not sure whether the added convenience is worth it.
I'd prefer a compiler that works at 291.5 MiB to a compiler that doesn't work at 238.0 MiB. When you know how to fix the problem (by installing binutils), it's perhaps just a convenience. If you don't know, it's a show-stopper. I see the point of wanting to use a different 'as', but are there any concrete alternatives in Guix that someone might wish to substitute? Personally I have never cared much about 'as'. It's a necessary tool but also a very boring and predictable one. I don't see what I could gain by replacing it. Cheers, Konrad.
