David,
> > in principle, yes, though I'm a bit confused about the suncc moniker. It
> > reminds me of Sun C Compiler, which doesn't seem to fit given that all of
> > C, C++ and Fortran are included.
>
> Fortran is not included. We propose to install a C/C++/dbx subset of Sun
> Studio
> in /usr. Sun Studio remains a separate unbundled product which can be
> installed
> as usual on Solaris or Linux, and which does have Fortran, and an IDE, and
> Perflib,
> etc.
I fear that's unfortunate, at least for the set of languages bundled (I
don't care too much about the IDE, but similar arguments hold). Besides,
it creates an unnecessary disparity between GCC (which currently already
includes g77/gfortran and will hopefully include more languages in the
future) and the Studio compilers: everyone using non-C/C++ languages will
be forced to have a second compiler installation with Fortran included just
to get the Fortran compiler. I'd feel like a second-class citizen in those
circumstances. To be honest, I don't see what limiting the set of
languages and tools delivered buys the team in simplicity and especially
the users.
Rainer
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Rainer Orth, Faculty of Technology, Bielefeld University
