On Fri, 24 Sep 2021, 17:30 Matthias Koeppe, <matthiaskoe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Friday, September 24, 2021 at 9:03:20 AM UTC-7 Dima Pasechnik wrote: > >> On Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 4:43 PM Matthias Koeppe <matthia...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> you are shifting the work from our working spkg-install.in script to >>> handholding users who attempt [install of gcc from source] on the mailing >>> lists. >>> >> >> We spoiled the users, they assumed that Sage is a distribution. Yes, >> there will be a short while they'll ask - and the answer will be: >> RTFM/apt-get install gfortran/brew install gcc/... >> > > You might recall that in 2020 I wrote the system-package recommendation > scripts, a virtual beekeeper if you will, to reduce the workload of those > answering the repeated questions by users on the mailing list regarding > installation problems. > My surname means "beekeeper" in Russian/Ukrainian, FYI :-P Your recommendations get routinely ignored, as they are recommendations, and not laws - one can proceed to building, and ignore them. On the other hand, if you try to build Sage without any C compiler on the PATH, you'll be forced to install one, in no uncertain terms. It would be unwise to make changes to the Sage distribution that provoke a > new wave of installation problems. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sage-devel" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/6ab95d5b-6e54-4e2a-aaf8-19e6f858c9a9n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/6ab95d5b-6e54-4e2a-aaf8-19e6f858c9a9n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/CAAWYfq2zcbFkELCu0KgyhS1F%2BOoi4qgKOBJQhMvLgYomY0qQWA%40mail.gmail.com.
