Easier said than Done.
R package depends on GCC 3.4 because R uses BLAS array/matrix library,
and both BLAS packages, refblas3 and atlas, use Fortran and are compiled
with g77. g77 only exists in GCC 3.4, and GCC 4.0 and higher replaced
g77 with gfortran, a completely new Fortran compiler. However, nobody
has worked on porting refblas3/atlas to be built with gfortran yet.
So in summary, the GCC 3.4 dependency is valid and has its reason. To
remove this dependency, a lot of work is needed, and nobody has stepped
up to do it yet.
** Changed in: r-base (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed
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the R package depends of GCC 3.4
https://launchpad.net/bugs/70251
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