11 Apr
2007
11 Apr
'07
7:32 p.m.
Hi,
Couldn't both of them, FORTRAN and a C compiler be
optional
packages/ports?
While I agree that a FORTRAN compiler could be optional, how exactly do you
expect to get any useful (or in fact *ANY*) software installed without
access to a "C" compiler?
Since we're talking about a non-mainstream, minimalist distribution, it's
unlikely in the extreme that any particular package you want would be
available as a binary distribution.... It's for this very reason that, back
in the late 80's, "Minix" was utterly useless as anything more than an
educational tool/curiosity!
Much though I hate the language, a "C" compiler is most definitely *NON*
optional.
TTFN - Pete.