From edd at debian.org  Wed Dec 14 00:37:10 2005
From: edd at debian.org (Dirk Eddelbuettel)
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:37:10 -0600
Subject: [Rd] Building R with f2c - still needed?
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On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 09:48:56PM +0000, Prof Brian Ripley wrote:
> Does anyone have a need to use f2c rather than a Fortran compiler to build 
> R?

We used f2c up until a few months ago as a last line of defence against
crappy Fg77 code on m68k/arm (one or both, it changed at times).

I'd be hesitant about throwing it out, but it is of course your call.

Thanks, Dirk

-- 
Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something. 
                                                  -- Thomas A. Edison



[Rd] Building R with f2c - still needed?
Dirk Eddelbuettel