[GRASS5] [bug #3973] (grass) ./configure: FORTRAN compiler not set

[Markus Neteler]

On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 04:56:59PM +0000, Glynn Clements wrote:
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> Request Tracker wrote:
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> > this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=3973
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> > Subject: ./configure: FORTRAN compiler not set
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> The check was disabled in configure.in:
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> 	revision 1.65
> 	date: 2004/11/29 09:17:58;  author: markus;  state: Exp;  lines: +1 -1
> 	disabled F77 as not needed

See
 http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=2731

You suggested to (probably) remove it:

  Glynn Clements  glynn at gclements.plus.com
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 05:18:33 +0000
  "The configure check should probably be removed."
  http://grass.itc.it/pipermail/grass5/2004-November/016200.html
 
> lib/cdhc still has some Fortran files, but they aren't used.

So, do we want it back? Doesn't it confuse people who do not have
Fortran installed (such as the ongoing BLAS/LAPACK confusion)?

Markus