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

[Glynn Clements]

Markus Neteler wrote:

> > > this bug's URL: http://intevation.de/rt/webrt?serial_num=3973
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > 
> > > Subject: ./configure: FORTRAN compiler not set
> > 
> > The check was disabled in configure.in:
> > 
> > 	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)?

At a minimum, while the f77/g77 check in configure.in is disabled, the
"FORTRAN compiler" message should also be disabled.

Also, if the Fortran files in lib/cdhc are no longer necessary, they
should probably be removed.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn at gclements.plus.com>