Martin Krischik <krischik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > In the past The GNU Ada Project created Fortran just for the fun of it > - but we have given up on it - not because we don't like Fortran or > compiling Fortran is troublesome. > > No it's because of GMP and MPFR. Fortran now needs those two libraries > to be installed. And those two are a real pain in the arse. If your > distribution hasn't got them I pity you. Note that in gcc 4.3, all languages will require GMP and MPFR, not just Fortran. Ian