Re: GNU Fortran (g77) Version 0.5.22 Released

[Dave Love <d.love@dl.ac.uk>]

>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeffrey A Law <law@hurl.cygnus.com> writes:

 >> Could we keep a `vanilla' -- i.e. g77-0.5.22, at this stage -- g77 and
 >> libf2c release branch in the egcs repository, I guess including the
 >> `hot fixes', but probably not alpha test code?  (Or would this not be
 >> a good idea?)  I could maintain it, presumably.
 Jeff> Do you mean on a branch?  Or do you mean in the mainline sources?

A branch.

 Jeff> Getting it on a branch wouldn't be too hard....  In fact, 90% of
 Jeff> the work is already done :-)

Sorry, I probably have mis-read the tags (which perhaps aren't the
best named).  It looks as though the barnch is actually there.

 Jeff> If you mean don't install any more g77 patches, I think that would
 Jeff> be unwise.  After all we're developing the g77 compiler as well
 Jeff> as the other compilers.

No, not at all.  I meant by `alpha test' things actively under test on
the g77-alpha list, as opposed to the `hot fixes' advertised in
g77.plan.