>  > /usr/pkg/lib/libf2c.a ->
> >    /usr/pkg/lib/gcc-lib/i386--netbsd/egcs-2.91.40/libf2c.a for egcs-19980516
> > /usr/pkg/include/f2c.h -> /usr/pkg/lib/gcc-lib/include/f2c.h for egcs-19980516
> I won't comment on this not being the egcs maintainer (or even a casual
> egcs user).  Is there a reason that egcs has f2c.h and libf2c.a?  Does
> this mean it also installs f2c? 

No, it uses parts of f2c code (version to me), but f2c.h and libf2c.a
may be different from the ones in f2c-current package.

> > PS. Please add -fPIC support to f2c-f77 of lang/f2c package,
> ok.  Unless I get an email in the next few days saying why I shouldn't do
> this when I update the f2c package, then I'll add it.
> Not to ask a stupid question, but what exactly does that do?
> "-fPIC  If supported for the target machine, emit position-
>               independent  code,  suitable  for  dynamic linking,
>               even if branches need large displacements."
> I'm not sure I understand....

Position-independent code is used for  dynamic linking,
e.g. addinter() in scilab ;-) Unfortunately, f77 from f2c package
handles -o option at the end of command line poorly too and scilab won't pass
(cd examples;make tests) without Makefile modifications.
OTOH, with egcs instead of f2c, scilab passes all tests
if you add the following patch

# cat patches/patch-ce
--- configure.bad       Wed Aug 19 12:59:46 1998
+++ configure   Wed Aug 19 12:59:49 1998
@@ -1827,6 +1827,7 @@
     CC=cc
     CC_OPTIONS='-O2 -Dnetbsd'
     CC_LDFLAGS=
+    CC_PICFLAGS=-fPIC
     if test "$G77" != yes; then    
       # Extract the first word of "f77", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy f77; ac_word=$2
@@ -1864,6 +1865,7 @@
     FC=f77
     FC_OPTIONS='-O2'
     FC_LDFLAGS=
+    FC_PICFLAGS=-fPIC
     LD=ld
     LD_LDFLAGS=
     if test "$enable_debug" = yes; then 


Your bug#2 in scilab shows on my
1.3.2/i386 too, I'm just investigating it.


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Zdenek Salvet                                              salvet@ics.muni.cz 
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