[MacPorts] #25562: miriad 4.1.3.20100512 - update to version 4.1.3.20100706

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#25562: miriad 4.1.3.20100512 - update to version 4.1.3.20100706
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 Reporter:  peter@…              |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  update               |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal               |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports                |     Version:  1.9.1                                
 Keywords:  haspatch maintainer  |        Port:  miriad                               
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Changes (by ryandesign@…):

 * cc: ryandesign@… (added)


Comment:

 Replying to [ticket:25562 peter@…]:
 >  5. Allow the user to use custom compilers, if he/she wants to live
 dangerously, via the gcc_select mechanism. [[br]]
 > [[br]]
 > I suspect the last one might be a bit controversial. MIRIAD is a heavily
 numerical piece of software, and compiler choice can make a large
 difference in its performance. Several users have wanted to use
 proprietary compilers to build MIRIAD to take advantage of their better
 numerical optimizations. The people who are interested in doing this are
 aware that this is not a configuration that can be generically supported
 by myself or MacPorts.

 You're right, I find this controversial, and am not committing it yet. You
 say this is meant to let the user use any compiler, yet you restrict it to
 run ${prefix}/bin/gcc. This implies you're not letting the user run any
 compiler installed anywhere after all; you're only letting them run a
 compiler that can be selected with the MacPorts gcc_select tool. In that
 case, why not just offer variants for each compiler MacPorts gcc_select
 can select?

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/25562#comment:5>
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