https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=125488
Steve Kargl <kargl at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:
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--- Comment #8 from Steve Kargl <kargl at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
(In reply to [email protected] from comment #7)
> On Fri, 2026-05-29 at 18:32 +0000, anlauf at gcc dot gnu.org wrote:
> > The F2018 GENERIC statement was implemented for gcc-16, see pr121488.
> > I think that upgrading is the best way forward.
>
> Upgrading is a burden, sometimes a difficult one, for a large number of
> members of the user community. Back porting is a burden for a few of
> the developers. Please backport gfortran 16 to Debian 13.
Looks like some confusion with version numbers and software.
Harald is referring to GCC version 16 and 17.
It appears that you are referring to Debian version 13. The
gfortran contributors do not package gcc (or gfortran) for any
version of Debian (or for any other operating system vendor). A
user typically uses some package manager, such as apt, to install
software. In particular, you're looking for
https://packages.debian.org/sid/gfortran-16
As to the burden, there are only a few contributors to gfortran.
Most (if not all) are unpaid volunteers fixing issues in their
free time. While efforts are made to back port patches from
the development branch to all opened GCC branches, there is no
guarantee that this will happen because of the burden.
