[Nix-dev] Re: gcc broken for FORTRAN build

[Peter Simons]

Hi Pjotr,

 > The time.patch works fine! This was a response to Eelco.
 > Without the patch coreutils does not compile.

Eelco was wondering what functionality is lost if the patch is applied.
If we apply that patch, clearly it will fix the compile errors in
coreutils some people have experienced. That's good. But what is the
downside? What do we lose if we apply that patch?

Take care,
Peter