since they always need a C compiler, even when the source code is
completely in C++.
For some other packages, stated in the comment that a C compiler is
really not needed.
developer is officially maintaining the package.
The rationale for changing this from "tech-pkg" to "pkgsrc-users" is
that it implies that any user can try to maintain the package (by
submitting patches to the mailing list). Since the folks most likely
to care about the package are the folks that want to use it or are
already using it, this would leverage the energy of users who aren't
developers.
Blitz++ is a C++ class library for scientific computing which provides
performance on par with Fortran 77/90. It uses template techniques to
achieve high performance. The current versions provide dense arrays
and vectors, random number generators, and small vectors and matrices.
Blitz++ is distributed freely under an open source license, and
contributions to the library are welcomed.
