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On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:19:04 -0600 |
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Ryan Hill <dirtyepic@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:06:45 -0300 |
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> Alexis Ballier <aballier@g.o> wrote: |
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> > On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:15:34 -0400 |
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> > Matt Turner <mattst88@g.o> wrote: |
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> > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Christian Ruppert |
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> > > <idl0r@g.o> wrote: |
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> > > > I haven't followed the prev. conversation but what's wrong with |
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> > > > a USE flag for SSE2? We already have SSE2 flags, even global.. |
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> > > That's not it. The flash binary uses SSE2 instructions without |
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> > > checking for their presence, which causes bad things on systems |
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> > > without SSE2. The purpose of the 'sse2check' flag was to die if |
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> > > the system doesn't have SSE2 and print a message telling the user |
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> > > to use an older version of flash. |
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> > > The relevant bug is https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=410547 |
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> > wouldnt adding a sse2 useflag and putting it in REQUIRED_USE solve |
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> > the problem ? |
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> > afaik portage wont even try to upgrade if people have -sse2 |
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> I like that, but it doesn't address building on a host not supporting |
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> SSE2 for a target that does. |
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Why? Enable sse2 when cross-"building" and be done. |
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Note: There's no more check via /proc/cpuinfo that way. |
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A. |
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