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On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Christian Ruppert <idl0r@g.o> wrote: |
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> On 04/26/12 at 06:00PM +0200, Jeroen Roovers wrote: |
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>> On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:04:08 -0600 |
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>> Ryan Hill <dirtyepic@g.o> wrote: |
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>> > Arg, no. Please just print the warning if the host doesn't do SSE2. |
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>> > There's no reason to have a USE flag here (and _really_ no reason to |
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>> > make it fatal) |
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>> I entirely agree there. :) |
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> I haven't followed the prev. conversation but what's wrong with a USE flag for |
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> SSE2? We already have SSE2 flags, even global.. |
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>> > , especially for an instruction set that every system has supported |
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>> > for over a decade. |
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>> Er, some of my teenage systems run desktops just fine here, thanks. And |
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>> one of them is just nine years old right now but still doesn't support |
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>> SSE2 (merely SSE[1]). |
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>> Regards, |
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>> jer |
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>> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Athlon_XP#Barton_and_Thorton - see |
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>> [2] right above that for the actual specs. |
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>> [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_Athlon_XP#Thoroughbred_.28T-Bred.29 |
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> -- |
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> Regards, |
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> Christian Ruppert |
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> Gentoo Linux developer, Bugzilla administrator and Infrastructure member |
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Jim? |