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On 12/16/2013 05:44 AM, Duncan wrote: |
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> Matt Turner posted on Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:34:13 -0800 as excerpted: |
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>> sse3: Use the SSE3 instruction set (pni in cpuinfo) |
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>> ssse3: Use the SSSE3 instruction set |
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> I'd suggest a parenthetical on ssse3 as well, something like: |
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> ssse3: Use the SSSE3 instruction set (NOT sse3, three s) |
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> I know that confused me for awhile, and I tend to be reasonably literate |
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> (as a user, anyway) on this sort of thing, |
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Why not go all the way? |
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"Enable use of the SSSE3 instruction set (NOT sse3). This is needed by |
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projects which contain assembly code or which use certain compiler |
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intrinsics. It is not a replacement for CFLAGS and friends." |
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You can make a case for brevity, but how many times do you find yourself |
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(a) reading USE flag descriptions, and (b) thinking they're too long? |
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