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On Dec 21, 2007 7:10 PM, Renat Golubchyk <ragermany@×××.net> wrote: |
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> On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:25:40 -0700 "Jonathan Haws" |
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> <Jonathan.Haws@×××××××.edu> wrote: |
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> > This is a really stupid question I know, but I want some second |
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> > opinions: |
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> > Should the mmx global USE flag be enabled on a Pentium 4 machine and |
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> > why or why not? |
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> Yes, it should. (Multimedia) programs that support it, e.g. mplayer or |
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> gimp, will use it. |
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> Cheers, |
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> Renat |
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> Probleme kann man niemals mit derselben Denkweise loesen, |
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> durch die sie entstanden sind. |
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> (Einstein) |
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If I remember correctly, flags like this are not recommended to enable. GCC |
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can already pass the appropriate flags, such as MMX and SSE, to programs |
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when compiling; the fact that this ebuild has optional use flags for this |
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setting is a red flag, in my opinion. I would recommend researching |
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possible problems you may have before building any programs with the MMX use |
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flag. |
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- Mark Shields |
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