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On 04/10/2015 22:49, James Cloos wrote: |
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> I see that the ffmpeg ebuild requires that mmxext is set if sse is set. |
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> Isn't mmxext amd-only? |
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Definitely not. Intel designed mmx |
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> And is there really any value from micromanaging things like that in an |
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> ebuild? |
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For ffmpeg? Yes. I imagine users who rely on will be mighty upset if the |
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ebuild did not offer those flags. By way of example, many folks here |
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have reported their own experience over the years that a given cpu with |
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a standard Ubuntu i586 or so install struggles to keep up with a video. |
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The same hardware running the same software on Gentoo with sane options |
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and USE easily manages. That's the difference between managing and not |
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managing such things in areas where it matters. |
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Besides, the ability to precisely control details such as mmx/sse in |
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areas where it matters using USE is really the only thing Gentoo sells. |
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Take that away and all you have is a regular distro that really likes |
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showing gcc output |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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