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From: "Hemmann
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] mmx sse sse2 use flags
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:49:04
Message-Id: 200610122144.33230.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] mmx sse sse2 use flags by "Matthew R. Lee"
1 On Thursday 12 October 2006 20:13, Matthew R. Lee wrote:
2 > I need a bit of advice. I have these use flags enabled for mplayer (mmx,
3 > sse, sse2) But I've also seen them as possible use flags for a number of
4 > other programs, I'm about to install some kind of dvdripper. So the
5 > question is should I enable these flags on a case by case basis or stick
6 > them in my make.config? And if so should I use all three or just one?
7 > Thanks in advance
8 > Matt
9
10 depends on your hardware...
11
12 but if it does support sse2, I don't see any reason, why not all three flags
13 should be enabled - hopefully someone with some asm-knowledge has a better
14 answer.
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