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Robert Persson wrote: |
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> Should I enable the mmx use flag when I am compiling stuff (e.g. mplayer) for |
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> a pentium 4? I'm confused because I've kind of got the idea that mmx is |
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> obsolete, but I'm not clear exactly how obsolete. |
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In theory, yes it is sort of obsolete - sse and sse2 are the preferred |
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method. However, so long as you have specified -march=pentium4 (and |
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-mcpu=pentium4 or -mtune=pentium4 with >=gcc-3.4) mmx/sse/sse2 will be |
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implied as part of the compilation process. |
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As for mplayer - unless you set the appropriate use flag, then almost |
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all C(XX)FLAGS will be remove from the process as (like gaim) it is |
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notoriously flaky with anything other than the basic settings. |
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