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info about gcc 2.96 and lame
author gabucino
date Fri, 16 Nov 2001 22:26:47 +0000
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31 If you know <B>MPlayer</B>, you should know that it has great speed. It 31 If you know <B>MPlayer</B>, you should know that it has great speed. It
32 achieves this by having overoptimized MMX/SSE/3DNow/etc codes, fastmemcpy, and 32 achieves this by having overoptimized MMX/SSE/3DNow/etc codes, fastmemcpy, and
33 lots of other features. <B>MPlayer</B> contained MMX/3DNow instructions in a 33 lots of other features. <B>MPlayer</B> contained MMX/3DNow instructions in a
34 syntax that all Linux compilers accept it... except RedHat's GCC (it's more 34 syntax that all Linux compilers accept it... except RedHat's GCC (it's more
35 standard compliant). It simply <B><I>skips</I></B> them. It doesn't give 35 standard compliant). It simply <B><I>skips</I></B> them. It doesn't give
36 errors. It doesn't give warnings. But hey, it compiles bash on s390 and 36 errors. It doesn't give warnings. <B>And</B>, there is Lame. With gcc 2.96, its quality check
37 IA64.</P> 37 (<CODE>make test</CODE> after compiling) <I>doesn't even run !!!</I>
38 But hey, it compiles bash on s390 and IA64.</P>
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39 <P>The <I>statements</I> : most developers around the world begun having 40 <P>The <I>statements</I> : most developers around the world begun having
40 bad feelings about RedHat's GCC 2.96 , and told their RedHat users to 41 bad feelings about RedHat's GCC 2.96 , and told their RedHat users to
41 compile with other compiler than 2.96 . RedHat users' disappointment slowly 42 compile with other compiler than 2.96 . RedHat users' disappointment slowly
42 went into anger. What was all good 43 went into anger. What was all good