18 Apr
2008
18 Apr
'08
7:44 p.m.
Jens M Andreasen wrote:
engine.o.586 # plain C, runs everywhere but probably
pretty terrible
engine.o.sse # vectorized but has some kludges
engine.o.sse2 # vectorized and no kludges, works for AMD, recomended!
The pre-install script then looks in /proc/cpuinfo and decides which
engine to rename to engine.o, links the objects in a jiffy, strips the
binary and continues installation.
I believe the implementation jack has, to dynamically select suitable
versions of some functions at runtime is nicer... ;)
- Jussi