[Mageia-dev] Clanlib2 and SSE2 on i586

Tue Dec 4 12:59:50 CET 2012

'Twas brillig, and zezinho at 03/12/12 22:42 did gyre and gimble:
+> Trying to launch openalchemist gave me a crash because Clanlib2 uses
+> SSE2 on SSE2 systems for software rendering, while we disabled it at
+> configure.
+> 
+> What should we do? I think enabling it is better, as all i586 CPU with
+> less than 10 years come with SSE2. But our policy forbids it ;-)
+> 
+> ERROR FOLLOWS :
+> 
+> Exception caught:
+> Sorry, this compiled clanSWRender does not support SSE2, but your CPU
+> does support SSE2. (Update clanSWRender to contain SSE2)
+
+The code should really be complied but only enabled at runtime if it's
+available. PulseAudio does this. It's more of a pain to code for but
+does make like easier for distributions.
+
+But yeah, short term fix, nuke the test, and as a meme says, keep calm
+and carry on.
+
+Col
+
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+
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