Hello, On Sun, Aug 26, 2007 at 04:15:27PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: > On Sun, Aug 26, 2007 at 09:12:27PM +0200, A Mennucc wrote: > > By looking in > > http://buildd.debian.org/fetch.cgi?pkg=mplayer;ver=1.0%7Erc1-15;arch=alpha;stamp=1185972985 > > I deduced that indeed "configure" detects the CPU of the buildd , as follows > > > Checking for GCC & CPU optimization abilities ... ev67 > > > Checking for MVI instruction support in GCC ... yes > > This means that mplayer is compiled with 'gcc -mcpu=ev67 ' ; > > and also that CAN_COMPILE_ALPHA_MVI is set, and this enables some > > specific code in libmpeg2/ (I don't know what MVI is , alas - but it > > looks as something that not all CPUs have) > > I don't know what MVI is either, but according to > <http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mplayer-dev-eng/2003-September/020895.html> > it's not supported on ev56 so should be disabled, or else enabled only as an > optional subarch optimization within the package.
According to my vague memories it is Motion Video Instructions, which I find here as well: http://www.alasir.com/articles/alpha_history/alpha_21164_21164pc.html Looking at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEC_Alpha it supports starts at 21164PC. Greetings Helge -- Dr. Helge Kreutzmann, Dipl.-Phys. [EMAIL PROTECTED] gpg signed mail preferred 64bit GNU powered http://www.itp.uni-hannover.de/~kreutzm Help keep free software "libre": http://www.ffii.de/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
