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Re: vlc built with --disable-altivec works where the sid one does not - iMac G3



Hi Bastian,

Am 29.06.2011 14:54 schrieb Bastian Blank:
> On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 09:14:23AM -0300, Gunther Furtado wrote:
>> and vlc was playing and streaming (what I really want it to do) video
>> again. Then I tried:
>> $ ./configure --disable-altivec
>> and everything still works!
>>
>> My hardware is an iMac G3 - 333MHz
>> # cat /proc/cpuinfo 
>> processor	: 0
>> cpu		: 740/750
>> temperature 	: 34-36 C (uncalibrated)
>> clock		: 333.333330MHz
>> What package should I report a bug against, if any?
> 
> vdr. Altivec was first introduced with G4.

vlc I suppose. Other software handles this more gracefully by testing the CPU
capabilities upon startup.

Greetings,

Stefan

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