[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] configure to detect prescott and nocona

[Diego Biurrun]

On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 11:09:37AM -0700, Corey Hickey wrote:
> Diego Biurrun wrote:
> >>I moved a part of the x86 section wherein configure sets pname, pvendor,
> >>etc.. This is now its own section, and is run 'if (x86 || x86_64)'
> > 
> > What would be the advantage of that?
> 
> It's actually essential for allowing the amd64 optimization to work,
> which uses a 'case "$pvendor" in' to decide what optimizations to try.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> case "$pvendor" in
> AuthenticAMD)
>   proc=k8;;
>   GenuineIntel)
>   # 64-bit prescotts exist, but as far as GCC is concerned they have the
>   # same capabilities as a nocona.
>   proc=nocona;;
> *)
>   proc=error;;
> esac
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I moved the whole block surrounding pvendor because those lines all go
> together, and in the future the x86_64 checks will probably depend on
> other variables set there.
> 
> > Patch applied with some modifications and without moving the section.
> 
> Could you please do so now? Applying my patch without that part breaks
> all x86_64 optimization. I've attached a new patch.

Thanks, applied.

Diego