On Fri, Oct 26, 2007 at 10:55:01AM +0200, Mario Frasca wrote: > On 2007-1026 10:32:55, Reimar Döffinger wrote: > > AltiVec runtime detection never worked reliably (compiler > > dependant) and the way it was detected in libavcodec was > > an unacceptable hack. Since the PowerPC architecture does > > not offer a sane way to distinguish between with and without > > Altivec we now treat them as different architectures, meaning > > you need a different build for each. > > let me understand better... > > when you say : > > * "never worked", "it was", "we now treat": > does it mean "in rc2 as compared to rc1"? > > * "you need a different build": > in the sense that I am using a mplayer which was not compiled for my system? > > in this case, how do I specify that I have a PowerPC without AltiVec? > must I compile mplayer myself or can I still use a debian distributed binary?
You need a PowerPC binary without AltiVec support. Debian does not currently distribute such a thing. Diego -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
